Survey in central business district shows 20% of population at high risk

Delhi is the country's pollution capital but Calcuttans are breathing in more toxic air because of higher exposure, a study has shown.

Kolkata: The city is losing its waterbodies faster than any other metro in India, revealed a study by a green NGO, which also warned that if ponds and lakes are filled up at the current rate, all t

Kolkata's chaotic, grinding traffic can not only be taxing on your blood pressure but also pinch your wallet.

Kolkata: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is in the process of selecting agencies that will collect environmental samples from the industrial areas of Asansol, Howrah, Haldia and Dur

CSE has recommended that Kolkata should start acting on emergency pollution control measures like Delhi.

Tata Metaliks DI Pipes has got environmental clearance for capacity expansion of its ductile iron pipe plant in West Bengal from 1,10,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 3,00,000 tpa, entailing an invest

Also, more than 60 per cent of all women and 53.2 per cent of pregnant women were found anaemic in the state.

Dwindling prey and skewed gender ratio a concern, says study