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Delhi population: 106 deaths per lakh population in Delhi attributable to PM2.5 pollution: Report
Delhi and Kolkata reported 106 and 99 deaths per 1 lakh population in 2019 which could be attributed to PM2.5 pollution, according to a new report published by US-based Health Effects Institute on Wednesday.
In 2019, Delhi recorded an…
india: India home to 18 of 20 cities with most severe increase in PM2.5 pollution: Study
India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants (PM2.5) from 2010 to 2019, according to a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and global health effects for over 7,000 cities…
Ponzi Racket: Now Rs 2,000 cr Ponzi racket detected in West Bengal
The Directorate of Economic Offences (DEO), the investigation wing of the West Bengal finance department, has claimed to have unearthed a Ponzi racket in the state involving a financial embezzlement of around Rs 2,000 crore.
A state…
fcra: NGOs can now challenge govt order to cancel FCRA licence
New Delhi: Non-Government organisations (NGOs), aggrieved with the cancellation of their Foreign Contribution Registration licences (FCRA), can file an online revision application before the Union home secretary, according to an order…
Coal rejects reach Madhya Pradesh railway siding, locals allege scam
Late last month, the Madhya Pradesh Police seized two railway rakes that were found allegedly unloading coal rejects from a washery at a siding used by the railways at Singrauli near the Jharkhand border.
These were allegedly from…
tea: A batch of Assam Orthodox Specialty Teas was sold in Kolkata Auctions at Rs 22000 per kg
A batch of Assam Orthodox Specialty Teas produced by Mokalbari Tea Estate was sold in Kolkata Auctions at Rs 22000 per kg on Wednesday by Paramount Tea Marketing.
The Teas were bought by Bhansali & Company, Kolkata for their Russian…
underwater metro: India’s first-ever underwater metro likely to be completed by June 2023
The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) on Monday said that the East-West corridor project, which will be India's first underwater metro service, is expected to be completed by June 2023.
The metro line, which will connect Salt Lake…
cisf: West Bengal: CISF Jawan shoots and injures two colleagues at Indian Museum in Kolkata –…
A CISF jawan was shot dead while one seriously injured even as a CISF jawan allegedly fired around 15 rounds in the CISF camp inside Indian Museum premises. The armed jawan, who fired several rounds, was on duty, and was arrested after a…
cisf: CISF jawan shoots and injures two colleagues at Indian Museum in Kolkata
A CISF jawan allegedly shot and injured two of his colleagues at the Indian Museum in Kolkata on Saturday, officials said. The jawan used his service weapon to shoot at an assistant sub-inspector and a head constable.
The two personnel…