KOLKATA: After limited success in coal bed methane (CBM) exploration, Bengal may finally get access to sufficient green energy. Courtesy, Hiranandani group.

KOLKATA: Air pollution levels shot off the charts in Kolkata early on Tuesday, earning for the city the unenviable distinction of having the most foul air in the world.

KOLKATA: Pollutants hung heavy in the ambient air of the city and refused to dissipate even in the evening when the ambient air tends to get cleaner.

KOLKATA: The state government has set up an inter-departmental committee, under the chairmanship of environment minister Sovon Chatterjee, for a concerted effort to combat air pollution.

KOLKATA: The city is experiencing its longest cold spell since 2004.

Environment ministry bats for real estate exemption

The country's renewable energy capacity stood at 62.05 GW by November 2017, which includes 32.75 GW of wind energy and 16.61GW of solar power, Parliament was informed today.

The two officials are Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve director S. Kulandivel and field director of Sundarbans Tiger Reserve Nilanjan Mullick.

KOLKATA: Struggling to get control over the dengue situation, Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday used a drone to find out if there was stagnant water or garbage on rooftops and complexes of