The tree type map is color-coded by each specific forest cover type and public lands are excluded. This is a forest type map of Aspen-Birch. The forest cover type illustrated on this map is ...

Other important factors include elevation, soil moisture, and canopy height. A more unexpected player is gravity anomaly – ...

A look at the curved oval iconic representation of Shiva Lingam placed on a globular base which is found in the Sanctum Sanctorum Garbhagraha of all Shiva temples has given rise to diverse explanation ...

To combat the sale of fake and substandard medicines in the state, the West Bengal government on Friday issued six guidelines for drug sellers and wholesalers. Here are the guidelines issued by the ...

The Bengal forest department plans to create new grasslands in the reserve forests of north Bengal to provide adequate fodder base for herbivores and prevent such animals, particularly elephants, from ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland’s lab use satellite imagery to track changes in forest cover. The data is publicly available on the World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Watch ...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday forecast thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in several districts of West Bengal till May 22. The IMD said that an east-west trough from Punjab to ...

West Ham and Nottingham Forest have been charged by the Football Association after their melee in Sunday's Premier League game. Defender Murillo and Edson Alvarez clashed in the 13th minute of ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the disbursement of the second installment of funds under the state’s flagship “Banglar Bari (Gramin)” housing scheme.

The accident occurred around 7 am on the Krishnanagar-Karimpur state highway near Kanthalia area after the four-wheeler with six people on board collided head-on with the bus, a senior officer said.

A cyclonic circulation is active over the Bay of Bengal (BoB), shifting from the southwest and adjoining southeast region to the west-central and nearby southeast areas. As a result, scattered small ...

On the morning of Monday (May 19), West Bengal police constable Lakshmikanta Mandal, in a monumental feat, summited the world’s highest peak, Everest. Mandal is from the 3rd battalion of the State ...