Why are dates used to break the Ramadan fast?

The answer lies in geography, theology and modern science

Simply Put: Promise of work, not wages?

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

800 stranded in Arunachal’s West Kameng after cloudburst

The cloudburst comes after a lean monsoon season in the state

Seven-year-old boy dies of West Nile Virus in Kerala's Malappuram

The state might have been acting as a reservoir of the virus, say experts

New aquaculture project

Stop replication

Viral genome reveals the way to check attacks on tassar

Homoeopathy goes nano

Anti-cancer potential of yellow jessamine can be enhanced  

What’s behind hundreds of vulture deaths in Guinea-Bissau — and what can be done

More than 2,000 critically endangered Hooded Vultures are reported to have died in Guinea-Bissau since 2019. They were deliberately poisoned with …

Book Excerpt: Listen to the land

India's rich, diverse landscapes are brought nearly to waste by misguided decisions in name of development. The cracks in the land hold valuable …

DTE Ground Report: Why MGNREGA workers in West Bengal are in dire straits

The Centre has blocked the state’s funds for the rural employment scheme for over a year, jeopardising the economic conditions of many villagers

‘Caste and Partition in Bengal’ ignores the work of Dalit scholars; here is how

A person reading Caste and Partition in Bengal: The Story of Dalit Refugees, 1946-1961 would think that Dalits have never done a caste analysis …

The invisible bhadralok

Field notes from a waterborne land sheds light on the lives of those bengalis who barely exist for the outside world.

In a first, 4 West African countries commit to cooperate on Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin

The Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin is the largest in West Africa; Four countries have now agreed to cooperate on sharing it peaceably, …

Festive buzz in Bengal as COVID-19 cases dip; experts voice caution

Upbeat about drop in COVID-19 daily count, Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal are banking on mass vaccinations 

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

Guinea declares Ebola outbreak after 3 deaths

Four more infected; the epidemic first began in 2013 in Guinea and left more than 11,300 dead across the region

Researchers produce power from wet clothes

IIT Kharagpur researchers generated power in natural ambience using the intrinsic surface energy of the fabric

Trawlers push small fisherfolk out of business

Bottom trawling has spelt doom for small-scale fishermen in Bengal's East Midnapore district. Faced with a bleak future due to reduced fish catch,…

Drenched by doubts

Officials dismiss green rain in Bengal village as bee droppings, but experts find flaws in the theory

Eating the banana (tree)

Virtually every part of the banana tree finds use in kitchens across south, east and northeastern India. Here are a few recipes from Bengal

Website review: http://www.indiastat.com

From the minutest details of India's administrative set-up to statistics on villages, this A - Z compendium is a treasure house for academics, …

Dateline Kolkata: May-end cyclone scare back in Bengal as IMD official confirms Cyclone Remal may be ‘very severe’

Cyclone could make landfall between Digha and Khulna on Bengal & Bangladesh coasts respectively between May 26 & May 27; Kolkata on …

Kerala is on high alert as West Nile Virus cases reported from Kozhikode, Thrissur, Malappuram

State recorded outbreak in the past & there is no reason to panic, says Health Minister Veena George

Why are tea plantation workers dying of hunger?

Lack of oversight by state governments, along with low wages and tough working conditions, is causing starvation deaths, says a fact finding team