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West Bengal to rebuild 400 km of embankments in Sundarbans - May 30, 2009 HinduKolkata (IANS): The West Bengal government will rebuild 400 kms of embankments destroyed by Cyclone Aila in the mangrove forests of Sundarbans in an effort ... … Kolkata | Met Department | Floods | Sundarbans Tiger Reserve -... - May 25, 2009 OneindiaKolkata, May 25: As per media reports, twelve people have been killed in the coastal South 24 Parganas district. With the raising death toll due to Cyclone ... Bangladesh: Sundarbans Devastated by November Cyclone - Dec 13, 2007 New York TimesBy SOMINI SENGUPTA. Unesco said that the cyclone that struck southern Bangladesh last month and killed 3000 people also destroyed 40 percent of the ... Full moon high tide in Aila-hit Sundarbans - Jun 7, 2009 HinduPatharpratima (WB) (PTI): The 'bhora kotal' or full moon high tide at Sundarbans has pushed the river water four feet above the normal level, ... US wildlife experts to track Sundarbans tigers in Bangladesh - Mar 21, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesDhaka, March 21 -- Two American wildlife experts have taken up the difficult task of tracking the behavioural patterns of tigers on the Bangladesh side of ... Too old to hunt, Sundarbans tiger sent to zoo - Dec 31, 2008 HinduCanning, West Bengal (PTI): The male Royal Bengal tiger, which was trapped in the Sundarbans, was taken to the Alipur Zoo in Kolkata on as it was too old to ... BDR rescues 68 fishermen abducted by pirates in Sundarbans - Nov 24, 2008 HinduDhaka (PTI): Bangladeshi border guards overnight rescued 68 fishermen, a week after they were abducted by pirates from the Sundarbans mangrove forests in ... Japanese actor in the Sundarbans - Jun 10, 2007 HinduKolkata: She looked demure in her slender frame. A shaven head enhanced her petite form. She was unable to comprehend the words flying around her but she ... Frequent tiger, crocodile attacks in Sundarbans villages - Oct 27, 2009 Economic Times27 Oct 2009, 1808 hrs IST, PTI. JAMESPUR (Sundarbans): Sheba Mridha sobs uncontrollably as she looks at the thick mangrove forest on the other bank of ... Climate change threatens Sundarbans - Apr 14, 2007 Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Climate change and human interference may destroy much of Sundarbans in India and Bangladesh as well as 25 other World Heritage sites, ... Gloomy Durga puja in cyclone-hit Sundarbans - Sep 24, 2009 Daily News & AnalysisGosaba (Sundarbans): With most of the people doing petty jobs in cities to run families back home, a pall of gloom has descended in cyclone-ravaged ... First for country: harnessing tides for electricity in the Sundarbans - Jun 6, 2006 Indian ExpressWhen Gon Chaudhury took charge as director, West Bengal Renewal Energy Development Authority, he saw a UN report from the Seventies identifying areas in ... Sundarbans to be developed into global tourist destination - Mar 3, 2008 Expressindia.comKolkata, March 3: The West Bengal Government is keen on developing the Sundarbans, world's largest mangrove forest, into a global tourist destination by ... Bangladesh to seek World Heritage aid for Sundarbans - Dec 5, 2007 Reuters UKDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will seek emergency funds from the World Heritage Centre to restore the ecosystem and biodiversity of the Sundarbans mangrove ... Tigers sneak out of Sundarbans forest in West Bengal - Jan 3, 2010 Economic TimesKOLKATA: A tiger and its cub sneaked out of West Bengal's Sundarbans biosphere and entered human habitation Sunday morning, state forest department ... India's tigers at risk from tidal power plant - Jul 1, 2006 IndependentThe Sundarbans is a large area of low-lying mangrove swamps criss-crossed by ... The plant will allow the tide to rise in one of the Sundarbans creeks, ... The sinking Sundarbans - Jan 11, 2010 IndependentA child looks out at low tide. The water rises higher and higher due to rising sea levels, especially during the new moon. Due to rising sea levels and ... WB Govt to acquire land for rebuilding sundarbans embankments - Oct 29, 2009 The HinduPTI. The West Bengal government on Thursday said it would acquire 5963 acres for reconstruction of 834 km of embankments in the Sundarbans breached by ... $60,000 British aid for mangrove project in Sundarbans - Feb 12, 2008 Hindu Business LineSundarbans (W. Bengal), Feb 11 The British Government is providing an assistance of $60000 for a project in the Sundarbans that aims to not only create ... Tigers, dolphins set off deep cultural conflicts - May 1, 2005 San Francisco ChronicleThe Sundarbans had in the '70s seen a bloody confrontation between refugees who had ... But in the Sundarbans, sometimes something is all the more powerful, ... Sundarbans cyclone damage