Rampant illegal construction, flouting of building norms without checking the bearing capacity of the city’s soil, needs to ...

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 state fisheries department wetland, spread over 4.46 acres (nearly seven ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

At each location, the pop-up-event will be focusing on different topics which include ‚recycling and repair’‚ climate change’ with a focus on Sundarbans and the wetlands of Kolkata, ‚sustainable ...