Lekha Bandopadhyay

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Lekha Bandopadhyay is a Kolkata based independent science journalist. She can be reached @lekhawonders on X.

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Pollution chokes the perennial Rispana river which flows through Dehradun. Image by Kenyum Bagra.

Monsoon amplifies antibiotic resistance gene levels in river water used by residents

Lekha Bandopadhyay 21 Sep 2026

Kuntal Saha, lead author of the study spots Cynodon nlemfuensis on a field trip in the Kashmir Himalaya, near Gulmarg. Image courtesy of Kuntal Saha.

A study on African Bermuda-grass highlights gaps in bioinvasion policy

Lekha Bandopadhyay 24 Aug 2026

Tso Moriri lake during the summer, when the lake thaws and vegetation grows. Image by Raghavan37 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

In high altitude soils, microbes may be limiting the warming they trigger

Lekha Bandopadhyay 10 Jul 2026

A municipal worker fumigates a densely populated area in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Chronic exposure to air pollution can influence dengue severity, study finds

Lekha Bandopadhyay 18 Mar 2026

A marble mine in the Aravallis located adjacent to Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan. Image by Ghazala Shahabuddin.

Shrinking Aravallis, rising dust pollution

Lekha Bandopadhyay 21 Jan 2026

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Declared a national project in 2014, the Polavaram project is funded by the union government, with Andhra Pradesh carrying out the construction. Image courtesy of Polavaram Project Authority.