An NGT Bench consisting of Justice S.P. Wangdi and Expert Member Dr. Nagin Nanda, has admitted a case filed by …
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Coping With Storm Surges In The Sundarbans
Villages located near rivers, creeks and low-lying areas of the Sundarbans – the world’s largest mangrove forest that straddles Bangladesh …
Read More »Saline Land Will Drive People Out Of Sundarbans
Increased soil salinity due to climate change-induced rises in sea levels is likely to force hundreds of thousands of coastal …
Read More »How To Strengthen Cooperation For A Water Secure South Asia
South Asia is witnessing unprecedented water challenges and risks. The impacts are wide-spread and intense. From receding glaciers in the …
Read More »Eight Countries Come Together To Protect Bay Of Bengal
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has just approved a grant of USD 15 million for the Bay of Bengal Large …
Read More »Rapid Industrialisation Poses Pollution Risk To The Sundarbans
Mongla port is a hive of activity. Several oceangoing vessels are anchored in the harbour and there is a steady …
Read More »Migration Always Good? There’s No Straight Answer
By Rituparna Hajra and Tuhin Ghosh In India, 55% of male migrants send remittances to support households have left behind. …
Read More »Sinking Sundarbans Islands Underline Climate Crisis
By Soumya Sarkar Kalyani Mandal has gone way past hope. Living in Dhoblat Shibpur, a coastal village on Sagar Island …
Read More »Water-based Transport: Perils and Possibilities
Practical and policy difficulties have led to the limited growth of inland waterway transport in India over the past decade, …
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