Sundarbans

This Ganga river cruise is the best way to uncover secrets of the Sundarbans

Antara Ganges Voyager takes you, in style, to places where the roads don't go. To quaint villages, swaying rice paddies, mesmerising mangroves and languid backwaters, the cruise compels you to the slow down and enjoy nature one wave at a time.

World Mangrove Day 2023 | Why mangroves are critical to India achieving its blue-green goals

India is home to 3 percent of the total mangrove cover in South Asia. On International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem (July 26), we look at why we simply can't lose this dynamic ecosystem.

14000 sq km land at risk due to sea level rise: Report

According to a report in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Indian subcontinent may lost 14,000 square km of land with a rise of one metre of sea level due to climate change.

Sunderbans: Land to be acquired for embankments

Sundarbans, where Cyclone Aila had wreaked havoc in May 2009, needs extensive construction of permanent embankments for which land would be acquired at market rates, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.