Cyclone Amphan could advance southwest monsoon over the Andamans: IMD

Expert sceptical over the advance of the monsoon over the Indian mainland

Simply Put: En route to Ganga Sagar Mela

Tree frog gets new fans

The frog’s camouflage amazes soldiers

September monsoon forecast: IMD predicts excessive rainfall for south, west, central India

Rainfall may be up to 75% above normal; quick, intense spells can trigger floods

Horticulture boost: Litchi cultivation has expanded to 19 Indian states, according to officials

Muzaffarpur-based National Research Centre on Litchi is providing technical help, plants and training to farmers with the sole aim of …

Quarter of global population faces extremely high water stress each year

West Asia and North Africa most water-stressed  

Kolkata records warmest June night as 7 Bengal districts among country’s 26 facing heatwave

Real feel in Kolkata under sun was 51°C on June 13, 2023

Cyclone update: Sitrang may skirt Odisha, hit Bengal-Bangladesh coast Tuesday

Depression will turn into a cyclonic storm on October 24, predicts IMD  

COVID-19: Bengal cotton loom trade hit

Exports fall by 10 per cent in five months, taant trade badly hit 

Bulbul damages crops, houses, electricity and water connections in Odisha

Though no death has been reported in the state, damage to property has been immense

Save Sunderbans drive

Bengal floods kills 893

A killer stalks Siliguri

Messing around with the environment has led to the emergence of new and deadly diseases

Plastic purge

Chittaranjan township sports a new look as its residents say no to plastic carrybags

Burdensome load

Laid-off tea workers fall back on forests in West Bengal

Month of the dead leopard

One month in the life of an endangered species in India

An organic cup of tea

The right mix of quality and profits

In jeopardy

Proposed bill may imperil West Bengal's waterbodies

Human urine and fish food

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Book Excerpt: An Austro-Asiatic language that has struggled to find its place in modern India

Santali is the most widely spoken Adivasi language in India; But it was included in the Eighth Schedule only in 2003, a reminder of the country&…

Amphan to make landfall between Bengal and Bangladesh on May 20: IMD

The storm is being said to be ‘unpredictable’ on the lines of Cyclone Fani last year

Pollution bouncing back in middle and lower Indo-Gangetic Plain: CSE

After a decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha are seeing a resurgence in pollution

Significant increase in rainfall in north, central Africa: Study

Almost all regions of the continent, except the south and east, showed a significant increase in annual rainfall from 1983 to 2020