Environment
Next Bangladesh-India Meeting on Sundarbans and Tigers to Be Held in Bangladesh
Bangladesh and India agreed that their next joint meeting on Sundarbans biodiversity and Royal Bengal tiger conservation will be held in Bangladesh.
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Agribusiness
Tasteless Hilsa Being Sold as Bangladeshi in West Bengal
Hilsa from Gujarat, Mumbai and Myanmar is allegedly being sold as Bangladeshi hilsa in West Bengal's markets, prompting raids by food safety officials.
Environment
West Bengal Plans New 'Arjun Force' for the Sundarbans and Hills
The West Bengal government plans to form a new "Arjun Force" of retired army personnel and deploy it in the Sundarbans and hill areas to handle emergencies.
Environment
Hunter Shoots Companion Dead After Mistaking Him for Wild Animal in Manipur
A man in Churachandpur district of India's Manipur state was shot dead by a fellow hunter who allegedly mistook him for a wild animal, officials said.
Agribusiness
Indian Hilsa Cheaper, Local Hilsa Dear as Sea Catch Falls
Local hilsa is selling far above Indian hilsa at Chattogram's Fishery Ghat because a storm signal kept trawlers from bringing in enough fish, but traders expect prices to ease within days.
Vegetables
Why Country After Country Is Turning Away From India's Farm Produce
Japan's halt on Indian mangoes, China's action on rice and tighter spice checks elsewhere have exposed weaknesses in India's testing and traceability systems.
Environment
Giant King Cobra and Python Fight in Bihar Courtyard, Video Goes Viral
A king cobra and a python fighting in a family's courtyard in Gonauli, in the Bagaha area of India's Bihar state, were rescued alive and released into nearby forest, and a video of the scene has gone viral.
Environment
Woman Survives After Snake Bites Her Five Times in Two Minutes
A woman in India's Madhya Pradesh survived after a snake bit her five times in two minutes, though she was first taken to a faith healer rather than hospital, a delay doctors say often costs lives.
Environment
Husband Killed With Snake and Sleeping Pills: Woman Arrested With Lover in India
Police in Meerut, India, have arrested a woman and her alleged lover accused of using sleeping pills and a venomous snake to kill her husband.
Environment
Snake Village: Where Venomous Cobras Live in Every Home
In Shetphal, a farming village in Maharashtra, venomous cobras share people's homes and are treated with reverence rather than fear.
EnvironmentJuly 2026 monsoon break left much of India dry during kharif sowing
In mid-July 2026 a break in the monsoon halted rain across north-west and central India just as kharif crops were being sown, and forecasters linked its length to El Niño.
LivestockSupreme Court stays Madras High Court's cow slaughter ban in Tamil Nadu
On 13 July 2026 India's Supreme Court stayed, as an interim measure, a Madras High Court order directing that no cow or calf be slaughtered anywhere in Tamil Nadu on Bakrid or any other day, and issued notice on the state government's appeal.
Environment
From Floods in Bangladesh to Heatwaves in Europe: El Nino Grips World Weather
Floods, landslides, typhoons and heatwaves from Bangladesh to Europe are being linked to El Nino, which the World Meteorological Organization warns will grow stronger in the coming months.