India, April 1 -- Cultivation area of maize has increased eightfold and tripled for pulses in last decade West Bengal is witnessing a significant shift in crop patterns. Farmers are increasingly aban... Read More
India, March 28 -- Local economy hangs by a thread as residents desperately demand revival of the rural employment scheme Villagers in Murshidabad district in West Bengal once had no major liabilitie... Read More
India, March 22 -- Workers now falling back into trap of migration with no fixed jobs, income In the fertile fields of Murshidabad district in West Bengal, a quiet transformation is taking place. Men... Read More
India, March 21 -- Village residents oppose declaring traditional pastoral land as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood A recent state government notification has sparked fear among ... Read More
India, March 21 -- Nearly three decades have passed since the Supreme Court ruling in 1996, which mandated the use of dictionary definition to delineate forests. Still, India grapples with the challen... Read More
India, March 19 -- Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment West Bengal's rural communities are grappling with a harsh reality - the absence of work under the... Read More
India, March 18 -- Lack of work opportunities see rural residents permanently migrate with families Jalangi in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, was once a thriving hamlet of around 70 households. T... Read More
India, March 8 -- High ocean temperatures due to climate change, El Nino feared to trigger fourth global mass coral bleaching A widespread coral bleaching event has engulfed the Great Barrier Reef (G... Read More
India, March 8 -- The land spread across 99 villages was granted between 2016 and 2018 The Karnataka Appellate Tribunal (KAT) has cancelled the illegal allocation of over 15 acres of Kan land - prese... Read More
India, March 7 -- Experts claim monasteries have been put under lockdown; dam will be environmentally detrimental Over 1,000 citizens and monks of Tibet have been arrested for protesting against a hy... Read More