fears - Nov 30, 2007 BBC NewsOfficials in Bangladesh say they intend to hold a "full-scale assessment" of damage caused by the recent cyclone to the world's largest mangrove forest. ... Brave wife 'fends off' big tiger - Jul 10, 2006 BBC NewsThe lucky escape happened near the Sundarbans mangrove forest in the south-west of the country. Eighteen-year-old Nazma Akhter and her husband Anwarul Islam ... Permanent camp in Sundarbans to stop poaching - Oct 14, 2008 The HinduKolkata (PTI): A permanent camp to keep a watch on clandestine entry by poachers from Bangladesh throughout the year would come up at Sundarban Tiger ... Tigers vs. Humans - Jan 24, 2010 National GeographicMay 5, 2009—In India's Sundarbans region, tiger-human conflicts are on the rise as ... The 2700-square-mile mangrove forest in the Sundarbans is the world's ... Sundarbans water warming eight times faster than global average - Dec 1, 2009 Economic TimesNEW DELHI: In the Sundarbans, surface water temperature has been rising at the rate of 0.5 degree Celsius per decade over the past three decades, ... Villages set to draw tidal energy in the Sundarbans - May 2, 2008 HinduKOLKATA: Till recently, the people of the Sundarbans archipelago in West Bengal had viewed the tidal waves flowing in from the Bay of Bengal as their source ... Rs.200 crore aid for Sundarbans development - Jan 12, 2010 SifyThe central government will infuse Rs.200 crore over the next five years for the development of West Bengal's Sundarbans biosphere, Union Minister for ... '45 cm rise in sea-level will destroy Sundarbans' - Apr 24, 2007 The HinduNew Delhi, April 24 (PTI): Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove, faces a threat from global warming and a mere 45 cm rise in the sea level will destroy ... 'Floating brigade' keeps guard at Sundarbans - Jun 2, 2005 Expressindia.comPTI. Sundarbans, West Bengal, June 2: Concerned over illegal fishing and trading in forest produce through the water route, wildlife officials have launched ... Sundarbans set to host first tidal energy plant in India - Sep 27, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Economic Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesNEW DELHI: India may have its first and the world's fifth tidal energy power plant at Durgaduari creek in Sundarbans. With the coastal regulatory zone ... Sundarbans proving black hole for men searching livelihood - Aug 16, 2009 Times of IndiaANNPUR (Sundarbans): Male population is dwindling fast in Jamespur and Annpur villages in the vast swathes of Sundarbans where every household has lost at ... In India's Sundarbans, Eking Out a Living in Shadow of Predators;... - Sep 28, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverHoney collectors like Mondal -- a common name in the area -- walk barefoot into the knotted woods, armed only with a thick branch and a mask worn on the ... … Institute software nails official 255, says 54 tigers in Sundarbans... - Jul 16, 2006 Indian ExpressThe claim of high tiger density in Sundarbans, the celebrated home of the Royal ... While recent attempts at radio-collaring have failed, Sundarbans Field ... Bangladesh boat diary: Tigers and dolphins - Nov 9, 2007 BBC NewsGalachipa turned out to be our last town before the Sundarbans - the largest mangrove forest on ... Bangladesh is doing its best to protect the Sundarbans. ... Dramatic rescue for Indian tiger - Feb 20, 2008 BBC NewsKanti Ganguly, the Sundarbans affairs minister of the Indian state of West Bengal, ... The Sundarbans is a UN designated world heritage site. ... Alarming rise in surface water temperature in Sundarbans - Nov 29, 2009 The HinduPTI. A breached embankment at Sunderbans. The habitat is in danger due to climate change, say scientists. Photo: Sushanta Patronobish ... How many tigers do the Sundarbans have? - Feb 13, 2008 SifyKolkata: The tiger does not burn bright in the Indian jungles any more. But as the tragic decline in the big cat population becomes official, ... Villagers surround, kill tiger - Dec 19, 2007 NEWS.com.auThe Sundarbans, southwest of Dhaka, and other forests were hard hit by Cyclone Sidr ... The Sundarbans is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the Royal ... Bangladesh searches for officer - Sep 22, 2006 BBC NewsAnd at least 15 people were killed and 300 injured after a tornado hit the Sundarbans delta - an expanse of mangrove forests in India's West Bengal state. ... Tiger-human conflicts on the rise in Sundarbans - May 6, 2009 Times of IndiaWASHINGTON: Reports indicate that constant face-offs between humans and tigers in India's Sundarbans region are on the rise, with tiger populations ... Royal Bengal tiger spotted in Tripura - May 16, 2005 Indian ExpressOther than its original habitat in the Sundarbans in West Bengal and neighbouring Bangladesh, tigers are also