According To Report
IMPENDING DANGER
Bt brinjal controversy hots up in Bangladesh
Bt Brinjal farmers divided between green activists opposing GM crops and government which claims the crop experiment was fairly suiccessful
Growth thirsty
Groundwater level is plunging in Dhaka. Experts call for making rainwater harvesting mandatory
Brick kilns major source of air pollution in South Asia
Contribute 10% to the total air pollution in south Delhi, 11% in Patna, 30% in Dhaka
Teesta deal likely
India and Bangladesh to sign an interim treaty for 15 years
Dhaka's groundwater level at the lowest in 11 yrs
Zooming in
A photographer tries to educate Delhi about how important is the Western Ghats to India
According to Report
Kolkata among world's most flood-prone coastal cities: study
Its growing population and exposure to storms make it vulnerable
Bangladesh courts to the rescue of wetlands
Apex court order to leading real estate developer to restore wetland reclaimed for township sets a precedent; order awaited in another case
South Asia
Arsenic attack on Chittagong
People in the port city depend on arsenic-contaminated groundwater in absence of safe water supply
Buriganga chokes on pollutants
Political will and community participation is needed to revive the dying river that gave life to Dhaka
Environmental fallout of cooperation
Whether energy cooperation will benefit the environment or create problems in South Asia depends largely on whether hydropower is considered …