Cleanest Kolkata Diwali in 2 decades, but microphone noise a concern

PM2.5 pollutants plummeted four times compared to their maximum recorded value on Diwali day 2019

Bulbul could have damaged Sundarbans more than Aila but for the low tides

High tide would have meant saline water inundating the delta area

Seed prawn collection depletes fish schools in Sundarbans

Locals admit they catch seed prawns in large numbers and throw away bycatch

Kolkata's smog is a challenge of complex chemistry and action

The city needs to build up on its strengths to tackle smog episodes

Lab on a chip

It can replace large, timeconsuming diagnostic tools

False comfort

Arsenic threat in Bengal

Dead end

Sunk for security reasons

Wither civil society?

Many have become even more marginalised after 25 years of Left Front rule in Bengal

Anti-pollution software

To monitor sponge iron units

Who is the good doctor

Nestl targets homoeopaths to promote its baby food

Leaves of memory

Women’s Day 2024: Why empowering half of humanity serves dividends

When we empower women, we tap into the full potential of humanity, paving the way for a more just, equitable and sustainable world for all

Political vendetta? Minister, experts dispute findings of central survey on cleanliness in Bengal cities

The cities of the state, ranked at the bottom in the survey, were found to have slipped on multiple fronts

Mocha: Cyclone intensification may not be very high since it will be formed in heart of the Bay, say experts

Experts are treading cautiously about path Mocha will take; it depends on storm’s recurve, they say  

Coastal erosion: India’s coasts are being damaged; here is how

More than a third of India's coastline that is spread across 6,907 km, witnessed some degree of erosion between 1990 and 2018. West Bengal is the …

How West Bengal plans to counter a shift in dengue strain

Health and family welfare departmentt alerts district magistrates, focuses on slums as new serotype takes centre stage

The Gharials of the Gandak: A conservation success story

Two recent surveys indicate that the Gandak, a trans-boundary river between Nepal and India, houses 210 gharials in the Indian section, the second-…

West Bengal, Manipur witness floods, landslides due to torrential downpour

The release of dam water has aggravated the situation in Bengal where 83 people have died till now

Pantabhat - well slept rice

Rice has been a staple food of West Bengal from antiquity and thus was grown in abundance all across the region. At one time, 60 varieties of …

West Bengal staring at COVID-19 spike by end of election season, warn experts

Kolkata and North 24 Parganas worst-hit in ongoing surge of infections  

COVID-19: Bengal tops in death rate; blame it on Kolkata

Bengal mortality rate at 9%; about 68% of total deaths in state recorded in Kolkata, says data 

West Bengal polls: What’s in it for Adivasis and forest dwellers?

For political parties, tribal votes matter more than including tribal concerns in their political agenda.  

Are mainstream parties in Bengal hijacking Adivasi political narratives for votebank?

Protests over cultural, political and ecological rights are growing louder