When it comes to tobacco products, there's more than meets the eye. Pesticides are often used in tobacco farming. This means that when people smoke, they might be inhaling more than just tobacco. The focus here is on organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in waterpipe tobacco, also known as hookah or shisha. These pesticides are known to be harmful to human health. Wa...

The coastal waters near Digha have been experiencing something unusual. A peculiar bloom has been showing up around the same time each year. This bloom is not your typical seaweed or plant growth. It's a type of algae called Phaeocystis. These blooms are not good news. They can mess up the local ecosystem in a big way. The first sighting of this bloom was back i...