Jalpaiguri disaster: Tornadoes a symptom of warming & anomalous wind patterns

While tornadoes mostly occur in India's eastern states, some have been reported in the northwest regions as well

COVID-19: North Bengal tourism takes a hit as wildlife parks keep visitors out

Hotels and homestays empty; shut sanctuaries hit businesses 

Global Eco Watch: Siberian primrose could become extinct due to global warming

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Expect Assam floods to worsen in the next few days

Possibility of fresh floods in Meghalaya, Arunachal, Sikkim, north Bengal too

Workers missing from tea gardens of north Bengal and Assam

Rural employment guarantee scheme is keeping them engaged

Unable to get food, Adivasi tea worker in north Bengal estate dies of starvation

Fact-finding team formed by independent labour organisations reveals the worker and his wife had no access to food under the public …

Adivasi & forest communities in Bengal pledge to protect their environmental & cultural identities

Activists from the Dooars to the Sundarbans call for implementation of FRA in its true spirit, among other demands  

After central, now eastern Himalayas? Glacial lake outburst in North Sikkim sparks alert across the state

Downstream areas such as Darjeeling and north Bangladesh to be affected as water travels in the Teesta river

Yes, Army mortar shelling did kill 4 elephants in north Bengal, state government confirms

State government asks Army to shift from the Teesta Firing Range; Army says it it yet to receive a formal communication

Kangaroos in Dooars! Is Jalpaiguri the new wildlife trafficking hub

Some say that the north Bengal town has always been a transit point; others say it is a recent development; but all agree on the need to be vigilant

COVID-19: Child trafficking, assault on the rise in north Bengal

Most tea growers lost livelihood to the pandemic; cases of sexual assualt do not reach courts

COVID-19: Global financial crisis could cripple Indian tea industry

Centre and state governments should keep political rivalry aside and develop multiple strategic management plans

The disappearing wild orchids of North Bengal

Known for their beauty, fragrance and medicinal properties, epiphytic orchids found in the Dooars and Darjeeling hills are dying out because of …

Experts slam BJP’s manifesto proposal to transfer water from south to north Bengal

The BJP’s proposal to take water from three south-flowing rivers to the northern part of Bengal lacked justification, experts said

‘What’s left of the jungle’ tells why India’s forest dwellers are its best conservationists

Nitin Sekar’s book mixes two strands of narration, juxtaposing the present times with India’s conservation history to conclude that …

Expect more elephant raids during paddy harvest in Dooars this year

Many COVID-19 returnees have cultivated paddy this year during the monsoon due to the lack of work and livelihood opportunities

Deficit rainfall in some districts, flooding in nearly all: A look at Assam deluge

Eight of Assam’s 27 metereological districts had deficit rainfall this monsoon, and yet, almost all are suffering from some level of flooding