As many as 50 schoolchildren from the Sundarbans will begin their Durga Puja season with a special tram ride in Kolkata on Sunday (September 21, 2025). The idea is to convey the message to the public ...

KOLKATA, (IANS) – Air pollution poses a significant threat to the Sundarbans, a crucial mangrove ecosystem in West Bengal that protects the region from extreme weather, warns a recent study by leading ...

At the curtain raiser for the COP-30 (Conference of the Parties) in Kolkata, Kolkata Municipal Corporation Member Mayor in Councils (MMIC) and MLA Debasish Kumar said that there is an immediate need ...

Kolkata: A melanistic leopard cat — a rare genetic variant of the elusive lesser cat — has been spotted in the Indian Sundarbans during the camera-trap exercise to enumerate tigers in 2024-25.

Due to erosion traders had relocated from the area that led to stoppage of the celebration, this year, the villagers of Tushkhali in Sundarbans, celebrated Durga Puja. They relished khichuri and alur ...