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: 272 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 UNESCO recommends putting Venice on heritage danger list Alishba Saghir Aug 1, 2023 The UN's cultural agency UNESCO recommends that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger,… UN Command says in ‘conversation’ with N. Korea over US soldier Alishba Saghir Jul 24, 2023 This handout photo taken on July 18, 2023 shows US soldier Travis King (4th L, black shirt) attending… Putsch throws Niger team at Francophone Games into disarray Alishba Saghir Jul 31, 2023 Niger is due to compete in 10 out of 11 cultural contests, and eight out of nine sporting events, according… Greece faces new heatwave as wildfires rage Alishba Saghir Jul 25, 2023 Firefighters said more than 260 firefighters were still battling flames for an eighth consecutive day… Sudan army refuses to attend peace talks in Ethiopia Alishba Saghir Jul 11, 2023 Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (R) and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (L) Sudan's government… Lukashenko says he told Putin not to kill Wagner chief Alishba Saghir Jun 28, 2023 Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko says during a meeting with security officials that he has urged… Alarm over new ‘war crimes’ in Sudan’s Darfur region Alishba Saghir Jun 28, 2023 Sudan's war has brought painful memories back to the troubled Darfur region where armed groups are accused… IMF nudges up 2023 economic outlook but warns of slowing global growth ahead Alishba Saghir Jul 25, 2023 The IMF upgraded its forecast for the global economy The International Monetary Fund has slightly… German teachers pushed out for calling out ‘far-right’ pupils Alishba Saghir Jul 29, 2023 One of the teachers said some of their colleagues at the Mina Witkojc school supported them, but others…