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: 297 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 Uzbekistan president set to cement rule as voting ends Alishba Saghir Jul 10, 2023 Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, 65, is running for a third term as head of the gas-rich Central… 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… Crimeans worry over second summer with few tourists Alishba Saghir Jul 1, 2023 As Russia's Ukraine campaign drags on into a second year, Russian tourists have stopped flocking to… UK band The 1975 nix Indonesia gig after Malaysia LGBTQ uproar Alishba Saghir Jul 23, 2023 The 1975 have cancelled their show in Muslim-majority Indonesia after the uproar in Malaysia British… Ukraine removes hammer and sickle from giant Kyiv statue Alishba Saghir Aug 1, 2023 The 62-metre-high steel figure of a woman holding a shield with the hammer and sickle and a sword, was… Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery Alishba Saghir Jul 1, 2023 King Willem-Alexander said slavery was a 'crime against humanity' Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued… Greta Thunberg goes on trial over Swedish climate protest Alishba Saghir Jul 24, 2023 Thunberg faces charges over a demonstration in the city of Malmo Swedish climate campaigner Greta… Pope grants audience to Assange’s wife Alishba Saghir Jul 1, 2023 Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has said her husband's extradition to the… Afghan women protest against beauty parlour ban Alishba Saghir Jul 19, 2023 Afghan women protest against the ban on beauty parlours in the capital, Kabul Security officials shot…