The 19 blocks of Sundarbans are divided across North 24 and South 24 Parganas districts. To access healthcare services, one has to cross water bodies via...
With tropical cyclones, people in Sundarbans observe high tides that leads to flooding of banks, ponds and rivers. There is massive destruction not only of fish...
Dragging rectangular nets in the rivers and creeks of the Indian Sundarbans, women spend hours in water collecting fishes, crabs, and prawns for their living. But...
From fuelwood for thermal energy, thatching leaves, cutting trees for timber, to forest resources like fishes, crabs and honey, all come from mangroves and help people...
World Environment Day 2022 is being celebrated with 'Only One Earth' as the theme, focussing on ‘Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature,’ as it calls for collective,...
As we celebrate the World Environment Day 2022 with the theme of Only One Earth, here is why it is important to pay attention to the...
Acclaimed Writer Amitav Ghosh, known for writing about environment talks to team Banega Swasth India about his style of writing and his new book The living...
The growing issue of climate change is increasing risks for gender-based inequality and threatens to widen gender‐based disparities
The Sundarbans – lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. According to the World Wildlife Fund India,...