Born during the 2020 COVID lockdown in Kolkata’s Topsia, SR Foundation grew from a Rs 7,500 hunger-relief effort into a multi-state humanitarian NGO. From cyclone relief in Bengal to Punjab floods, members ensured transparency by even paying travel costs themselves so every donated rupee reached victims.
A multidisciplinary study tour by Aliah University highlighted microplastic damage to mangroves, the urgent need for community radio, cultural insights including Arabic linguistic influence, and climate-driven challenges like species shift and soil loss. Researchers stressed mangrove restoration, resilient embankments and rainwater harvesting as essential adaptation measures.
Kolkata: The video shared by the fact-finding team shows dingy serpentinous lanes with houses seamlessly bound with one another bearing the testimony of the...
Kolkata: Kolkata, for that matter, West Bengal is known for political violence. But suddenly now, the city’s everyday urban conflicts and crimes are being...