Fears of a ‘COVID-19 apocalypse’ grow as Bengal votes in last phase

Experts urge identification, isolation and testing in areas reporting most cases

Viral campaigns: COVID-19 norms openly flouted at political rallies in West Bengal amid surge

Large crowds packed tents, narrow lanes in West Bengal as India went from one grim COVID-19 milestone to another in April

COVID-19: Will Bengal come out of Pujo season unscathed

The Calcutta High Court was forced to step in to bar people from pandals; but is it enough?

Little chance of Kolkata getting CNG soon; land acquisition hiccups halt supply

The land acquisition process for the pipeline in West Bengal is slow, says GAIL, the Union government’s nodal agency for supplying CNG

Toxic punch: heavy use of pesticides depleting local fish and bird populations

Study from West Bengal documents 94 brands of pesticides, farmers most influenced by local dealers

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

Simply Put: Promise of work, not wages?

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  

‘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.

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

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

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, …

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

Cleanest Kolkata Diwali in 2 decades, but microphone noise a concern

PM2.5 pollutants plummeted four times compared to their maximum recorded value on Diwali day 2019

Modi’s COVID-19 bungle tilted Bengal more towards Mamata

COVID-19 nightmare enveloping India and West Bengal in the last 3 phases of the state’s elections helped TMC win, experts say

Kolkata's smog is a challenge of complex chemistry and action

The city needs to build up on its strengths to tackle smog episodes