A day after: Cyclone Amphan throws life out of gear in Odisha districts

Houses and crops destroyed, trees uprooted, no power supply a day after cyclone hit coastal Odisha 

Cyclone Amphan to maintain intensity till May 21 morning: IMD

Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall near Digha in West Bengal on May 20, is predicted to weaken as it moves towards inland regions close to Kolkata

COVID-19: No mechanism in place, persons with disabilities suffer in Bengal

Regular requirements of persons with disabilities were not being taken care of, according to district sources

Ajodhya villagers, forest dwellers stop Bengal govt project at court for now

The state government acquired the land for Turga Pumped Storage Project illegally, ruled the Calcutta high court

Honey, they shrunk our livelihoods!

Honey collectors gamble with their lives to eke out a livelihood in the Sundarbans, but are forced to sell it to the forest department for a pittance

Reflection in a pond

As urban residents switch to municipal water, the labour class struggles with disappearing ponds, their main water source. Sorit Gupto …

Community management of ponds has been a success'

Mohit Kumar Ray, convener of Kolkata-based non-profit Vasundhara Foundation, says the city has been losing nearly 200 ponds each year for the …

And the sun shines on

SAVING GANGA

Contaminated cocktail

Taming toxicity

Selenium, an easily available element, may be the answer to arsenic-related health problems

Big wonder

Homoeopathy to combat the arsenic menace

Review of film The name of the disease

Nuclear energy a necessity, says Buddhadeb

Extracts from 'Red Sun, Travels in Naxal Country'

Extracts from Red Sun, Travels in Naxal Country by Sudeep Chakravarty....

Detecting proteins

Eastern coast of India to witness heavy rains this week

Bay of Bengal likely to host a tropical depression

Humble filter makes a comeback

Traditional bio-sand purifier can filter arsenic which most commercial water purifiers fail to do

Business on pedals

Paediatric beds fill up in West Bengal as adenovirus spreads, 3 deaths recorded

Doctors have seen an at least 50 per cent increase in cases this year compared to usual

Climbdown by Dhaka? Little chance of getting more Teesta water from West Bengal, admits Bangladesh official 

The official, as an alternative, has urged India to finance monsoon storage of Teesta water

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2023)

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

Toxic air: Graded Response Action Plan announced for Kolkata, other Bengal cities

West Bengal government’s GRAP is neither graded nor forecasting-based like Delhi’s, say experts   

Cyclone Sitrang: Expect it to intensify day after Diwali

Storm seems to be moving towards the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts after skirting the Odisha coast by October 25

Disaster deaths, sinking: Unprepared Kolkata face multiple climate risks, warns IPCC report

Scientists offer solutions how city can contain impact of climate change