found in Nepal and Bhutan. ... In India's Sundarbans, Eking Out a Living in Shadow of Predators;... - Sep 28, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchIn India's Sundarbans, Eking Out a Living in Shadow of Predators; Experts Fear Increase in Human-Tiger Conflicts ... find The Washington Post articles. Living on the edge: Indians watch their islands wash away - Apr 10, 2007 New York TimesThe Sundarbans are among the world's largest collection of river delta islands. ... Ever since the British settled the Sundarbans 150 years ago in pursuit ... Highlight Sundarbans in Copenhagen talks: Bengal govt - Nov 19, 2009 Economic TimesKOLKATA: The West Bengal government has written a letter to the centre asking the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to highlight the ... Inhabited Island Vanishes Beneath the Waves; Global Warming Blamed - Dec 26, 2006 FOXNewsRemote Lohachara Island was in the Indian part of the Sundarbans , a vast mangrove delta where the Ganges empties into the Bay of Bengal on the ... Centre gives nod to Rs 5,660 cr worth flood management projects in … - Jan 30, 2010 Indian ExpressThe Centre has approved two major flood management projects for West Bengal, including one in the Sundarbans, at a total estimated cost of over Rs 5660 ... Tiger attacks on rise in Indian Sundarbans - Jul 30, 2008 Daily News & AnalysisKOLKATA: A rise in tiger attacks in the Sundarbans mangrove forests of India indicates that the big cats are crossing over from Bangladesh where Cyclone ... Cyclone Sidr damaged 40% of Sundarbans: UNESCO - Dec 15, 2007 IBNLive.comNew Delhi: Cyclone Sidr that left more than 3000 people dead as it raged through Bangladesh in November has devastated the Sundarbans World Heritage Site, ... Sundarbans tigers trapped, to be sent back into forests - Sep 1, 2009 The HinduPTI. AP A rescued tigress crosses the River Sundarikati after being released by forest workers in the Sundarbans in 2008. The pregnant tigress had strayed ... Bangladesh acts to protect deer in Sundarbans - Oct 25, 2008 Reuters IndiaDHAKA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Bangladesh has tightened security in the Sundarbans mangrove forest to protect the deer population from depletion against ... Two tigresses released in Sundarbans - Jul 5, 2009 Times of IndiaCANNING (WB), Jul 4 (PTI) Two tigresses caged by wildlife personnel were released in the core area of Sundarbans Tiger Reserve in West Bengal after fixing ... Call to protect biodiversity of Sundarbans - Feb 19, 2005 Daily Star - The Daily StarIndifferent attitude of the government and over-commercial attitude of businessmen have put the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, ... RI bid to host meeting on New7Wonders - Jan 24, 2010 Jakarta PostOther competitors include the Sundarbans in India and Bangladesh, the Black Forest in Germany, and the Amazon rainforest. The New7Wonders will be officially ... Article: Indian delta sees islands slip under rising seasFragile... - Apr 11, 2007 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Sundarbans villages to get shield against climate ... ... But the trees in the Sundarbans have suddenly started ... from fresh to salty. ... 13 firearms seized from Sundarbans - Dec 6, 2006 Daily Star - The Daily StarRapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 13 firearms and ammunition from a den of pirates in the Sundarbans yesterday evening. ... Tiger kills three Bangladeshis in village attack - Jun 21, 2008 Reuters UKThe Sundarbans is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the Royal Bengal tigers. ... In March tigers killed six people in villages around the Sundarbans. ... Now, plastic floods the Sundarbans - Jun 10, 2009 HinduKOLKATA: Post-cyclone Aila, the ecologically fragile Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal is facing another problem — flooding of plastic ... Study: Rising seas threaten Bangladesh tigers - Jan 20, 2010 ForbesThe Sundarbans lies at the mouth of the Ganges River. ... Millions live in the Sundarbans, and about two dozen people are killed by tigers every year. ... 