Believe it or not, Kolkata's energy efficiency has doubled since the turn of the century and is projected to increase by two times in the next 12 years.

At a time when West Bengal aspires to make Kolkata comparable to London, it has apparently got something in common with some other UK cities in terms of spending on energy bills.

Believe it or not, Kolkata's energy efficiency has doubled since the turn of the century and is projected to increase by two times in the next 12 years.

Delhi on Diwali is about as happy a city as any other metro but it is certainly the noisiest and smokiest.

Delhi at Diwali is about as happy a city as any other metro - but it is also the noisiest and smokiest.

Security arrangements have been stepped up and a strong vigil on the bursting of crackers beyond the permissible limit is being kept for Diwali.

Kali Puja was observed in various parts of the State at temples and at community pujas. Marquees were put up to celebrate the festival in the city and its vicinity. Serpentine queues of devotees were seen since morning outside the famous Kalighat temple as well as the Dakhineshwar temple on the outskirts of the city, along the banks of the Hooghly river.

LONDON: India is among the "extreme risk" countries of the world where economic impacts of climate change will be most keenly felt by 2025, according to new research released on Wedesday.

The tradition of immersing idols may soon be ripped off puja celebrations with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking cognizance of an application by environment activist Subhas Datta, seeking a ban on this ‘method’. Datta refuses to call idol immersion a ‘ritual’.

In his application, the activist claimed that the ‘ritual part of immersion’ is completed at the place of worship itself. According to him, immersion processions and the ‘throwing’ of idols into rivers have now become superfluous, gorgeous, colourful, competitive and polluting, which aren’t backed by religious necessity.