How this year’s ‘monsoon with a difference’ is impacting farmers in Bengal

Farmers in several districts of Bengal engaged in cultivating paddy, vegetables, sesame and groundnut have incurred heavy losses due to this year&…

COVID-19 hurts farms: No buyers amid bumper mango season in Malda

Full-house at orchards despite pandemic keeping away workers, but hardly any transport now

A new rights organisation brings focus back to climate-resilient development in Sunderbans

Better river dam, land lease documents, road connectivity and mitigation of problems of migrants were some of the demands raised at the 1st …

Rains fall short: Major losses ahead, fear Bengal paddy farmers

Heavy rain for rest of monsoon might complete the deficit, says IMD, but will that be enough?    

This Pride month, the LGBTQIA+ community wants to talk about healthcare, pandemic crisis

The community wants special provisions for them during the global crisis and sensitivity training for medical staff, among other things

Ivory sculptures in Hoogly? The whole of Bengal is susceptible to wildlife trafficking, say experts

Hoogly did have an ivory casting industry in the past; it could also be emerging as a new transit point for wildlife trafficking post-Covid

Kangaroos in Dooars! Is Jalpaiguri the new wildlife trafficking hub

Some say that the north Bengal town has always been a transit point; others say it is a recent development; but all agree on the need to be vigilant

Tajpur and Haldia: How coastal development is impacting fishing in West Bengal

A deep-sea port is to be constructed in Tajpur and eight more jetties are to come up in an already industrialised Haldia, but no official has …

Bengal’s women voted fully conscious of their gender, socio-political existence: Experts

Mamata Banerjee’s persona and increasing awareness led Bengal’s women to vote as independent individuals, experts said

Ajodhya villagers, forest dwellers stop Bengal govt project at court for now

The state government acquired the land for Turga Pumped Storage Project illegally, ruled the Calcutta high court

COVID-19: No mechanism in place, persons with disabilities suffer in Bengal

Regular requirements of persons with disabilities were not being taken care of, according to district sources

COVID-19: Calcutta High Court passes judgment to protect rights of para teachers

Para teachers collective had filed a petition seeking deadline relaxation for an activity amid COVID-19 pandemic

Tagore’s ideals couldn’t have inspired Modi’s National Education Policy 2020: Veteran educationist Pabitra Sarkar

The PM, also Visva Bharati chancellor, spoke at the inauguration of the university’s centenary celebration and tried hard to associate his …

West Bengal rolls out COVID-19 vaccines even as politics creeps in

Political parties blame each other of ‘vaccine theft’ in the poll-bound state

‘Periods don't stop for pandemics, neither should our activism’

Srilekha Chakraborty, the woman behind menstrual health campaign #PeriodsPeCharcha, talks about introducing changes in ways menstrual health is …

COVID-19 pandemic takes toll on mental health of sexual minorities

People from the queer community take to social media to share experiences with depression, loneliness and stigmatisation

Bleak monsoon hurts floriculture in West Bengal

Farmers struggle to store flowers, increase production and end up with low payouts

Carelessness, lack of prompt action behind regular forest fires in Purulia

The regular forest fires have become a threat to the ecological system and environment

Swasthya Sathi will now include Bengal’s entire population: Mamata

However, experts feel direct free healthcare delivery for all should be the goal

Fears of a ‘COVID-19 apocalypse’ grow as Bengal votes in last phase

Experts urge identification, isolation and testing in areas reporting most cases

Locusts entering Bengal? Experts, govt officials say little chance

Last reported locust swarm in Bengal in 1965, says an expert