'Declare Feb 14 Sundarbans Day' - Feb 16, 2005 Daily Star - The Daily StarThey also urged the government to protect the bio-diversity and wildlife of the Sundarbans. The discussion was organised by the Sundarbans Day Udjapan ... Kolkata-Sundarbans luxury river cruise service soon - Jan 8, 2007 Hindu Business LineTwo weeks from now, West Bengal can boast of the first luxury river cruise service from Kolkata to the Sundarbans. Vivada Cruises, in collaboration with the ... Tiger attacks in Sundarbans send wake-up call - Jan 14, 2009 Daily News & AnalysisKolkata: Man is not a natural prey for big cats, but tigers in the Sundarbans in West Bengal are increasingly sneaking out of the dense mangrove forests and ... Tiger collaring project suspended - Mar 4, 2008 BBC NewsAdam Barlow of the Sundarbans Tiger Project, which monitors and protects the 300-500 tigers of Bangladesh's giant Sundarbans mangrove forest, dismissed Mr ... Farmers in Sundarbans peg hope on traditional paddy - Sep 16, 2009 The HinduPTI. Hit by crop failure due to increased salinity through sea water surge, farmers of the cyclone-hit villages of the Sundarbans areas are now reverting to ... Climate Witness: Shitanath Sarkar, Sundarbans delta, India - Nov 30, 2005 WWF InternationalShitanath Sarkar and his large family lead a precarious existence in the Sundarbans delta, the world's largest, where the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers ... Aila grant hailed, but termed 'insufficient' - Jul 7, 2009 The HinduHowever, Kanti Ganguly, the minister-in-charge of the Sundarbans region, ... Tagore Society, an NGO which works in the Sundarbans area which bore the brunt ... Hungry tides in India's Sundarbans - Dec 14, 2009 Aljazeera.netBy Sujoy Dhar in Sundarbans Archipelago, India. As global leaders from both rich and developing nations wind down the debate over climate change in ... Sundarbans and coastal biodiversity face serious threats - Dec 8, 2007 Bangladesh News 24 hoursDhaka, Dec 6 (bdnews24.com)— Lying along Bangladesh's southern coasts, the Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage ... Bangladesh hosts 6,000 rare dolphins: Study - Apr 1, 2009 Times of IndiaNearly 6000 Irrawaddy dolphins, which are related to orcas or killer whales, were found living in freshwater regions of Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangrove ... Sundarbans: On the edge of the tide - Jun 25, 2009 Economic TimesIn the wake of Hurricane Aila, everyone has heard of the devastation in the evergreen mangrove glades of Sundarbans. But it is amazing how few people ... Vanishing islands Displaced Climate casualties Underlying truth - Oct 30, 2006 Calcutta TelegraphRising sea levels are playing havoc across the Sundarbans — two islands have already ... Losing ground:Land area in the Sundarbans islands is shrinking. ... Dhaka launches drive against piracy in Sundarbans - Feb 4, 2010 SINDH TODAYDhaka, Feb 4 (IANS) Bangladesh has launched a special drive to check piracy in the Sundarbans and the coastal belt in the Bay of Bengal along India's West ... Fury of the rains strikes Sundarbans again - Sep 6, 2009 The HinduAfter the destructive 'Aila,' the cyclone which created havoc in Sundarbans, it is the turn of yet another deep depression over the Bay of Bengal to send ... Tigers kill six Bangladeshis near Sundarbans - Mar 18, 2008 Boston GlobeKHULNA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Tigers stalking into Bangladesh villages around Sundarbans mangrove forests have killed six people and mauled 12 others over ... Aila must be declared national disaster: Left Front - Jun 9, 2009 Hindu..."We also demand concrete embankments to be built in Sundarbans as has been done in neighbouring Bangladesh and all Scandinavian nations," Mr. Bose said, ... 'Petrochemical hub would devastate Sundarbans' - Feb 7, 2009 The HinduKolkata (IANS): Fisherfolk and green activists have voiced serious concern over the government's go-ahead to a petrochemical hub in Nayachar in West Bengal, ... Bengal presses for chopper service to Sundarbans - Jan 26, 2008 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Government has approached the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for a dedicated helicopter service to the world's largest river delta and ... Relief workers fear epidemic in Sundarbans after Cyclone Aila - Jun 1, 2009 SamayLiveKolkata: Volunteers involved in relief operations in the cyclone ravaged Sundarbans of West Bengal are fearing an epidemic once the floodwater recedes in ... Agency reports militant camps in Sundarbans - Aug 31, 2005 Daily Star - The Daily StarLaw enforcers have started a combing operation in the Sundarbans to find out the hideouts of Islamist militants after intelligence reports revealed that ... Article: A rising sea, a shrinking islandLands and lives slip into... - Apr 11, 2007 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchThe Sundarbans are among the world's largest collection of river delta islands. ... Ever since the British settled the Sundarbans 150 years ago in pursuit ... Wanted JMB militants hiding in Sundarbans - Mar 13, 2006 Daily Star - The Daily StarRapid Action Battalion (Rab), police and other law enforcing agencies are preparing to launch a special combing operation in some areas of the Sundarbans to ... Tiger found dead in Sundarbans - Jul 17, 2009 The HinduCanning (PTI): The body of a full grown Royal Bengal tiger was found at Netidhopani island in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on Friday. ... Padma Bhushan a gift