Dive into the dark stories of individuals and groups who played pivotal roles in some of history's most devastating disasters ...

Indian agriculture education is stuck in the Green Revolution era. ICAR reforms aim to modernise curricula with skills in AI, ...

A vital, US-run monitoring system focused on spotting food crises before they turn into famines has gone dark after the Trump ...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain and thunderstorms in several districts of south Bengal and Calcutta over the weekend with concerns mounting over the adverse weather’s ...

Among previous world famines, the Bengal Famine of 1943 claimed between 2 million and 3 million lives, according to several estimates, while millions are believed to have died in the Great Chinese ...

The year 536 was marked by an 18-month-long mysterious fog that caused unprecedented darkness and cooling, leading to failed crops and famine across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. This was ...

but now considered one of the most controversial colonial figures of his time for the role he played in the Great Bengal Famine of 1770. The famine is thought to have killed between one and ten ...

The Bengal government has managed to procure 46 lakh tons of paddy directly from farmers but the gap between the actual purchase and the annual target of 68 lakh tons has become a major concern for ...

Kolkata earthquake: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Bay of Bengal on Tuesday at 6:10 a.m., causing tremors in Kolkata and surrounding areas, according to NCS. Kolkata earthquake updates ...