The district magistrate of West Burdwan, S Ponnambalam, has formed a special team to monitor rising pollution levels in the Durgapur and Asansol Sadar sub-divisions.
Kolkata is alive, its streets are pulsating with a diverse tapestry of cultures and ventures. Yet, as traffic snarled, pollution thickened and logistics services deteriorated, the joy of exploration faded.
The reported processing capacity of 322 registered e-waste recyclers in India is 22,08,918.064 metric tonnes (MT) per annum and the processing capacity of 72 registered e-waste refurbishers is 92,042.18 MT per annum as on Feb 9, 2025, Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh informed Parliament on Thursday.
Delhi-NCR woke up to light rainfall on Tuesday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting that showers will continue throughout the day.
Mark Twain once remarked that “Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” Fresh water is a very precious and limited natural resource even though water covers about 71 per cent of the earth’s surface.
With Diwali and Kali Puja round the corner and the air quality in Kolkata bringing worries to the citizens during the changing weather, the state pollution control board has decided to do surveillance of difficult pockets including highrises using drones during the two days of the festival.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to take help from the city police and the state pollution control board to curb waste burning in the open. Considering the reports of poor quality of air in Kolkata
The minister stated that the necessity to extend the odd-even rule past November 20 will be examined at a later time
Delhi, steeped in history, is often marred by an unwelcome visitor that arrives every year ~ unwarranted and unrelenting toxic haze.
As the city continued its bout with the toxic air, which maintained 'severe' level on Sunday, Delhiites spent another day gasping to breath with head heavy and eyes burning, coughing incessantly.
