Environment
Baby Elephant Rushes In to Save 'Drowning' Man
An old video of a baby elephant rushing into a river to rescue a swimming man it believed was drowning has spread again after the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala.
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Environment
A Pair of Hornbills Outside a Closed Shop
During the coronavirus lockdown a pair of hornbills was seen chatting happily outside a shuttered shop in Siliguri, India.
Bangladesh
Greatest Bengali of All Time: Jagadish Chandra Bose, Father of Science in the Subcontinent, Comes Seventh
Jagadish Chandra Bose, whose work spanned physics and plant science, came seventh in BBC Bangla's 2004 listeners' poll of the greatest Bengali of all time.
Livestock
RSS Affiliate in India Objects to Milk From US Cows Fed Animal Products
Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an affiliate of the RSS, has warned India's government against importing dairy products from the United States.
World
After the Babri Verdict, Will the Taj Mahal and the Mosques of Kashi and Mathura Stay Intact?
India's Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya has raised questions over what happens to other disputed religious sites, from Kashi and Mathura to Agra.
Crops
India in a Fix Over Imported Onions, Selling Them at Just 10 Rupees a Kg
India's central government, unable to sell imported onions to the states, is being forced to offer them for as little as 10 rupees a kg.
Daily life
Editorial: Green Credit Scheme Treats Forests as a Commodity
An Anandabazar editorial warns that a new green credit scheme letting private firms create and sell compensatory forest land risks replacing diverse forests with single-species plantations.
Crops
India Has Lifted Onion Export Ban, Agriculture Minister Tells Parliament
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque told parliament that onion prices will fall now that India has lifted its export ban.
WorldSoap, Toothpaste and Face Wash From Cow Dung: India's Cow-Product Trade
Soaps, toothpaste and face washes made from cow dung and urine were selling online in India, and Mumbai's Cowpathy had a turnover of 25 million rupees a year. The health claims made for them are the makers' own, with no scientific evidence behind them.
Fisheries
Indian Markets Disappointed Without Bangladesh's Hilsa
Hilsa is caught in India too, but Bengalis there prefer Bangladesh's hilsa, and West Bengal is disappointed at going without it.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Bite Harder in India; Hopes Pinned on Imports from Turkey
Onion prices in Kolkata and West Bengal jumped to 150 a kilo, with the government blaming floods in Maharashtra.
AgribusinessOnions: Can Bangladesh End Its Dependence on Indian Imports?
After India stopped onion exports on 29 September 2019, prices in Dhaka neared Tk 250 a kg by November. An economist and the agriculture secretary said other import markets and more home-grown onions were the way out.
AgribusinessOnion crisis: why Bangladesh could not grow all the onions it needed
Onions sold at Tk 240 to 250 a kilogram in Dhaka on 16 November 2019 after India's export ban, and experts said such crises would recur unless Bangladesh grew more at home.