The Democratic Youth Federation of India has started an endeavour to save the Sunderbans’ mangroves in the run-up to its 11th All India Conference scheduled to be held in Salt Lake, Calcutta, fr...

A community initiative led by 200-odd residents, mostly women, of Sunderbans’ Kumirmari island, have since January 12 planted more than 10,000 mangrove saplings along their riverbank habitation....

We talked a lot more during the 10-minute walk. She lived in a joint family of three brothers, her own two sons were in the city, her father-in-law had also been a flower farmer. She asked me about my...

About 300 saplings have been planted across the block over the last three years, he said. “We are covering the block with Amloki, Horitoki, Boyra, Jarul, Mahogani, Shisoo, Neem, Bakul, Krishnach...

There is an element of the ridiculous about the kathal or jackfruit. Bulbous, pimply, vomit green, all bunched up on low hanging branches like a gaggle of slothful cousins. Perhaps that is why the sou...

The food processing and horticulture department has requested the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation to earmark a plot where a fruit orchard can be set up. Subrata Saha, the minister of state, food pr...

Residents of Sarat Abasan celebrated forest week by planting saplings of fruits and flowers in their pagoda park. The elongated block has three parks but Krishna Chakraborty, chairperson, board of adm...

“Last year,” he pointed out, “has made apparent this nexus between looking after the environment and climate change. Covid was almost certainly caused by abuse of nature, by breaking...

On the occasion of World Environment Day, Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Singh made an appeal to people to plant saplings on all occasions whether big or small. “Whether it’s a birthday of yo...

Community garden Hari Mitti promotes community garden. “It is being said that food is medicine. But the food we eat is full of pesticides and chemicals which are causing cancer. Our drive encou...