Nano flip-flop

The GM snare

Zone of contention

A bird flu over the commie nest

Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey

Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 13, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

COVID-19 outbreak: Cities with higher air pollution at more risk, say experts

Kolkata’s average exposure level was the highest in the country, because of the city’s compactness

Good ol' dug well

Traditional shallow wells can supply arsenic-free water. All one needs to do is install it with caution

Blood donation declines sharply in West Bengal in poll season

Students’ unions and trade unions that actively participate in blood donation camps are busy campaigning

Tram to oblivion

Kolkata witnesses the last days of a non-polluting and once-efficient mode of transport, while trams make a comeback in cities around the world. …

Homeless hilsa

The ocean fish that swims against the tide to spawn in rivers is moving away from Bangladesh

Middle path of conservation

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International Girl Child Day: Crimes against girls on the rise in India, especially eastern states

Strenghening community-based child protection systems imperative

A violent forest

Reconciling conservation and livelihoods in Sundarban mangroves

Defective blood-test kits in West Bengal

Fluoride for a meal

Bacteria to help tackle fluorosis

Update

Left loses in Singur, Nandigram

What's fanning heat waves

Indo-Gangetic Plain residents live 7 years less than other Indians: Study

This is because air quality in the region fails to meet the WHO’s guidelines on particulate pollution

A fish moves west

Ten years ago Bangladesh’s rivers were deeper and hilsa plentiful. Silting, dams and pollution pushed the fisher into deep ocean leading to …

After halt in MGNREGS work, ‘ghost colonies’ emerge across West Bengal as villages empty in search of employment

Lack of work opportunities see rural residents permanently migrate with families

Sundarbans is cyclone capital of India: IMD report

Around 70% cyclones in the area from 1961-2020 were severe

Bengal buys dirtiest coal-based power generated in India: CSE study

TPPs in the state have not taken adequate measures to control pollution

Fast-developing nations still home to half of world’s hungry and malnourished people: report

Study also stresses on positive impact of sanitation on nutrition status of children