Jayanta Basu

Jayanta Basu is a Kolkata-based freelance journalist

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Punakha Monastery situated at the confluence of the Pho Chu river (Father river) and Mo Chu river (Mother river), Bhutan.

Thimphu will provide real time rainfall, river discharge data to West Bengal for facilitating timely flood forecast: Indo-Bhutanese high-level meeting decision

21 hours ago

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The Jalangi river at Tehatta ghat in Nadia, West Bengal.

West Bengal signs agreement with German agency GIZ to prepare basin-based masterplans for transboundary rivers, Ichhamati and Jalangi

28 Feb 2026

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The Sundarbans’ low-lying geography makes it extremely vulnerable to floods and natural disasters, whose frequency is increasing with climate change

Unexplored potential

03 Feb 2026

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