from people of Sundarbans: Lapierre - May 2, 2008 Expressindia.comBhangor (WB), May 2: Novelist Dominique Lapierre, who will receive the Padma Bhushan from President Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday ... Residents of Sundarbans felicitates Indophile and French author … - Dec 8, 2009 SifyFrench author, Indophile and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre has kept up his humanitarian tryst with India and in recognition to his mission, ... Padma Bhushan a gift from Sundarbans: Lapierre - May 3, 2008 Expressindia.comPTI. Bhangor, May 2 Novelist Dominique Lapierre, who will receive the Padma Bhushan from President Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday, ... Crab fishing helps islanders make a living in Sundarbans - Aug 22, 2005 Financial ExpressKolkata, Aug 21: Catching of crabs and their export have become a lucrative profession for thousands of islanders in the tiger-infested Sundarbans. ... Climate change affecting Sundarbans region of Bangladesh - Jul 5, 2007 Reuters AlertNetReuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. ... Beatings spark fears for Bangladesh's tigers - Jul 5, 2009 Channel News AsiaThe Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage site, lies on the delta of the great ... Another cyclone struck the Sundarbans and neighbouring areas on May 26 this ... Rare dolphins sighted in Bay of Bengal - Apr 4, 2009 Economic TimesWASHINGTON: Thousands of rare dolphins have been sighted in the fresh waters off the Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal, according to Wildlife Conservation ... Girl Trafficking on an Increase in Sundarbans - Aug 24, 2009 OutlookRenubala Singh of Manipur village of Sundarbans delta is too poor to feed her minor girl and son and cannot but send them to work with unknown persons at ... West Bengal removes top officials after death of tiger - Oct 19, 2008 HinduTourists aboard a launch in the Sundarbans on October 6 first noticed the body of a tiger floating in one of the many rivers that crisscross the delta. ... Wounded Sundarbans tiger under treatment in Kolkata zoo - Feb 23, 2008 Indian MuslimsBy IANS. Kolkata : The West Bengal forest department has hired a team of veterinary doctors to treat a wounded tiger captured from a village outside ... A tigress released with animal tracking chip in Sundarbans - Jul 6, 2009 OneindiaSundarbans (WB), July 6 (ANI): Wildlife authorities released a tigress with animal tracking chip to keep an eye on the psychological behaviour of the big ... Five arrested in connection with tiger killing - Oct 9, 2008 The Hindu...have been arrested in connection with the killing of an adult tiger whose carcass was found floating in a river in the Sundarbans earlier this week. ... BDR proposes joint drive with BSF in Sundarbans - Jan 25, 2006 Daily Star - The Daily StarLaw enforcers are yet to recover the arms and ammunition looted by pirates from Haldibunia forest department camp in the Sundarbans on the night of December ... Project for protecting Sundarbans taken up - Feb 11, 2008 OutlookKolkata Feb 11 (PTI) In order to conserve the Sunderbans, 40 lakh mangrove saplings would be planted in a year's time in the area with the help of funds ... Pranab seeks armed forces' help for rescue operations - May 25, 2009 Daily News & AnalysisMukherjee told Antony that the Sundarbans, the habitat of Royal Bengal Tiger, have been badly affected by the cyclone and early assistance is required there ... Move to resist piracy in Sundarbans - Jan 9, 2005 Daily Star - The Daily StarFishermen in the Sundarbans formed a resistance committee to stop piracy and criminal activities on December 30 last year. Over 300 fishermen of Dublarchar ... Man and tiger in deadly conflict amid floods and shrinking territory - Nov 3, 2008 Times OnlineTigers have killed twenty people in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans so far this year, ... On June 20 a tiger swam across the river from the Sundarbans and killed ... Tell world about Sunderbans fragility: State to Centre - Nov 23, 2009 Indian ExpressIn this perspective, I wish to raise the issue of the Sundarbans before you for ... “This beautiful mega delta of the Sundarbans, described as one of the ... 6,000 Rare, Large River Dolphins Found in Bangladesh - Mar 31, 2009 National GeographicA research team estimated that 6000 Irrawaddy dolphins thrive in the country's Sundarbans mangrove forests and nearby waters of the Bay of Bengal. ... JS team's visit to Tipaimukh - 06 Aug 2009 The New NationAny form of human intervention on natural systems leads to unforeseen consequences like the death of the Sundri trees in the Sundarbans caused by increased WB govt to form committee for embankment in Sundarbans - Jul 29, 2009 Press Trust of IndiaKolkata, Jul 29 (PTI) The West Bengal cabinet today set up a ministerial committee for the construction of permanent embankments in the Sundarbans, Limiting Emissions: India Capitalizes on Natural Strengths and ... - Aug 4, 2009 The Women's International Perspective...