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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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How the East India Company tried to use paintings to lionise Robert Clive – and failed
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Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
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For young readers: A new collection of 25 timeless tales about nature by Ruskin Bond
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Odisha train collision toll rises to 261, around 900 injured
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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: Ukrainian soldiers send a message to Russia with a parody of Oscar-winning song ‘Naatu Naatu’
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Eco India, Episode 226: We are producing much more than we can recycle. How can we change this?
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Watch: Devastating sandstorm sweeps across the Suez Canal in Egypt, causing death and closing ports
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Watch: Comedian mimics Bollywood celebrities explaining their absence from Cannes Film Festival
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Watch: Animal activist sit in cage to highlight the plight of confined birds