Marry within, or remain spinsters. That's the message the Left Front government has for women of marriageable age in parts of Nadia. The failure of the state, notwithstanding 25 years of Marxist

The Sunderbans account for the largest dolphin population in India because of its climatic condition. With its abundant source of fresh and sea water the Sunderbans have proved to be an ideal

A study on investment needs in conservation and livelihood programmes in the Sunderbans is being conducted by two New Zealand- based consultancy firms and an Indian firm. The study is funded by Asian

More than half of Bangladesh has shown signs of arsenic contamination in its groundwater, a new study warned and stated that the otherwise water-abundant country is also facing a serious shortage of

The funds crunch in the state has come to such a pass that even health, an emergency service, is affected. The West Bengal health department could not procure life-saving anti-rabies vaccine from

Expressing displeasure at the delay in enacting legislation for protection of trees in the non-forest areas of West Bengal, the Division Bench of the Chief Justice MR AK Mathur and Mr Justice JK

The Division Bench of the Chief Justice MR AK Mathur and Mr Justice JK Biswas of Calcutta High Court directed the Central Pollution Control Board to submit a report on the progress of the Ganga

Ganga Action Plan funds issued to the Lalbag municipality (West Bengal) remain unutilized due to a standoff between the Archaeological Survey of India, Hazarduari unit and the municipality

There is to be no sanctuary for circus animals at Ballavpur after all. The West Bengal environment department has shelved the plan to set up a much needed rescue center at this spot in South 24-

Rise in deaths from malaria has led a worried West Bengal state health department to ask the Centre for more supply of anti-malarial drugs along with the insecticide Malathion for use later this