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AIDS transmitted through artificial insemination
Subha (not her real name), 35, had been married for over 10 years, but was still childless. Doctors attributed this condition to her husband's …
Changing genes make cholera pathogen indomitable
despite its genome sequenced three years ago, the cholera bacterium continues to dodge all efforts aimed at combating its menace. Now, scientists …
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Bengalis on both sides of the border agree hilsa from the Padma is far superior to hilsa from the Ganga
The seven-second meet
On an assignment in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, TIASA ADHYA spends four days on a dinghy and chances upon the elusive cat on day three
Cyclone Amphan: Discrepancy in wind speed data of US agency, IMD
US Joint Typhoon Centre recorded 270 km / hr peak wind speed, while IMD recorded 240 km / hr
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 8, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Here is the science behind unseasonal rains and hailstorms that flattened crops in India
Global warming, weak western disturbances and strong subtropical jet stream are to be blamed, say experts
COVID-19: Drizzle deters section of pilgrims but violations galore at Ganga Sagar Mela
“What can you do when a sea of people comes and overwhelms you,” say officials
Bengal forest guards rescue 2 Arunachal elephants being trafficked to Gujarat
Two wild elephants rescued in Jalpaiguri October 24, have been taken to the Gorumara National Park and are in good health
Pitter-patter, flip-flop: The unpredictable 100 hours Monsoon 2021 just had
The IMD issued a forecast September 16 warning of heavy rainfall in Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal from September 18-20
Kolkata rolls out CNG buses
West Bengal’s transport minister introduces two new CNG buses; service to be expanded soon
Cyclone Yaas: Where are the 50 million mangroves gone, asks Mamata?
Banerjee’s earlier government had planted 50 million mangroves after Cyclone Amphan despite experts criticising the plan
Experts slam BJP’s manifesto proposal to transfer water from south to north Bengal
The BJP’s proposal to take water from three south-flowing rivers to the northern part of Bengal lacked justification, experts said
How India’s farmers’ protests could upend the political landscape
The cycle of farmer agitations and the linkage with the main trade union federations suggests the possibility of the future growth of the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 6, 2020)
COVID-19: Does Kolkata face community transmission
Strictest form of containment, super-lockdown, will be imposed in Kolkata’s 110 areas across 57 wards, according to a govt source
Fani weakens into deep depression, now in Bangladesh
It is now moving East Northeastwards and is expected to turn into a depression in five hours
How to save India’s elephants from killer rail tracks
The government, railways and forest department have it within their power to initiate a number of measures to reduce elephant deaths on rail tracks
Kolkata and Sundarbans: climate change rhetorics
The Indian Sundarbans, covering an area of nearly 10,000 sq km and having a population of 4.5 million, is facing a serious threat
Mosquito matters
The blood-sucking pest is altering itself with changing environment. But studies on it are few and far between
A ray of solar hope
Solar plants have proved to be a great boon for villagers of Sunderbans who relied on kerosene wick-lamps
Changing lives
A development project, which has got patronage from the panchayat, is changing the face of many villages in North Bengal
High court eases loudspeaker ban
Knight Riders cheer; green activists see red
Surviving on fish from gutter, rice: West Bengal workers bear brunt of Central freeze on MGNREGA funds
DTE ground report finds pending wages and non-commissioning of work for over a year making it hard for workers to survive