West Bengal
The long shadow of hunger in India

From tribal communities in the forests to daily wage workers in the metros, hunger afflicted millions of Indians throughout the last year. Meanwhile, the central government had massive stocks of grain

Dispatches from India: The impact of State elections

We take a look at the results of the recent round of elections in India, a report on the impact of successive lockdowns on the LGBTQ and trans communities in Jammu and Kashmir, and look at the implications of Bill Gates’ recent statement on intellectual property rights and vaccines

Tropical cyclones become stronger as Earth warms

A new study has found that the chance of a tropical storm intensifying into a Category 3 event or even greater has increased by 8% per decade globally

West Bengal teachers Primary school teachers in India demand salary hike

The protest started on the morning of Wednesday, November 6, and continued through the night until Thursday morning. The protesters demanded that the education minister of West Bengal fulfill his promise regarding the salary hike

West Bengal students Thousands rally for affordable education and employment in India

Hundreds of youth associated with the Students’ Federation of India and the Democratic Youth Federation of India, were beaten up by the state police for participating in a protest to demand affordable education and employment

Tea workers in West Bengal to hold united rally

Despite years of struggle and negotiations with the Government, the hundreds of thousands of tea workers in West Bengal are still not paid minimum wage

Indian elections see attacks on left party cadre

Widespread rigging and intimidation of voters was reported in the States of West Bengal and Tripura where the left is a strong force

30,000 teachers in India block road to State education minister’s office demanding higher pay

Thousands of teachers of Shishu Shiksha Kendras (SSKs) and Madhyamik Shiksha Kendras (MSKs) (primary and middle educational institutions) in the State of West Bengal have been protesting since March 1. Their honorarium has not been increased for the last seven years

Over 250,000 Indian jute workers plan indefinite strike from March 1

The workers in the State of West Bengal continue to be paid as low as USD 3 a day. They are demanding wage revision and implementation of the Minimum Wages Act in the jute industry