• The Sundarbans deltaic mangrove forest and its inhabitants are vulnerable to climate change. Photograph by flickr user b.katz used 6 abducted fishermen rescued from Sundarbans - Jul 29, 2009 Bangladesh News 24 hoursBagerhat, July 30 (bdnews24.com)—Bangladesh Coast Guard members rescued six fishermen from the Sundarbans late Wednesday night who had been abducted by Tiger found dead in Sundarbans - Jul 17, 2009 Press Trust of IndiaCanning (WB), Jul 17 (PTI) The body of a full grown Royal Bengal tiger was found at Netidhopani island in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve in West Bengal today. 5 bodies floating in canals - Aug 4, 2009 The Daily StarFive bodies were found floating in the canals of Sundarbans yesterday following Sunday's fierce gunfight between two pirate groups. Experts urge government to address Sundarbans humanitarian crisis - Jul 15, 2009 Gaea TimesKanti Ganguly, the minister in charge of the Sundarbans region, said: "We welcome this announcement as the first phase of disbursement. Sundari trees in Sundarbans on verge of extinction - Jul 12, 2009 The New NationThe top-dying disease of Sundari trees has alarmingly increased due to lack of required sweet water flow in the Sundarbans. The disease attacked about 45.2 Protecting the Sundarbans - Jul 13, 2009 The New NationTHE Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world and a UN world heritage site, is threatened with extinction by man-made factors. Tiger kills fisherman in Sundarbans - Jul 16, 2009 The New NationA fisherman was killed in an attack by a tiger at Kalagachhi in Satkhira range of Sundarbans on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Abul Morol Lightning kills 10 in Bengal village - Aug 5, 2009 Gaea Times...forest department Wednesday took an injured Royal Bengal tiger to Kolkata zoo after the big cat strayed into a village in Sundarbans Tuesday morning. Fisherman killed by crocodile in Sundarbans - Jul 10, 2009 The New NationThe deceased was identified as Mujibur Rahman, 35, son of Nazrul Gazi of Kalinchi village in Shyamnagar upazila. Victim's brother Habibur Rahman said a NGOs, experts slam state disaster management efforts - Jul 17, 2009 Business StandardSundarbans, a World Heritage site declared by UNESCO, is a vast area covering 4262 sq km, including a mangrove cover of 2125 sq km in India alone, Climate change: Racing beyond Kyoto - Jul 21, 2009 Canada.comGlobal warming experts say the fragile Sundarbans islands have lost 28 per cent of their habitat, including at least two whole islands, because of rising State wary of acquiring land for own projects - Jul 29, 2009 The StatesmanThe irrigation minister, Mr Subhas Naskar, today proposed before the state Cabinet that the land required for constructing embankment in the Sundarbans Electing 7 wonders for the natural world - Jul 29, 2009 SmartBriefTwenty-five finalists were picked by a panel, including both well-known features like the Dead Sea and obscure marvels like the Sundarbans Delta, Finalists for New Seven Natural Wonders - Jeita Grotto to Yushan ... - Jul 22, 2009 Examiner.comSundarbans, Bangladesh and India The Sundarbans delta is the largest mangrove forest in the world complete with tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands Choose the 7 Natural Wonders of the World - Jul 26, 2009 The Epoch TimesWhich include the Amazon forest, the bay of Fundy in Canada, the Black Forest in Germany, the Table mountain in South Africa and the Sundarbans delta in Fresh from the rivers of Bangla - Jul 25, 2009 Times of IndiaWhen the little inlays of the Sundarbans at the feet of the majestic Ganga flood every time, the waves rise and ebb in succession, a fisherman continues to Aila to blame for straying of tigers ? - Jul 13, 2009 HinduKOLKATA: Five incidents of tigers straying into villages in the Sundarbans in the last six weeks have caused concern among the officials of the Forest Tigers enter villages for shortage of herbivorous animals - Jul 11, 2009 The Daily StarFood crisis in the Sundarbans is forcing tigers to enter human habitations as herbivorous animals, especially deer, see a gradual decrease there. INTERVIEW - Organisers aim for 1 billion World Wonders votes - Jul 21, 2009 Reuters India...the Matterhorn, Jeju -- a volcanic island off Korea -- and the Sundarbans delta, the largest mangrove forest in the world at the mouth of the Ganges. Khulna trains fail to attract passengers - Jul 23, 2009 The New NationThe railway authorities to enhance the services to passengers put Sundarbans Express between Dhaka-and Khulna routes, and Godhuli on Khulna and