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Jayanta Basu
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As climate change worsens cyclones in the Sundarbans, experts debate ways to build resilience
A December 2020 study identified the areas in and around the Sundarbans as an ‘extreme climate hotspot’.
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Why Teesta runs dry: Incomplete canal network and climate change also to blame
The second part of a detailed investigative report on why there isn’t enough water in the river.
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Why does the Teesta river run dry in non-monsoon months? Because it has more dams than it needs
The Third Pole explores the length of the Teesta river in West Bengal and Sikkim to see how much water is flowing, and where it is going in the lean months.
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What accounts of growing Indian illiberalism miss: The grounds for bigotry were laid before 2014
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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Why a Japanese spy suddenly embraced Islam in Bombay in the early 20th century
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BJP MLA put under house arrest for threatening to stall Munawar Faruqui’s show in Hyderabad
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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Why Mamata Banerjee refuses to share Teesta: The river has just 1/16th of water needed
A report by the West Bengal government shows just how stark the situation may be.
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The Ganga has practically disappeared in West Bengal
Stretches of the original channel of the Ganga in the state have been submerged under rubbish, illegal buildings and a metro line.
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Climate change increases risk of earthquakes – and India, Bangladesh are among the most vulnerable
As sea water warms due to climate change, it expands; this rise in volume upsets the balance of tectonic plates, says a new study.
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Watch: MP policeman turns to religious leader to identify murderer, he claims to know who did it
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Watch: Manipur CM N Biren Singh shows off football skills for Durand Cup inauguration
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‘Smile Please’: Delhi Police warns against traffic violations with a ‘World Photography Day’ post
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Watch: The horrifying moment when a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai, no casualties reported
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‘When you want to have chapati and biryani’: Video of biryani burrito confuses food lovers