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Trafficked kangaroos rescued in north Bengal en route to Indore turn the spotlight on Indian zoos

Nabarun Guha 10 May 2022
Image shows aquaculture farms in Sundarbans

[Commentary] Is expansion of aquaculture in the Indian Sundarbans an ecological threat or a pathway to sustainable development?

Shaberi Das, Sugata Hazra 20 Apr 2022

Plantation on a barren hillock in West Bengal stops erosion, attracts birds

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 8 Mar 2022

Grasses spur mangroves to grow in an erosion-riddled Sundarbans patch

Sahana Ghosh 3 Mar 2022
Many families depend on prawn seed collection along the banks, a practice that also leads to destruction of juvenile fishes of other species. Photo Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

Scientists raise caution as mangroves erode faster along the Bengal coastline

T. V. Padma 22 Feb 2022
Solar PVs at the Rosekandy tea estate. Photo by Roofsol Energy.

Assam tea gardens experiment with solar for reliable power supply and cutting costs, emissions

Roopak Goswami 17 Feb 2022

Mahananda river survey records 190 dolphins, warns of fishing threats to Red List species

Seema Sharma 17 Feb 2022
A baby elephant in Lataguri Forest, West Bengal

[Book Review] An ecologist’s ode to his field assistant, elephants and Buxa

Renuka Kulkarni 16 Feb 2022

The wayfaring musician of West Bengal, who protects the environment

Tazeen Qureshy 24 Jan 2022

Return of the tiger at West Bengal’s Buxa tiger reserve

Nabarun Guha 13 Jan 2022
Banner image: The PPSP dams located amidst densely forested hills. Photo by Aniket Bhattacharya.

Purulia pumped storage project shows why pumped hydropower may not be clean

Aritra Bhattacharya 11 Jan 2022

[Photos] In anticipation of India’s largest coal mining project

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Subhrajit Sen 2 Dec 2021

Integrated farming systems emerge as possible climate adaptation solution

T. V. Padma 12 Nov 2021
During sampling the team encountered floating plastic items such as plastic bottles and packets along a 100 km stretch of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly stretch of the Ganga. Photo by Bhadury et al

[Commentary] Worsening water quality in Ganga’s lower stretches and what it means for us

Anwesha Ghosh 9 Nov 2021

India to seek billion-dollar assistance from the World Bank for just transition programme

Mayank Aggarwal 3 Nov 2021

[Photos] In the dark world of white clay

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Subhrajit Sen 24 Sep 2021
Damodar river flows across some of the most mineral rich regions of India which could be a boon for states like Jharkhand and West Bengal. Image by Rahul Singh

The ‘sorrow’ of Damodar river continues for millions of people

Rahul Singh and Kundan Pandey 9 Sep 2021

India’s tidal power potential hampered by high costs and environmental risks

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Aug 2021

[Commentary] Nature-based solutions hold the key to transform our cities into resilient spaces

Suchismita Mukhopadhyay, Saurav Chowdhury 30 Jul 2021

[Commentary] Challenges of conservation, cyclones and COVID-19 in the lives of Sundarban residents

Kalpita Bhar Paul 16 Jul 2021