Rajshahi The Chic Insider – International Insider Lifestyle Travel Discoveries - Jul 21, 2009 OfficialWire (press release)...the coolest cafes to people-watch from (Athens), what to wear to a wedding in Beirut, tiger-watching in the Sundarbans (Bangladesh) and country retreats Greenpeace Activists Want US To Take Action On Climate Change - Jul 23, 2009 MedIndia..."We have come here to tell Hillary Clinton that the Aila (cyclone) victims in Sundarbans are not responsible for what they have gone through. Sedimentation by Himalayan Rivers may cause Earthquakes and Land ... - Aug 4, 2009 American ChronicleThese are known as the Sundarbans. Compared to the Peninsular rivers, the three main Himalayan river systems are mighty giants. The Indus carries to the sea Low voting pushed Kaziranga out of the global race - Jul 23, 2009 Assam TimesOnly Sundarbans of India-Bangladesh managed to make room in the list of 28 for final round of voting. According to the latest declaration the following 28 What are we doing? - Jul 14, 2009 The Daily StarWe have already destroyed Chittagong Hill Tracts, the Sundarbans is still too indomitable to be destroyed by us and we are almost on the verge of destroying Electing 7 wonders of the natural world - Aug 3, 2009 SmartBriefTwenty-eight finalists were picked by a panel, including well-known features such as the Dead Sea and obscure marvels such as the Sundarbans Delta, To the new seven wonders - Jul 31, 2009 Sofia EchoMilford Sound, New Zealand; Mud Volcanoes, Azerbaijan; Puerto Princesa Underground River, Philippines; Sundarbans, India/Bangladesh; Table Mountain, Travel firm organises tour to celebrate 1000th anniversary of Ha Noi - Jul 31, 2009 Viet Nam NewsHa Long Bay, Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Matterhorn Mount (Switzerland-Italy), Sundarbans Delta (Bangladesh-India), and Yushan (Taiwan). Cops aid Aila victims - Jul 20, 2009 The StatesmanThese students took shelter in the relief camps during Aila, after it lashed the adjacent villages of the Sundarbans. At least 500 students have benefited Bengal, Karnataka in tourism tie-up - Jul 19, 2009 The StatesmanAdditionally, there would be tour packages to the Sundarbans in luxury vessels, MV Chitralekha and MV Sarbajaya from October to May every year. Himalayan park on world heritage site shortlist - Jul 15, 2009 Hindu...the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks in Uttarakhand and the Sundarbans National Park in West Gun-making factory unearthed, 3 held with 11 arms in Khulna - Jul 16, 2009 TMCnet...?These different types of guns were made at the factory and these used to be supplied to pirates and dacoits in the area and in Sundarbans,? said one RAB Trouble continues for Kerala CPM - Jul 13, 2009 Economic TimesThe chief minister was shooed away by villagers in the Sundarbans when he went to survey relief distribution following Cyclone Aila. Golden age of Indian writing: How a new generation of writers is ... - Jul 16, 2009 IndependentA hugely descriptive narrative set in the water-filled Sundarbans delta, with the ever-present threat from maneaters never far away. Prof.Sabharwal's son taken into custody for protest at India Gate - Jul 26, 2009 Gaea Times...to global warming, which has led to an increase in the intensity of disasters including the cyclone in Sundarbans leading to a humanitarian crisis. 12-year-old girl found hanging from tree in West Bengal - Jul 26, 2009 Gaea Times...including a girl and a forest official, were injured when a tiger sneaked into a West Bengal village near Sundarbans Sunday morning. US must take concrete responsibility for climate change: NGO - Jul 20, 2009 Smash Hits...to global warming, which has led to an increase in the intensity of disasters including the cyclone in Sundarbans leading to a humanitarian crisis. Resourceful Khulna left in the cold - Jul 21, 2009 The Daily StarProfessor Purnendu Gain, pro-vice chancellor of Khulna University, said the government could earn a lot more revenue if Sundarbans were developed as a 10 injured in Kolkata jail clash - Jul 26, 2009 Gaea Times...forest department Wednesday took an injured Royal Bengal tiger to Kolkata zoo after the big cat strayed into a village in Sundarbans Tuesday morning. Amazon River on New 7 Wonders of Nature top list - Jul 21, 2009 AndinaMilford Sound, Mud Volcanoes, Puerto Princesa Underground River, Sundarbans, Table Mountain, Uluru, Vesuvius and Yushan, were also added to the list. EU wants energy efficiency targets to be mandatory - Jul 23, 2009 Gaea TimesMay 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Cyclone Aila, that hit the east coast of India Monday devastating over 100000 people in the Sundarbans delta region of crops and Dhaka plans exhibitions to attract tourists - Jul 17, 2009 Gulf Times...in the Bay of Bengal in south- eastern Cox's