In an indication of poor planning and performance, only four of 28 states were able to meet their labour budget projections for the rural job guarantee scheme in 2012-13.

Following complaints from local residents, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has issued closure and warning notices to quite a few factory units in the city in the last couple of mont

A woman died and at least 50 people are suffering from diarrhoea in two villages adjoining Jibantala in Canning block II.

Cities across the country have widely disparate opinions on how to prioritise environmental protection and development, despite greenery giving way to the choke of urban sprawl.

Land acquisition woes have led to the exit of one more project from West Bengal.

Jalpaiguri: Three elephants were killed and one was injured after a speeding train hit them at Moraghat near West Bengal’s Banerhat railway station on Thursday.

Even as the toll in infant deaths in Malda Medical College Hospital rose to 14, a three-member expert team on Sunday ascertained that the casualties were caused due to malnutrition and low weight.