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India-UK To Join Hands To Conduct Research On Ganga Delta, Bay Of Bengal

Hindu devotees perform “Tarpan” rituals to pay obeisance to their forefathers on the last day of “Pitru Paksha”, or days for offering prayers to ancestors, on the banks of the River Ganges in Kolkata on October 8, 2018. – In Hindu mythology, this day is also called “Mahalaya” and describes the day when the gods created the ten-armed goddess Durga to destroy the demon king Asura who plotted to drive out the gods from their kingdom. The five-day period of worship of Durga, who is attributed as the destroyer of evil, commences on October 15, this year. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

By: Radhakrishna N S

A top official from India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences has said on Thursday (25) that India and UK will collaborate on research on various aspects of country’s Ganga delta region and the Bay of Bengal. Discussions with regard to the project were on between the two countries, said M Rajeevan, secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences on the sidelines of an event launched by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in New Delhi. The Ganga delta is highly eco-sensitive and there is an urgency to study it, he added. Speaking on the Bay of Bengal, Rajeevan noted that, it is also…

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