Climate change and rising sea levels eventually may wipe out one of the world’s last and largest tiger strongholds, scientists warned in a new study. The cats are among 500,000 land species whose survival
The two officials are Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve director S. Kulandivel and field director of Sundarbans Tiger Reserve Nilanjan Mullick. Kolkata: The Kolkata International Wildlife and Environment
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the state pollution control board to carry out surprise checks on cruise vessels operating in the Sunderbans to find out whether they discharge
An ethnographic survey on the island of Satjelia in the Sundarbans shows how exclusionary conservation practices are intensifying the vulnerabilities of the local population. An inclusive conservation
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Tuesday, banned the use of music systems by tourists in the Sunderbans. The bench of Justice S P Wangdi and Prof P C Mishra also forbade
KOLKATA: The number of big cats in the Indian Sunderbans is healthy and rising. A recent camera-trap exercise has spotted at least 9 more tigers over last year's figures in the entire mangroves, including
Environmental activist Bittu Sahgal on Sunday expressed concern over the proposed construction of the Rampal thermal power plant in the Sunderbans, saying the project would trigger unavoidable environmental
Citing concerns over the impact on the World Heritage Site in Sundarbans, including on the Royal Bengal Tiger, the United Nations (UN) has recommended Bangladesh to scrap the proposed 1,320MW thermal power
KOLKATA: Rampant practice of prawn seed catching along the rivers of Sundarban archipelago is not only damaging the marine ecosystem but also endangering the stability of embankments, says a new book.
KOLKATA: Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective - a group of Ashden award winners have sent a note to the major political parties in the state like Trinamool and CPM as to what plans they have to develop