Bazar district, the largest mangrove Sundarbans forest - a World Heritage Site - and the Kuakata sea beach. Shirdi gets world's largest solar steam system - Jul 30, 2009 Gaea Times..."We've estimated that a huge bulk of solar panel devices worth Rs.50 crore was completely damaged due to cyclone Aila last week in Sundarbans," the managing India-US ties enter Phase III - Jul 20, 2009 Mangalorean.com...to global warming, which has led to an increase in the intensity of disasters including the cyclone in Sundarbans leading to a humanitarian crisis. Le Delta du Gange observé au radar depuis l'espace - Aug 3, 2009 Techno-science.netLa plus grande forêt de mangroves au monde, les Sundarbans, est située là où les terres rencontrent les eaux. Les Sundarbans, dont le nom signifie "belle Tiger skin recovered from Sundarbans, two arrested - 25 Mar 2009 Thaindian.comKolkata, March 25 (IANS) West Bengal forest officials Wednesday said they have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling a tiger skin from the Sundarbans Complainant faces threat by accused - 25 Mar 2009 The Daily Star...after liberation, was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion-6 while receiving Tk 20000 as bribe from a deputy ranger of Sundarbans Forest Division last year. Bangladesh urges nationals to vote for its nominees for New 7 ... - Mar 20, 2009 XinhuaThe Sundarbans delta in the country's southwestern part is the largest mangrove forest in the world, spreading across parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, Salt-resistant paddy awaits field trials - Mar 22, 2009 Kolkata NewslineAfter being successful in isolating a gene in rice plants that help them to grow and produce high yield in the salty waters of Sundarbans, the scientists Mutiny at Peelkhana: 750 BDR men still hiding - Mar 21, 2009 The New NationLaw enforcing agencies are of the opinion that some of the fleeing BDR jawans might have taken shelter either at Sundarbans or at Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bangladesh approves Chevron gas investment plan - Mar 9, 2009 Reuters...will conduct a two-dimensional survey at block-7 that covers both onshore and offshore areas including world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans. Kolkata will be London in Trinamool rule, promises Mamata - Mar 23, 2009 Thaindian.com...“The state has hilly regions, sea, rivers, forests and a vast Sundarbans estuarine belt. Can’t the state government bring some economic change using these Total abandons Bangladesh oil exploration rights - Mar 17, 2009 Reuters India...abandoned their rights to explore oil and gas in an onshore block in Bangladesh that includes part of the world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans. Cairn abandons B'desh oil field exploration rights - Mar 5, 2009 ReutersThe block is located nearly 340 kilometres (213 miles) southwest of Dhaka and includes part of the world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans. Photography caught amid sea and swamp - Mar 10, 2009 Financial TimesFarmers are forced to eke out a living collecting the leaves of golpata palms in the Sundarbans swamps. Wasif catches golpata collectors trudging back with Militants apart, a few others linked - Mar 16, 2009 The Daily StarOfficials in intelligence and law enforcement agencies have further geared up their operations in the Sundarbans on information that some fugitive BDR men The myth that lives on - Mar 13, 2009 The Daily StarHe reached Sundarbans and stayed there for seven years. Here fairies and tigers became his disciples. From this belief locals of Sundarban still recall Gazi Water management in South Asia - Mar 15, 2009 The New NationIt also can save the World Heritage site ' The Sundarbans' in the region which, is under threat due to salinity intrusion and scarcity of fresh water from French Oil Giant Total Says "Sorry" - Mar 11, 2009 Energy Bangla5, that covers greater Khulna district and parts of the world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans, after seismic results reflected poor reserve. Dan Box Blog: climate change refugees - Mar 5, 2009 The EcologistA recent issue of the Ecologist put a photograph of a small, sad, boy from the Sundarbans delta, India on its front cover, beside the words ‘The First Die größten Internet-Märchen - Mar 11, 2009 Krone.atProminentes Beispiel: Der Geist von Sundarbans in Bangladesh. Bei einem Ausflug auf den Pulianjolai-Berg lässt sich ein Student fotografieren und fällt kurz El Yunque avanza en la competencia - Mar 2, 2009 Primera Hora2 Sundarbans (India) Es uno de los parques ecológicos más grandes del mundo y está incluido en la lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la ONU para la [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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