During January 2026, unseasonal rain, hailstorms and cyclones affected a total 17,481 hectares, impacting 30,413 farmers across three districts in Maharashtra, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Bhagirath Choudhary told the Lok Sabha. The government provided an amount of Rs 2,256.87 lakh as relief of compensation to the affected farmers during January 2026….
The state government has been demanding such information for a long time, particularly since a devastating flood in north Bengal in October 2025 was triggered by the overtopping of the Tala Dam in western Bhutan due to a sudden surge in the rivers of the country as a result of extremely intense rainfall. While more…
The Government of West Bengal recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German federal enterprise GIZ, and the State Mission for Clean Ganga (SMCG), to undertake the development of the Ichhamati and Jalangi river basins. Located in the upper Ganga delta within the state, both river basins are currently threatened due to several reasons. The river systems are vital transboundary waterways in the state of West…
Residents of Kolkata, eastern India’s major metropolis, were jolted around lunch time after an earthquake along the nearby India-Bangladesh border caused tremors in and across the city and its adjoining areas. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded the coordinates of the quake at 22.51°N, 89.17 °E in Asaashuni near Satkhira in the country’s southwest Khulna division….