Sundarbans

Bengal Ready To Market Immunity-Boosting Sandesh Sweets: Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 29, 2020

Sweet-loving Bengalis have something to cheer about in COVID-19 time as the West Bengal government decided to come out with a "sandesh" which will contain honey from Sundarbans and increase immunity, an official said on Sunday.

Tigers At Sundarbans In Bengal Find Lockdown Grrreat

India News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 8, 2020

With humans in West Bengal under coronavirus lockdown, tigers in the Sundarbans mangrove forest are coming out to play, with park rangers on Thursday reporting a jump in sightings of the big cats.

Sundarbans Doctor, Guwahati Veterinarian Among Padma Shri Awardees

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday January 26, 2020

From conservation of Asian elephants to treating thousands of cancer patients at zero cost -- there are several awardees who were on Saturday selected for Padma Shri Award ahead of the 71st Republic Day.

West Bengal To Get 2 New Districts, Announces Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that Sundarbans and Basirhat will be made new districts.

Cyclone Bulbul Passes Bengal. PM, Governor Tweet To Mamata Banerjee

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday November 10, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's efforts to mitigate the impact of Cyclone Bulbul were commended by the state Governor this morning. The cyclonic storm now lays centered 75 km east-northeast of Sundarban National Park, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

48-Year-Old Man Dragged Away By Tiger In West Bengal's Sundarbans

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 30, 2019

A crab catcher was dragged away by a tiger in West Bengal's Sundarbans, a forest official said this morning.

Bangladesh's Power Plants Put Sunderbans On "Sites In Danger": Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 15, 2019

The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of natural sites in danger as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near the forest, a media report said on Saturday.

Why India's Election Is Among the World's Most Expensive

India News | Archana Chaudhary and Jeanette Rodrigues, Bloomberg | Tuesday March 12, 2019

The world's biggest democracy will soon hold what's likely to be one of the world's costliest elections. India's six-week-long vote will span the Himalayan range in the north, the Indian Ocean in the south, the Thar desert in the west and the mangroves of the Sundarbans in the east.

Tigers Kill Two Crab Catchers In Sundarbans Forest In A Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 3, 2018

Two crab catchers were mauled to death by tigers in separate incidents in the Sundarbans during the past one week, the police said today.

Kaun Banega Crorepati 10 Written Update: Amitabh Bachchan, Thank You For An Inspiring Episode With Aamir Khan And Jalaluddin Gazi

Entertainment | Friday November 2, 2018

Amitabh Bachchan invited Jalaluddin Gazi, who runs schools for underprivileged children and Aamir Khan under a special segment KBC Karmaveer

Over 100 Islands In Sundarbans Face Existential Threat As Sea Level Rises

India News | Written by Hridayesh Joshi | Thursday January 11, 2018

Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, spread across 20,000 square kilometres in India and Bangladesh, is threatened by rising sea level -- one of the most conspicuous effects of climate change

Sundarbans Widows Brave Jungles Where Tigers Killed Their Husbands

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Wednesday September 6, 2017

Lahiripur: Geeta Mridha lost her husband on Valentine’s Day 2014. He was fishing in the backwaters of Sundarbans National Park with four others when a tiger leaped out of the jungle and dragged him away by the throat. Ms Mridha says the other men didn’t even have time to react. His body was never found. “After my husband’s departure, I beca...

Forced To Quit Studies As A Child, Bengal Cab Driver Ensures Other Children Don't

Indo-Asian News Service Sahana Ghosh Sahana Ghosh | Monday April 17, 2017

Kolkata: It’s been a bumpy ride for a 65-year-old yellow cab driver, Gazi Jalaluddin. A good student who was forced to give up formal education due to poverty, he now runs two schools and an orphanage in his native Sundarbans, ensuring a smoother journey for the underprivileged in a land at the mercy of the rivers. “I don’t know how much long...

Bengal Assembly Polls: 1,000 Personnel Moved By Boats In Sundarbans Islands

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 25, 2016

A whopping 1,000 polling personnel were moved via boats in Sandeshkhali and Hingalganj islands of the Sundarbans mangroves spanning North 24-Parganas district in West Bengal where the fourth phase of polls are underway today.

Solar Power, Boats, Ham Radio To Aid Voting In The Sundarbans

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 19, 2016

Amped up with ham radio broadcasts, solar lights and fleets of boats, launches and steamers, the world's largest mangroves, the Sundarbans, is gearing up to vote in the West Bengal assembly polls notwithstanding connectivity issues stemming from the archipelago's remoteness and wild terrain.