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Poll-bound Bengal gets a few infra projects, but less investment compared to pre-budget expectations

India, Feb. 3 -- Poll-bound West Bengal got a few infrastructural projects in the latest budget tabled by Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. However, man... Read More


Unexplored potential

India, Feb. 3 -- Speaking at a national level meeting held at the Sundarbans on December 21, 2025, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav criticised the West Bengal g... Read More


Threat of global warming looms large on next winter Olympics despite being at a high-altitude Alpine city: Study

India, Jan. 31 -- Climate experts have expressed serious concern about the future of winter games even as less than a week remains for the next Winter Olympics which start on February 6, 2026. The ga... Read More


Source of Nipah infection in West Bengal still unclear as investigators examine possible Bangladesh link

India, Jan. 16 -- The source of the Nipah infection in West Bengal remains unconfirmed, with two possible routes under investigation Officials are examining exposure to bat-contaminated date palm sap... Read More


Sundarbans development debate deepens amid Centre-Bengal mudslinging

India, Jan. 7 -- Recently, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav criticised West Bengal for mismanaging development in the Sundarbans, He called for a tourism boost in the area. State ministers countered, ... Read More


Southwest monsoon in India and Pakistan responsible for highest number of fatalities among 2025's major climate disasters: Christian Aid report

India, Dec. 27 -- The 2025 southwest monsoon season in India and Pakistan, that recorded eight per cent more than normal rainfall, has triggered maximum fatalities among 2025's major climate disasters... Read More


Kolkata gets tree ambulance to treat plants under distress; dial 18001236219 to avail facility

India, Dec. 14 -- Kolkata got its first tree ambulance last week. It is now one of the few Indian cities and the first major city of eastern India to have the facility. The ambulance has been set up ... Read More


UN report warns world has entered 'uncharted territory' as future warming set to exceed earlier estimates

India, Dec. 12 -- UN report warns the world has already crossed into "uncharted territory". Global temperatures could rise by 2.4degC to 3.9degC above pre-industrial levels. One million species face... Read More


COP of Truth's ending highlights bitter reality of discord between Global North and South

India, Nov. 23 -- The 'COP of Truth', as Brazilian President Luiz Inaciao Lula da Silva had christened the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ... Read More


Global Adaptation Fund Board got less than half of minimally required funding at COP30

India, Nov. 22 -- Even half of the minimum adaptation fund required for 2026, $300 million, could not be mustered this year at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framewor... Read More