 | Join hands to combat climate changeScientists are urging immediate combat measures, including climate-proofing of our cities, to mitigate the impact of disasters. |
 | Amphan lessons learnt: West Bengal government to plug relief leakage for cyclone Yaas-affectedCM Mamata Banerjee has made it clear that separate task forces, set up at the state, district, sub-divisional and block levels, will work under the direct supervision of the chief secretary. |
 | Cyclone Yaas likely to be more severe than Amphan, may affect 20 Bengal districts: Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee said West Bengal is targeting to shift at least 10 lakh people to safer places in a bid to avoid any loss of life. |
 | Cyclone Amphan of 2020 resulted in USD 14 billion economic losses in India: UN reportAbout 2.4 million people were displaced in India, mostly in West Bengal and Odisha, and 2.5 million were displaced in Bangladesh due to the cyclone, it added. |
 | Bhatija and co. swindled central funds worth Rs 10,000 sent for Cyclone Amphan: Amit Shah"Didi is only interested in making his nephew the next chief minister. Do you want the nephew to be the CM? If not, then vote for the BJP," he said. |
 | Calcutta HC junks Mamata government plea over Amphan relief auditRefusing to entertain the state government's prayer, the division bench comprising Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee directed the CAG to complete the process. |
 | 2020: A year of political turbulence, pandemic, natural calamity for BengalFlashpoints in Bengal politics were one too many, as the state hogged national limelight for all the wrong reasons and witnessed widespread political violence, as parties are gearing up for 2021 polls |
 | Loss of USD 10 Billion, over 2000 dead: India bore brunt of 2020’s weather disastersOver 2,000 people died between June & October amidst floods, the highest toll due to climate change-induced weather events |
 | Centre grants Rs 128 crore more Amphan assistance to OdishaCyclone Amphan had brushed past the Odisha coast and made landfall in neighbouring West Bengal. |
 | Centre approves Rs 4,382 crore as calamity assistance to six statesThe funds will be released to West Bengal, Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Sikkim as assistance for the damage caused by cyclone, floods and landslides during the year. |
