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Guwahati: Increasing pollution, waste and flooding

Guwahati, northeast India’s biggest city and a sort of “regional capital” for the seven (now eight with Sikkim added) states, is reported to be the second most polluted city in Central and South Asia.

Four decades of Calcutta Metro : The unstoppable journey

Finally, on 24 October 1984, Calcutta got its memorable Diwali gift, as the 75th city in the world and as the first city of India to have a commercially active underground tube line of 3.4 km covering only five stations: Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan, Rabindra Sadan and Bhawanipur.

A treat for classical music lovers in Delhi

Classical music enthusiasts in Delhi were recently treated to a memorable evening of Hindustani music at the “Dr Kalyan Mukherjea Memorial Concert”, presented by the Raga Fellowship Foundation at Triveni Kala Sangam. The concert featured an exquisite khayal vocal performance by Sh. Ghulam Hasan Khan of the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana, followed by a sarod recital by Pt Arnab Chakrabarty.

Heave rain due to Cyclone Dana in Kolkata

The impact of Cyclone Dana on the vast population in Sunderban in West Bengal and Kendrapara in Odisha was significantly mitigated due to the natural protective barrier provided by the mangrove forests. “Human settlements along the coast were shielded by these mangrove forests, which helped absorb the wind velocity of Cyclone Dana.