Kolkata Garbage

A 17-year-old boy was killed after a container bomb found in a garbage dump exploded when he tried to open it in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday, police said.

A massive broke out at the Dalda factory maidan area of Hooghly district, about 50 km away from Kolkata, in the early hours on Saturday after a garbage dump was set ablaze.

Kolkata pollution has turned into a great leveler. The man on the street is choking on vehicular pollution and residents of upmarket apartments from noxious fumes from garbage dumps on the city's eastern edge that some say are set on fire, others say, self-ignite.

The mutilated bodies of 16 puppies were found in garbage bags at Kolkata's government-run medical college and hospital, triggering outrage among animal rights activists and on social media.

Pollution in Delhi has been very poor for the past many days. Other metro cities have fared much better than Delhi when it comes to Air Quality Index. However, Kolkata's Adarsh Nagar is one exception where residents have been dealing with severe pollution for over a decade

As a part of Banega Swachh India campaign, Garbage Free India along with other stake holders are creating awareness among people in Kolkata on proper waste management. This one month long awareness drive, that is set to end before Durga Puja, will target the shoppers who will head to malls before Bengal's biggest festival.

As a fall out of scrapping of big currency notes by the government, at least two sacks of torn Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were found in a garbage dump in the upscale area of Kolkata on Sunday.

Barely days after Kolkata woke up to the horror of a man living with his sister's corpse for months, another man has been found in the city 'addicted' to stashing his house with trash collected from dustbins and garbage containers.

It has been done in the past. It will probably be done in the future. But an ongoing citizens' initiative to keep Kolkata clean is drawing huge support and may just turn out to be long distance runner. The initiative is called Garbage Free India. Kolkata is a pilot project. The best part is, those who have left Kolkata are chipping in.

Cradles or drop boxes at state-run hospitals for unwanted babies is an idea being mulled by a West Bengal minister to prevent them from being abandoned in garbage vats, railway stations and public places.

At 6 am on Wednesday, passersby in Kolkata saw stray dogs pulling two tiny bodies from the garbage dump near the prominent Shamubnath Pandit Hospital.

A 17-year-old boy was killed after a container bomb found in a garbage dump exploded when he tried to open it in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday, police said.

A massive broke out at the Dalda factory maidan area of Hooghly district, about 50 km away from Kolkata, in the early hours on Saturday after a garbage dump was set ablaze.

Kolkata pollution has turned into a great leveler. The man on the street is choking on vehicular pollution and residents of upmarket apartments from noxious fumes from garbage dumps on the city's eastern edge that some say are set on fire, others say, self-ignite.

The mutilated bodies of 16 puppies were found in garbage bags at Kolkata's government-run medical college and hospital, triggering outrage among animal rights activists and on social media.

Pollution in Delhi has been very poor for the past many days. Other metro cities have fared much better than Delhi when it comes to Air Quality Index. However, Kolkata's Adarsh Nagar is one exception where residents have been dealing with severe pollution for over a decade

As a part of Banega Swachh India campaign, Garbage Free India along with other stake holders are creating awareness among people in Kolkata on proper waste management. This one month long awareness drive, that is set to end before Durga Puja, will target the shoppers who will head to malls before Bengal's biggest festival.

As a fall out of scrapping of big currency notes by the government, at least two sacks of torn Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were found in a garbage dump in the upscale area of Kolkata on Sunday.

Barely days after Kolkata woke up to the horror of a man living with his sister's corpse for months, another man has been found in the city 'addicted' to stashing his house with trash collected from dustbins and garbage containers.

It has been done in the past. It will probably be done in the future. But an ongoing citizens' initiative to keep Kolkata clean is drawing huge support and may just turn out to be long distance runner. The initiative is called Garbage Free India. Kolkata is a pilot project. The best part is, those who have left Kolkata are chipping in.

Cradles or drop boxes at state-run hospitals for unwanted babies is an idea being mulled by a West Bengal minister to prevent them from being abandoned in garbage vats, railway stations and public places.

At 6 am on Wednesday, passersby in Kolkata saw stray dogs pulling two tiny bodies from the garbage dump near the prominent Shamubnath Pandit Hospital.