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.
Continuing its attack on the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said the Union government is accusing Punjab of spreading pollution by burning stubble in order to hide its failures.
L-G Saxena named the present situation, a violation of the citizens' fundamental right to health and the right to life. "
Kejriwal and Mann, respectively, took responsibility for the excessive stubble burning that has led to a decline in air quality over the last few days.
Addressing a press conference here, Rai said, "The BJP first increases pollution and then does politics on it. The Delhi government is making every effort to reduce pollution on its end.”
Keeping environmental concerns, NCRTC has been using pre-cast segments for construction.
