A landmark step towards preserving and showcasing the ecological and cultural legacy of the Sundarbans was witnessed on International Museum Day as the soft launch of the upcoming Sundarban Museum was successfully held at iLEAD.
Along narrow village roads flanked by farmland and mangrove groves, rickshaw-vans crawl forward with loudspeakers blaring campaign slogans.
In a significant discovery, researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Kolkata have found a new spider species at Sagar Island in the Sundarbans.
The state government has ordered a full-fledged inquiry into the Patharpratima cracker factory blast and also sought a report from the South 24-Parganas district magistrate in which eight people, including children were killed.
The 29the edition of the United Nation’s Conference of Parties on Environment (COP29) will begin next month. The countdown calls for different aspects of climate change to be discussed.
The Board of Practical Training Eastern Region, under the ministry of education will hold an apprenticeship-cum-job fair at Durgapur on 23 November.
The South 24-Parganas district administration reported today that 17 fishermen were rescued after their fishing trawler capsized in deep sea, 40 kilometres away from Bagherchar in the Sunderbans.
The women have taken upon themselves the task of reviving the Sunderbans by planting mangrove saplings alongside the river to ensure that the area around their houses remains safe and secure.
Under the direction of mentors, the school delegates worked on the subject and brainstormed together to identify the best methods and ideas to address climate change.
The officials have also been trying to establish the pattern of movements of these big cats. They lay traps with baits to capture the stray tigers.
