The sweltering heat wave that has captured the entire South Dinajpur district, caused the death of a middle aged man here, according to locals.

BHOPAL: World's largest solar power project proposed at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh may not receive crucial World Bank funds after the Centre asked the state to form a government-owned company to receiv

KOLKATA: The state land and land reforms department has issued guidelines for regularization and operation of all existing and new brick kilns in the state to prevent illegal operation of brick kil

KOLKATA: In a bid to boost the "industry friendly" image of the state before chief minister Mamata Banerjee's London visit slated for July, the environment department has made the green clearance p

KOLKATA: On the eve of World Environment Day, environmentalists slammed the state pollution control board for deliberately sidestepping issues related to environment and pollution.

According to recent reports submitted by the district administration of Paschim Medinipur and Bankura to the West Bengal Government, 2,700 infant deaths occurred in the two districts during the yea

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said all problems related to the signing of Teesta water sharing agreement with Bangladesh had been resolved and it would soon be approved.

At least 800 people have died in a major heatwave across India, that has seen roads melt in New Delhi and temperatures near 50 degrees.

Soaring temperatures have gripped parts of southern and northern India in an extreme heat wave which has killed more than 500 people and looks set to continue this week, officials said on Monday.

The Kolkata bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) headed by Justice Pratap Kumar Ray last week show-caused 70 hotel owners of Tarapith as they were operating without the approval of the state poll