Ajoynagar: The mosquito that causes dengue is so undemanding when it comes to a breeding environment that a teaspoon of fresh water is enough for it to lay eggs, residents of a housing complex off

Salt Lake: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has decided to divide the area under its control into three zones as part of its strategy to combat dengue this year.

Calcutta: Calcutta has ranked sixth among seven Indian cities in a Quality of Living report prepared by Mercer, a global consulting firm that has been doing the survey for two decades.

Calcutta: Mosquito-control measures will get a boost if councillors join health workers in making door-to-door visits, mayoral council member Atin Ghosh said during a discussion on the Calcutta Mun

NEW DELHI: As part of its dedicated air pollution abatement programme for 100 polluting cities, the Centre has formulated a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to fight the menace through a long-te

Calcutta: The air in the city is more toxic than in Delhi in February, data collected by pollution-monitoring bodies reveal.

KOLKATA: The diagnosis is out and it does not sound very pretty for the city as it heads for another season of vector-borne diseases.

Calcutta: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will preside over a meeting to discuss vector-control measures on Wednesday.

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