Mamata Banerjee lays foundation stone for Rs 1,670-crore bridge to connect Sagar IslandA new bridge, the Gangasagar Setu, will soon connect Sagar Island. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone for this Rs 1,6...
Western Oregon, Southwest Washington face flood warnings, landslide alerts, and widespread power outagesAn atmospheric river is bringing 2-4 inches of rain to Western Oregon and Southwest Washington through Friday, December 19, 2025, increasin...
Kerala weather: Intensity of rains to decrease, schools to remain shut in some districtsHeavy rains caused widespread destruction in Kerala. Many families were moved to relief camps. People protested against waterlogging in Kan...
A river once ran through it: The 288-km-long dying Ichhamati is stoking up Bengal's poll furnaceAs part of National Waterway 44, Ichhamati forms a 21km riverine border with Bangladesh and flows through the Ranaghat, Bangaon, Basirhat, ...
Cyclone Mocha makes landfall along Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts"The ESCS "Mocha" lay centered at 0530hrs IST of 14th May 2023 over Northeast & adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal near lat 18.7N & long 9...
Global Potential for tidal power is 1,000 GW, but costs dampen the prospectsHowever, the upfront construction costs of the tidal barrage, in addition to associated environmental impacts, remain major obstacles to fu...
Heavy rains all set to lash west coast; Mumbai, Nashik to be hitRainfall activity is likely to increase over coastal Karnataka, Goa and south coastal Maharashtra from June 7 onwards with wide spread rain...
Inland Waterways Authority of India starts work on converting 106 rivers into national waterwaysFor another 46 waterways, which are in coastal & tidal regions, two stage DPR studies have been initiated. These reports are in the final s...
Sea level rise no threat to Sundarbans, claims new research"Compared to the much publicised belief, the islands of Sundarban are not facing similar threat from the impacts of global warming."
Odisha's Bhitarkanika may be in world heritage site listOften described as nature's gift, Bhitarkanika is enriched with a variety of habitats and conditions not found anywhere else in the country.
- Villagers struggle to save land as islands shrink in Sundarban
Thousands of farmers living on the banks of the islands in Sundarbans are struggling to protect their land as their villages are shrinking ...
1.7 lakh trees felled for Posco plant, Odisha district loses cyclone barrierWhile the country’s eastern seaboard braces for cyclone Phailin, the people in Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha are particularly in dread.R...
Extending power grid in Sundarbans delta risky: EnvironmentalistsThe WBengal govt's move to extend the national grid to the Sundarbans delta for electrifying villages has come in for criticism from enviro...
Extending power grid in Sundarbans risky: ExpertsThe West Bengal government's move to extend the national grid to the Sundarbans delta for electrifying villages has come in for criticism f...
- Nuclear plant at Jaitapur: The mystery of the missing creeks
The government's decision to review the safety of nuclear plants across the country, including the one proposed at Jaitapur may prove to be...
- Tidal power set to make waves as govts push clean energy
Three decades ago, engineer Peter Fraenkel created an underwater turbine to use river power to pump water in Sudan. Now, his modified desig...
- 'Aqua technology park, work to begin in September'
Work on the Aqua Technology Park, first such in the country, for ornamental fish breeding and marketing, will begin in September, this year...