Pilgrims take a dip in the Ganges Delta off Sagar Island. Despite high levels of pollution, millions bask in the waters every year. The pollution also is weakening the mangroves, which rely on ...

A recent project involved mapping part of the Sundarbans, a vast area of mangrove forests where the waters of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers spill into the Bay of Bengal. Covering more ...

The endangered Royal Bengal tiger is found in Sundarban forest of the Ganges Delta, spanning India and Bangladesh. It lives on a diet of fish, frogs and lizards. The dense mangrove foliage in ...

The gravity of pollution caused by plastics is more than meets the eye. Wild animals often end up eating these plastics, Prof Abdullah Harun Chowdhury says ...

Unlike gradual shifts observed upstream, this historic event occurred in the Ganges Delta, about 200 kilometres from its mouth at the Bay of Bengal. Similar river shifts today could endanger ...

At the top of Qadri’s list: a photo documentary that chronicled the various aspects of the Ganges. Starting with a treacherous two-day hike to glaciers at the foot of the Himalayas and ending in the ...

West Bengal, India - January 13, 2025 A Royal Bengal tiger was successfully rescued and released into the jungle by the forest department after a health check-up. This operation took place in northern ...

After decades of crude oil spills and the introduction of invasive plant species, thousands of hectares of mangroves in the Niger Delta are destroyed, impacting aquatic species and women’s ...