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Mayor says residents key to dengue fight, public point ‘inadequate action’ finger at KMC -Subhajoy Roy

-The Telegraph West Bengal this year recorded the highest cumulative figure of dengue infections till a year’s 43rd week since 2017 Dengue cases will keep rising unless people become conscious and take steps to prevent mosquito breeding, mayor Firhad Hakim said on Sunday. Hakim said it was not possible for any government or civic body to locate each and every mosquito-breeding site, in each and every household. The dengue virus is spread by Aedes...

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Bad air isn't just a Delhi problem, a lot more than 'odd-even' is needed -Nitya Nanda

-Deccan Chronicle Maintaining green cover (not just trees, but also grass and small plants) is a big challenge in Delhi due to the shortage of water. With the quality of Delhi’s air has again reached critical levels with severe pollution, alarm bells have gone off, and the Delhi government announced it would bring back the “odd-even” scheme, that seems to be turning into an annual ritual. (The plan has been temporarily kept...

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Mysuru, Chandigarh cleanest cities in India, show Swachh Bharat rankings -Pretika Khanna

-Livemint.com Tiruchirappalli, New Delhi Municipal Council area of the national capital among other cities in the top 10 New Delhi: Mysuru topped the rankings of India’s 10 cleanest cities released by the government on Monday. Chandigarh, Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, the New Delhi Municipal Council area of the national capital, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Surat and Rajkot in Gujarat, Gangtok in Sikkim, and Pimpri-Chinchwad and Greater Mumbai in Maharashtra followed. The rankings are...

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Muslims in West Bengal more deprived, disproportionately poorer: Amartya Sen -Suvojit Bagchi & Shiv Sahay Singh

-The Hindu Muslims, who form 27.01 per cent of West Bengal’s population, “constitute a very large proportion of the poor” in the State, Professor Amartya Sen said. He was releasing a voluminous report on the condition of Muslims in West Bengal titled ‘Living Reality of Muslims in West Bengal.’ “The fact that Muslims in West Bengal are disproportionately poorer and more deprived in terms of living conditions is an empirical recognition that gives...

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West Bengal flood situation grim, Mamata monitors situation at control room

-PTI KOLKATA: Flood situation in south Bengal districts remained grim on Monday after fresh water was released from different barrages, compounding the woes of over 37 lakh people in 12 affected districts. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who stayed at state secretariat Nabanna overnight to personally monitor the flood situation, would visit Habra and Ashoknagar areas of North 24 Parganas to monitor the relief and rescue operations there. "Flood situation in the...

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