As Kolkata bade goodbye to 2024 and welcomed 2025, noise pollution in the city quite literally hit the roof. Green activists have alleged late-night violation of noise pollution at rooftop parties in ...

Kolkata's air quality reached "very unhealthy ... deteriorated steadily as cracker activity increased. Noise pollution also spiked significantly, particularly in silence zones near hospitals ...

Kolkata: Thousands struck by cough and cold infections across Kolkata have been left with a lingering cough that refuses to go despite medication. Bronchiolitis or ‘patchy pneumonia', an ...

Kolkata: Continuous check and proactive steps to curb air pollution notwithstanding, the Ballygunge air quality monitoring station has been recording the worst parameters among the seven units in ...

According to the National Air Quality Index, prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), “very poor” air can cause “respiratory illness on prolonged exposure”. The index mentions that ...

The concentration rose from 215 μg/m3 (PM10) and 116 μg/m3 (PM2.5) in 2014. Pollution soared in Kolkata in just one year. This report stated that the PM10 and PM2.5 were 136 μg/m3 and 74 μg/m3 ...