The sheer folly of Indian GIs
States are competing to pile up Geographical Indication tags without studying the benefit to producers
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
Complexity & agency in ‘Kobigaan’ need to be understood to know why gender gap continues in the art form: Priyanka Basu
Down to Earth speaks to UK-based academic on her latest book about a unique art form from West Bengal and Bangladesh
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
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 …
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,…
‘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.
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
Researchers produce power from wet clothes
IIT Kharagpur researchers generated power in natural ambience using the intrinsic surface energy of the fabric
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
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
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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
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