What triggers desertification in India
A low down on the most important causes behind desertification in every state of the country. Addressing these will be critical to meet targets …
Why diseases are "mysterious"
The government's public health system is completely defunct. Of late, there has been an alarming rise in disease outbreaks in the country. …
Simulating real-life networks
India is a leader in IT. But how do researchers here apply the science to improve people’s lives? Malay Bhattacharyya, assistant professor …
A fish moves west
Ten years ago Bangladesh’s rivers were deeper and hilsa plentiful. Silting, dams and pollution pushed the fisher into deep ocean leading to …
'We are using the sea as a dustbin'
The Indian coastline no longer belongs to its traditional custodians—the small fisher people. A jamboree of development—cities, SEZs, …
Sponge iron’s dirty growth
In the years to come, India's expanding steel production will be largely driven by sponge iron. But its manufacturing process, based on coal, is …
Paan loses flavour
Iconic paan no more appeals to farmers, traders and common people. They say the contagious spread of chewing tobacco, especially gutkha, is fast …
Forest war
Naxalism started as a movement against land alienation. Today it has become a popular movement against natural resource alienation, …
Predicting the future
A severe shortage of medicinal plants and herbs threatens ISM. Cultivation may be the only way out. But currently medicinal plants that are …
Orphans of the river
Riverine fisherfolk, arguably the oldest among traders, are being sold down the river. An unholy synergy of poisoned rivers, government apathy …
Astray?
From the Gir National Park in Gujarat to the Sunderbans in West Bengal, lions and tigers are ranging far beyond territories administered by the …
OFFICIALLY BANKRUPT
June 30, 2004: The India Eco-Development Project -- a project meant to enhance the country's biodiversity and provide people living inside and …
Wealth of forests withheld
Forest departments across the country owe millions of rupees to communities. For 20 years communities toiled under the Joint Forest Management …
Cockpit
In early December 2007, the country prided itself on providing the world with a road map to check the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5NI.…
Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …
A few questions to begin with
Mari Marcel Thekaekara has worked with indigenous people in the Nilgiri mountains for thirty years, and researched and written about dalits and …
Scientists discover new eel species from Kerala, Bengal
Most eel groups possess less economic value and sampling of these groups has been rare in Indian waters, the scientists say
Over-stretched poll schedule driving COVID-19 cases in Bengal, claim experts
The state recorded 216 COVID-19 cases on February 26, when the poll schedule was announced; the number shot up to 5,892 by April 14
Climate-smart agriculture in Cooch Behar, West Bengal
The National Innovations on Climate-resilient Agriculture was launched by the central government in 2011. It covers 121 villages in the country. …
Why Bengal tea workers feel let down by political parties
Low wages, hazardous work conditions and ‘hollow promises’ have left workers disillusioned
Timing and geography of COVID-19 spike in Bengal point to elections: Experts
Bengal districts polling later have been seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases which hints at the role of the elections, experts said
West Bengal elections: Activists try to push river conservation into agenda
Condition of several rivers in the state critical, puts livelihoods of thousands at risk, flagged environmentalists
Diarrhoea-causing pathogen becoming prevalent in Kolkata, prevention & control strategies needed: Study
Children were found to be more susceptible to Entamoeba moshkovskii infection
Why is there a witch-hunt against doctors in India?
So asks a doctor as he narrates the plight of his tribe, which he feels, is being increasingly targeted in the country
NHRC raps Mamata govt on silicosis rehabilitation
At least 250 people from Minakhan block in Sunderbans contracted the disease when they left home to work as labourers in stone and mineral …
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