India’s Fast Breeder Lights Up Stage II
On the evening of 6 April 2026, inside a quiet control room along the Bay of Bengal, a set of numbers crossed an invisible threshold.
On the evening of 6 April 2026, inside a quiet control room along the Bay of Bengal, a set of numbers crossed an invisible threshold.
The discovery, according to the researchers, highlights the rich yet vulnerable marine biodiversity of the northern Bay of Bengal.
The repatriation involved 23 Indian fishermen and 128 Bangladeshi fishermen.
Around 45 lakh pilgrims have arrived at Gangasagar in South 24-Parganas since 1 January to take the holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal and offer prayers at the Kapil Muni Ashram, state minister for power and housing Aroop Biswas said on Monday.
Heavy rainfall is likely to lash several districts of Tamil Nadu on January 9 and 10, particularly across the delta and northern coastal regions, following the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
This is in addition to the depression east central and adjoining south east Arabian sea, the weather office said in its latest update.
Kolkata and its surrounding areas are likely to witness a generally cloudy sky with spells of light to moderate rain or thundershowers through Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
In a relief to Durga Puja revellers in Kolkata, the Met office on Sunday ruled out heavy rain for the next two days, though there is the possibility of isolated light showers in a few areas of the state capital.
The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South Asia, is drying at a rate scientists say is unprecedented in recorded history. Climate change, shifting monsoons, relentless extraction and damming are pushing the mighty river towards collapse, with consequences for food, water and livelihoods across the region.
As the Kolkatans today tried to gather bits and pieces left after the record rainfall to return to normal life and prepare for the approaching festival, the Met department tipped a wet Maha Panchami this year.
