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...
With cyclones becoming more frequent and intense over the past decade in Bay of Bengal, here is how climate change has impacted food security of people...
Transgenders do not have it easy anywhere, but the situation has improved over the years, say activists on International Transgender Day of Visibility
Transgenders undergo several surgeries as well as hormonal treatments and there has been no trial so far to see whether Covid vaccines have any adverse impact...
"Priests, dhakis, pandal makers, electricians, those who will go through the nitty-gritty - all associated with the puja have to be inoculated with at least one...
Three Kolkata clubs — Southern Samity, Kalighat Milan Sangha FC and Indian Football Association are providing free vaccinations to people above the age of 45, who...
Doctors warned that violation of the COVID-19 protocol may lead to a situation similar to the one in 2020 after the outbreak of the pandemic across...
Experts believe that the election will come and go but if COVID-appropriate behaviour is not followed genuinely, the death rate will escalate in the state
By forming new outfits out of scrap, we are not only curbing the textile waste generated by factories, but we are also trying to meet the...
Under West Bengal’s Maa scheme, the beneficiaries can avail a platter of nutritious meal which will include rice, dal, a vegetable dish and egg curry for...
Here is a quick lowdown on West Bengal’s performance on vital health parameters like infant and child mortality rate, immunisation, malnutrition, the prevalence of anaemia as...
According to a new study, in West Bengal, at least 24.5 per cent of the women who succumbed to COVID-19 were found to be diabetic, while...
