West Bengal platform demands green focus in poll agendas, releases charter of environmental issues
Politicians acknowledge environmental shortcomings but deflect responsibility to public; BJP MP advises against expecting significant action from …
Survey highlights severe nutrition deficiencies in West Bengal tea workers
Study carried out following death of a tea worker due to starvation
Voting without voters: West Bengal may see migrants flocking home to vote & document citizenship status amid CAA worries
Migrants likely to influence fate of elections in state; CAA cloud advantage to Trinamool but BJP to leverage governance failure that led to …
DTE Coverage: How halt in MGNREGA work affected rural Bengal
Many working-age men have been forced to migrate in search of work, leaving women, children & the elderly behind in ‘ghost villages’
West Bengal farmers shift from wheat to lucrative banana, lentils and maize cultivation
Cultivation area of maize has increased eightfold and tripled for pulses in last decade
In rural West Bengal, debts mount and socioeconomic fabric collapses in absence of MGNREGS
Local economy hangs by a thread as residents desperately demand revival of the rural employment scheme
Nature-based solutions can help Sundarbans survive
Mangroves hold crucial resources that can help protect the rich and diverse biosphere
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
From job card holders to migrants: Former MGNREGS workers in West Bengal lament loss of identity and dignity
Workers now falling back into trap of migration with no fixed jobs, income
Absence of MGNREGS work take a toll on festivities, medical care and nutrition intake in rural West Bengal
Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 19, 2024)
DTE Exclusive: Rampant shark hunting in Digha along Bengal’s coast
Often sharks from both Digha and Kakdwip are sent to various top hotels in the state for the preparation of shark fin soup
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
Goolar ka chokha
Poi saagdal
How the GST has affected traditional weavers in West Bengal
Orders from wholesalers have dried up, affecting the weavers' income
James Bong
A scourge called arsenic
Simply Put: Marsupial mystery
Alloy of 8: Non-descript Pukhuria keeps making bowls the same way for 150 years
Village in Bengal's Bankura district now sends its craftwork to as far as Australia
Swasthya Sathi will now include Bengal’s entire population: Mamata
However, experts feel direct free healthcare delivery for all should be the goal
Simply Put: Not-so-clean air in Kolkata
Simply Put: Head in the sand
Nipped in the bud
Clay mines kill