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Climate change devastates women’s reproductive health in Sundarbans

Climate change devastates women’s reproductive health in Sundarbans

Repeated cyclones and rising salinity levels in Sundarbans have led men to abandon farming and migrate for work. Women, forced to take up fishing for livelihood, are developing reproductive problems due to prolonged exposure to waist-deep saline water

By Partho Burman

Jan 05, 2024 14:10 IST logo

4 Min read

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How this 32-year-old college dropout set up a Rs 4-crore marigold nursery business

By Rashmi Pratap

Jan 01, 2024 00:46 IST logo

5 Min read

Sukhdev Nath with Harinakhuri paddy harvest on his farm in Sagar Islands, Sundarbans. Pic: Partho Burman

Bengal farmer revives native paddy variety; earns Rs120 per kg with organic farming

By Partho Burman

Dec 20, 2023 00:10 IST logo

8 Min read

Rajmata Alpana Singha Thakur with the idol of Maa Mrinmoyee at Bishnupur. The idol was made in 997 CE using clay from the Ganga River on orders of the then King . Pic: Partho Burman

Bishnupur’s 1027-year-old Durga Puja continues with cannons and offbeat customs

By Partho Burman

Oct 20, 2023 09:33 IST logo

6 Min read

Pritkana Goswami, her younger daughter Ankita Roy and her granddaughter displaying a Nakshi Kantha work.

Bengal: Living in poverty, how Pritikana Goswami revived Nakshi Kantha embroidery

By Partho Burman

Mar 15, 2023 23:58 IST logo

8 Min read