Measuring air quality: Learning health impacts - a presentation by Anumita Roychowdhury at STEPPING TOGETHER: A Conclave of Changemakers for Clean Air and Sustainable Mobility held in New Delhi from September 26-27, 2013.

A pollution index is currently featuring four Indian cities in the 25 most polluted places in the world

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suvra Roy Chowdhury & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 24/09/2013 with regard to the route that the Kolkata Metro Railway Department is going to take the line as well as the way environment of Lake Subhas Sarobar is affected or not affected by the proposed project of the metro.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/51(THC)-2013(Ap)_24Sep2013.pdf

Though Godzilla isn't listed as a threat, Tokyo has the dubious distinction of being the world's most vulnerable city when it comes to natural disasters, according to a report released Wednesday by

Spin your way to glory on the road instead of at the slimming point, where the bike stands static and is permanently fixed to the ground.

A new climate change study released by Anna University predicts a 3.5 degree Celsius temperature rise in Tamil Nadu by the end of this century.

As many as 49 children have died in the city's state-run BC Roy Children's Hospital over the last seven days.

The Centre has sanctioned two sewerage integration and treatment plant projects totalling Rs 479 crore for the state to be implemented under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) scheme.

Holding the city's leather industry responsible for polluting the Ganges, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Tuesday protested against the industry's release of toxic waste (from

A Rs 20-meal can yield up to 1,000 calories; but hygiene remains big concern

The first-ever audit of street food by India’s apex food regulator has shown that it is easy to get nutrition worth a full meal from a street food serving worth just Rs 20. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently conducted a survey in Kolkata to determine the nutritious content of street food. It found that a street food meal of Rs 20 yielded around 1,000 calories to a consumer.

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