Teesta Valley Times

08/08/2022

Fishing, unregulated sand mining, pollution, solid waste dumping and construction of embankments for flood control have negatively impacted Mahananda ecology and the survival of dolphins and other riverine species.

https://roundglasssustain.com/conservation/dolphins-mahananda-survival

Fishing, sand mining, pollution, solid waste dumping and construction of embankments have negatively impacted Mahananda ecology and dolphins

08/08/2022

“Illegal encroachment to rampant sand mining, rivers in the state is being violated regularly, often with the overt or covert support of politicians,” said Biswajit Mukherjee, former chief law officer, state environment department and green activist.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/water/west-bengal-elections-activists-try-to-push-river-conservation-into-agenda-76052

08/08/2022

“In north Bengal, many rivers, particularly Mahananda, Atreyee, Phuleswari, Punarbhana and Sreemati have been severely affected and often turned into seasonal rivers,” said Tuhin Suvra Mondal, a convener of the state-level river committee set up by Sabuj Mancha.

The transboundary rivers that the region shares Bangladesh, like Teesta and Atrai, are of particular concern, Mandal added.

Source: 'Down to Earth'
Article by Jayanta Basu.
19 March 2021

08/08/2022

Rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
A Fluvial Account of Bengal
By Kalyan Rudra · 2018

05/08/2022

05/08/2022

'Tora's Husband', the latest feature film by national award-winning filmmaker Rima Das is all set to be premiered at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

https://assamtribune.com/entertainment/toras-husband-by-rima-das-to-be-premiered-at-tiff-1431936

Guwahati, Aug 4: 'Tora's Husband', the latest feature film by national award-winning filmmaker Rima Das is all set to be premiered at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). ...

05/08/2022

Medical dictionary and textbooks to be published in Assamese language soon

https://assamtribune.com/article/medical-dictionary-and-textbooks-to-be-published-in-assamese-language-soon-1431707

05/08/2022

Assam govt gives green signal to second wildlife sanctuary in Barak Valley

picture courtesy: NDTV

11/05/2022

Dry fish is popular in the states of Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram. There is also a demand for it among the residents of the Darjeeling, Terai, and Dooars regions of West Bengal.

Dry fish is popular in the states of Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. There is also a demand for it among the residents of Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars regions of West Bengal

11/05/2022

There are 900 homestay accommodations in Bengal and the number is growing at a 25 percent compounded annual growth rate. The state hascome a homestay policy.

However, IHCL will operate homestay at a higher price point than most with Amã. At present, the company offers the service in Kurseong’s Makaibari tea estate and within Vedic Village near Calcutta. The third one, Puttabong Cottage, recently opened in Darjeeling.

Puneet Chhatwal says Calcutta could be a launchpad for expanding the Ginger brand in eastern parts of the country

11/05/2022

Kelvin Kwok, or Kwai as he is known to friends, opened Burger Cartel on NB Singh Road around six months ago during the pandemic. “It started as a cloud kitchen and the response was so overwhelming that we had to look for a bigger place,” says the 33-year-old.

Kelvin Kwok, who grew up in Darjeeling and studied in Kolkata, has opened a cafe that’s famous with the locals