Ayodhya (or Ajodhya) Hills are a range of hills in Purulia district. More properly speaking, it is a small plateau surrounded by hills. Geographically, it is the easternmost part of the Chhotanagpur Plateau, and an extension of the Eastern Ghats. The highest peak here is
Known as the “Father of Indian Chemistry”, Prafulla Chandra Ray was a well-known Indian scientist and teacher and one of the first “modern” Indian chemical researchers. He discovered the stable compound mercurous nitrite in 1896 and established Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Ltd, (BCPL) India’s
Groups of women across several remote villages in the Sundarbans have added one more task to their long list of daily chores. Besides cooking, taking care of the family and keeping their mud huts tidy, they venture out to catch lobsters and crabs in the
Renowned American businessman and entrepreneur James Cash Penney once said, “Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.”Knowingly or unknowingly, that is the philosophy that seems to motivate most homestay owners. In India, the ‘homestay movement’, as it were, probably had its genesis in Kerala.
Another feather on West Bengal Government’s e-initiatives. E-Samadhan, the online public grievance address system directly linked to The West Bengal CMO’s office has received the prestigious and highest Digital India Platinum Award from Skoch Foundation at the 66th Skoch Summit on Thursday in New Delhi.
Nearly two decades ago, in September 1999, researchers at Cornell University, USA, published a report titled, ‘Will Limits of the Earth’s Resources Control Human Numbers?’ In other words, how large a population can the earth reasonably support, so that everyone can live relatively prosperous, healthy
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” – Dorothea Lange A little boy was fascinated by the art of photography when he realized the immense power of the medium to capture a moment for posterity. He was drawn into the mysterious
It was 31st July 1995. Exactly 25 years ago, the first mobile call of India was made right here from Kolkata, and that too from the seat of power, Writer’s Building. The then Chief Minister Late Jyoti Basu spoke to Union Telecom Minister Sukhram. And