The ‘kidneys of Kolkata’: Indian wetlands under threat Alishba Saghir Article Updated: July 18, 2023 Leave a comment Share on FacebookTweet this! Wetlands just outside India’s Kolkata have for generations provided tonnes of food daily and thousands of jobs as they filter sewage through fish ponds — but rapid urbanisation is threatening the ecosystem. Post Views: 314 leave a reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. submit More Articles By the same author Biden thanks Erdogan for Sweden decision, backs F-16s sale Alishba Saghir Jul 11, 2023 US President Joe Biden and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet at the NATO summit in Vilnius… Empty seats, discarded shoes remain after Pakistan bomb kills 47 Alishba Saghir Jul 31, 2023 Investigators examine the site of Sunday's suicide bomb blast Blood-stained chairs, scattered ball… UN rights council condemns Koran burnings despite splits Alishba Saghir Jul 13, 2023 The UN Human Rights Council The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to condemn recent Koran burning… UK ‘Partygate’ scandal investigator can work for opposition: watchdog Alishba Saghir Jun 30, 2023 Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has recruited a former senior civil servant whose report on the 'Partygate'… Germany’s pivotal chemicals industry gripped by crisis Alishba Saghir Jul 28, 2023 German chemicals manufacturer Allnex is closing its 90-year-old site in Hamburg as the sector faces… Military ties to take centre stage as Modi visits France Alishba Saghir Jul 13, 2023 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron met on the sidelines of… Panama seizes six tons of illegally traded shark fins Alishba Saghir Jul 14, 2023 Panama seized six tons of shark fins and arrested five people in connection to the illegal trade Police… Russia’s Putin will not attend BRICS summit: S.Africa Alishba Saghir Jul 19, 2023 Putin and Ramaphosa in St. Petersburg last month during a peace mission by African presidents Russian… New York concertgoers feel live music through vibrating suits Alishba Saghir Jul 25, 2023 Deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing people experience a live concert in New York with the aid of haptic…