Monsoon readies for departure
The withdrawal of south west Monsoon will begin this weekend from north-west India
Ghana: Kumasi city’s unplanned boom is destroying two rivers – sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected
For instance, the average concentration of lead recorded in the Wiwi and Subin rivers was 0.018-0.031 mg/l and 0.035-0.055, respectively
Diarrhoea-causing pathogen becoming prevalent in Kolkata, prevention & control strategies needed: Study
Children were found to be more susceptible to Entamoeba moshkovskii infection
Climate change: West African countries mark $294 billion to meet challenge
The commitment is part of a Regional Climate Strategy to set regional mitigation and adaptation targets for 2030, with a review planned for 2050, …
A shift in grants
Mapping changes in total support estimate to the sector; producer support estimate; consumer subsidy estimate; general services support estimate
Why is there a witch-hunt against doctors in India?
So asks a doctor as he narrates the plight of his tribe, which he feels, is being increasingly targeted in the country
Cyclones getting fiercer; account for nearly half of India’s deaths due to climate-related disasters
Frequency of very severe cyclonic storms during the post-monsoon season has increased by 1 event per a decade
NHRC raps Mamata govt on silicosis rehabilitation
At least 250 people from Minakhan block in Sunderbans contracted the disease when they left home to work as labourers in stone and mineral …
Swasthya Sathi will now include Bengal’s entire population: Mamata
However, experts feel direct free healthcare delivery for all should be the goal
DTE Coverage of Cyclone Remal
DTE tracked Remal, from the time it was brewing in the Bay of Bengal, till the moment of landfall
Nigeria risks losing all its forest elephants – what we found when we went looking for them
Habitat fragmentation, forest degradation, illegal hunting, genetic isolation and human-elephant conflict means the future of these elephants is …
Simply Put: Not-so-clean air in Kolkata
Simply Put: Head in the sand
Nipped in the bud
Clay mines kill
Tense Bengal breathes in relief as Cyclone Fani exits without much damage
Cyclonic storm turned into deep depression in Bangladesh. No major damage in West Bengal
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
15 African nations set up fund to fight Ebola
The recent outbreak of disease has claimed about 500 lives; medics continue efforts to combat misconceptions and mistrust around the disease
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
Cyclone Remal causes chaos in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India: What we know so far
At least 7 people have been killed, millions left without power due to cyclone; around 8,00,000 people have been evacuated by authorities in …
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
