KOLKATA: The frequency of lightning in Kolkata has increased dramatically in recent years and will continue to rise, triggering fatal consequences unless the city manages to check air pollution, sc

Sources at state secretariat, Nabanna, said, they had a control room from where the chief minister would monitor the situation across the state.

KOLKATA: A post-graduate student of Calcutta Medical College has tested positive for dengue, making it the first case after the onset of monsoon this year.

New Town: A crucial environment impact assessment has been commissioned for a road and a flyover that are to be built through the East Calcutta Wetlands, a 12,500-hectare span of water bodies regar

KOLKATA: Warm winds singed the city on Monday and pushed the mercury up to 40.6°C — the highest maximum temperature of the season so far.

KOLKATA: In 2017, more than 1,000 idols were immersed in the city ghats. But the remains of Durga idols along these ghats have caused heartache to environment activists.

Non-BJP-ruled States unenthusiastic abouthealth insurance plan

KOLKATA: The city is in the grip of severe air pollution that remains largely unassessed and so is its health impact.