Amidst all the gloom, here is some good news! A group of research scientists of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) led by Professor Jayanta Haldar has developed a one-step anti-microbial coating which when spread on contaminated surfaces or on cotton, polystyrene, polyvinyl
India is heading towards an exponential rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, with the numbers doubling in 3 days. This is a cause of serious concern and like any other country of the world that has been successful in containing the disease, India now
The tribal villages of West Bengal, including those in Purulia, West Midnapore, Bankura, Jhargram and Birbhum have taken up several measures themselves to stop the deadly Corona Virus from entering their villages. Villagers have voluntarily initiated measures of social distancing and isolation to fight the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD6kfDWtgno Here is a rustic village that gets its name from a ‘point….’ Bindu (in Bengali means point), where one gets a plethora of touch points to sit back and ponder. This last village of North Bengal on the Indo-Bhutan border is really a destination for
Have you heard of a strangely named dish called begun-puri? You must have heard of begun pora, that many Bengali households cook as an alternate to the North Indian begun bharta. Well, this is not just a strange dish as suggested by renowned author and
As the global pandemic of COVID 19 continue to spread, the mental health of every individual is getting impacted. People are worried and schools are shut down in this period which has a big impact on the education system too and when it comes to
Sip N Bite is a café with a difference. Tucked away within the handicraft boutique ‘Motherland,’ near Charu Chandra College in South Kolkata, this cafeteria is run by a young group of specially-abled youths. Some suffer from down syndrome, some from autism. Their lives have
Darjeeling’s Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) has launched a ‘21 Day Big Boss Indoor Challenge’ with attractive prizes for winners to motivate people to stay at home during the nationwide lockdown amidst Corona virus scare. The HMI is offering an innovative online challenge to both HMI
From feeding the poor and needy to reaching out essentials to apartment residents, the state administration is at its super best. Now comes the problem of migrant workers leaving their workplace moving towards their native villages. When we see this mass exodus affecting the whole
Let’s stand by the Indian and state government in this hour of crisis and donate to help the gov-ernments fight the Corona menace that seems to be spiraling everyday. As many superstars and players and industrialists are donating to both the Prime Minister and Chief