Sundarbans

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The Story of Henry Piddington, the Man Who Coined the Word ‘Cyclone’

Archit Guha 07/06/2020

Where and when did the cyclone emerge as a...

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How Mangroves Protect People From Increasingly Powerful Storms

Adam Moolna 29/05/2020

Mangrove roots can break up the force of a...

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Number of Tigers in the Sundarbans Rises From 88 to 96

The state forest department arrived at the current figure...

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A Cross-Border Coal Power Plant Could Put Sundarbans at Risk

Sahana Ghosh 06/08/2018

Conservationists argue the power plant would spew thousands of...

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Despite Opposition, Work on Controversial Rampal Power Project Continues

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 24/04/2018

Resistance to the India-Bangladesh thermal power project is not only...

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What a School in Bengal Teaches Us About Sea Level Rise

Nagraj Adve 09/12/2017

There was a school on one edge of the...

Women who remain on the island after the men migrate take shelter in a stilt house during floods.

Flood-Ravaged Islands of Sundarbans Need Women-Centric Interventions

Sayanti Sengupta and Nirmalya Choudhury 20/10/2017

After men migrate for work, women of Mousuni Island...