Climate change could wipe out Bengal tigers in 50 years14 Feb, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
Coast Guard raises issue of anti-nationals exploiting SundarbansThe conference was attended by representatives of the Navy, Army, Coast Guard, Intelligence Branch of West Bengal government, NCB, SIB, BSF...
13 Jul, 2018, 05.41 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina defends Indo-Bangla power plant project near SundarbansSpeaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 57th convention Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh in Chittagong, Hasina asserted that the plant ...
28 Jan, 2017, 07.04 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina defends Indo-Bangla power plant, warns opposition BNPBangladesh and India last month signed the landmark deal, paving the way for launching the construction work for the coal-fired plant.
27 Aug, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
Many Bangladeshis anti-India due to ties with Awami League"They are anti-India because of your relations with the sitting government of Bangladesh," he said, in an apparent reference to Prime Minis...
26 Aug, 2016, 05.49 PM IST
Bangladesh bans ships in rare dolphin sanctuariesBangladesh on Monday banned boats from sailing through a key southwestern river after a ship loaded with coal capsized, threatening the san...
21 Mar, 2016, 10.13 PM IST
Attend the Bikaner camel festival in Rajasthan or the Wine and Music Festival in Nashik to kick-start the New YearThere are several unusual camel activities like camel races, camel dances, and more. The camels display amazing footwork and dance graceful...
14 Jan, 2016, 05.16 AM IST
Tiger population in Bangladesh falls to 106 from 440 in 2004Bangladesh has only 106 tigers in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, a sharp decline from 440 in 2004 due to unchecked po...
27 Jul, 2015, 05.21 PM IST
Why climate change & pollution threats to Sundarbans cannot be taken lightly by governmentsSix years after cyclone Aila, the existential threat faced by the people and fauna in one of the world’s largest mangroves has reached alar...
19 Apr, 2015, 10.15 AM IST
UN joins cleanup efforts as oil spill endangers Bangladesh' mangrove forest SundarbansGreen activists criticised the government decision to use local people in removing the spilled oil without considering their health hazards.
19 Dec, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
Indian side not affected by Bangladesh oil spill: OfficialsIndia has not been affected by a massive oil spill in the waters of Sundarbans delta on the Bangladesh side, forest department officials sa...
17 Dec, 2014, 01.46 PM IST
Bangladesh launches manual campaign to clean up oil spill"The workers were loading the boats with the oil they were collecting manually using the traditional equipment and depositing those in tank...
13 Dec, 2014, 04.51 PM IST
Oil spill taking its toll in Bangladesh Sundarbans, say activistsAn oil tanker carrying 350 tonnes of oil crashed on Tuesday, spilling its cargo over an 80sq-km area along Shela river in Bangladesh and th...
13 Dec, 2014, 12.21 PM IST
Sundarbans fishermen will be released by Bangladesh soon: Mamata Banerjee"There have been some changes in the boundary. I have written to the Centre to talk to the B'desh so that the fishermen can return home," s...
08 Dec, 2014, 05.27 PM IST
- Fresh tiger enumeration at Sundarbans
Fresh tiger estimation would be carried out in South 24 Parganas Forest division of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve with the first study provid...
15 Jan, 2014, 03.22 PM IST
Protest over Indo-Bangla power project near SundarbansThe protestors said the project would destroy the delicate ecosystem of the mangrove forest shared jointly by Bangladesh and India.
24 Sep, 2013, 04.18 PM IST
- Tiger attacks in Sundarbans wake-up call
Man is not a natural prey for big cats, but tigers in the Sundarbans in West Bengal are increasingly sneaking out of the dense mangrove for...
14 Jan, 2009, 09.05 AM IST