Kolkata: A conservancy worker was spotted burning dry leaves at Bhowanipore's Ladies Park (Southern Park) around 10 am on ...

Kolkata recorded a marginal decrease in air pollution level during 2024 compared to 2023, but still stands as the second most polluted metro city in the country after Delhi and within the 2 per cent ...

Rising air pollution in Cossipore railway siding has prompted West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim to announce that the state government will formally address the issue with the Railways. The call for ...

Kolkata's air quality saw improvement this winter with average PM2.5 concentration dropping to 65 micrograms per cubic metre, ...

Although formally banned in July 2022, government agencies continue to squabble over who should take the lead to enforce ban ...

Kolkata: In a significant move to combat air pollution, KMC made real-time air and noise quality monitoring mandatory for all construction sites measuring 20,000 square metres (2.2 lakh sqft ...

Kolkata's air quality reached "very unhealthy" levels on Diwali night, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 400, as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The city's air ...

An Eastern Railways spokesperson told PTI that the Railways will explain its stand over the issue once it gets the letter from the West Bengal government but asserted that issues of sanitation ...