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

Kolkata: NHAI officers, central forces and cops from Dum Dum and Belgharia police stations thwarted an attempt to fill a ...

In celebration of World Wetlands Day on February 2, India welcomed four new wetlands to its list of Ramsar Convention sites, ...

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

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 ...

The demise of three workers engaged in scavenging and manual cleaning of a sewerage drain pipe in Kolkata’s Bantala leather ...

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.

KOLKATA: A leeway extended by KMC about 15 ... especially those constructed on wetlands - like Subho Apartment, which came up after filling up a pond - were vulnerable. "Constructing a building ...