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Sunderbans goes hi-tech to keep infiltrators, smugglers at bay

The porous riverine border with Bangladesh at Sunderbans are shortly to be equipped with infra-ray pillars and smart sensors to prevent rampant infiltration and smuggling

2 min read13 Jun 2017
Industry

Protesters appeal to Narendra Modi to scrap Bangladesh power plant deal

The proposed Rampal power plant, a 1,320 megawatt super-thermal power plant , is located just 65 kilometres from the Sundarbans

1 min read19 Oct 2016
Mint-lounge

School in the Cloud: A virtual classroom in the wild

How Sugata Mitra's School in the Cloud makes learning fun at Korakati, deep inside the Sunderbans

7 min read13 Aug 2016
Politics

A prayer for the pangolin

To survive in the wild, the pangolin needs to be protected under a conservation plan, including ways to ban demand for its meat and body parts

9 min read9 Sep 2014
Politics

Sunderbans mangrove trees losing capacity to absorb CO2: study

The mangrove forest, marsh grass, and other coastal vegetation in the world's largest delta are the natural absorbers of carbon dioxide

1 min read4 Aug 2014
Politics

Tiger census shows numbers on the rise

Tiger census shows numbers on the rise

2 min read28 Mar 2011
Mint-lounge

Music in the mangroves

Music in the mangroves

3 min read4 Mar 2011
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Species change habits, habitats in their struggle for survival

Species change habits, habitats in their struggle for survival

5 min read24 Dec 2009
Opinion

India’s innovation czar

India’s innovation czar

3 min read6 Dec 2009
Politics

Swamped by debt, fishermen flee moneylenders in Sunderbans

Swamped by debt, fishermen flee moneylenders in Sunderbans

3 min read4 Oct 2009
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