The environment department is closely monitoring the encroachment, siltation status and overall health of the fisheries in ...

This engaging session explores the vital role of wetlands in sustaining ecological balance, with a special focus on the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). Participants will delve into the significance of ...

My thesis is on the East Kolkata Wetlands and the fisheries and fisherfolk community it supports. I am going to look at some of the threats to these fisheries, like climate change and urbanization and ...

Data from the Air Quality Index indicates that urbanisation and unregulated waste burning contributed to pollution spikes, impacting the air quality in Topsia and East Kolkata Wetlands.

Rasikbil, a lake in Cooch Behar district in north Bengal, has been nominated by the state government for the consideration of ...

Kolkata: NHAI officers, central forces and cops from Dum Dum and Belgharia police stations thwarted an attempt to fill a state fisheries department wetland, spread over 4.46 acres (nearly seven ...