All fires in the Sundarbans over the last 23 years took place in just five percent area of the mangrove forest under the east forest division, said officials concerned. While they blame the fire ...

Kolkata lawyer Mantu Hait built a pioneering dragonfly pond in the Sundarbans, restoring wetlands, boosting biodiversity and ...

Crab collection has resumed in Satkhira Range of the Sundarbans after a two-month closure imposed to protect breeding and ...

The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, and its forest-dependent communities are now at risk due to the impact of climate change and unregulated industrial expansion, speakers warned ...

Highlighting the country’s growing tiger population, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in December 2024 expressed optimism that the trend would continue in the future. Since then, Union environment, fo ...

The dense waterways of the Sundarbans, once declared free of pirates, are again echoing with fear.Nearly 20 armed gangs have resurfaced across the world’s largest ...

According to locals, there are thousands of tiger widows in the expansive Sunderbans region -- their lives riddled with ...

According to the Forest Department, 705 fishers entered the Sundarbans under the Satkhira Range with permits issued to 235 boats as of 11am ...

Joint forces have launched a ‘combing operation’ across the Sundarbans aimed at rescuing abducted fishermen and combating ...

The sprawling Sundarbans, home of the Bengal tiger and pristine mangroves, could become a toxic dumping ground if a massive coal plant is built near its borders, a United Nations agency warned this ...

Last month, an estimated 350,000 liters of fuel oil spilled into the Sundarbans delta on the Bay of Bengal. An oil tanker that had collided with a cargo vessel on December 9th sank into the Shela ...