There is some great news for scientists from Bengal. Out of 12 scientists to get the prestigious Bhatnagar Awards this year, 5 are from Bengal. The Bhatnagar Awards are given to exceptional work in Science and Technology in seven different fields of innovation and carries
Bengal has developed the country’s largest and world’s 2nd largest coal mine in Birbhum district, with the Centre allotting the development rights for the Deocha-Pachami coal block to the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had told recently that her government had successfully implemented the Rs 12,000-crore
Students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) recently created a feat by discovering a low cost self-testing device that will help anyone to detect breast cancer at an early stage. The process of commercialisation of the device has already started and it will reach the
Remember that scene from the all-time hilarious movie Sharey Chuattor where the forever lazy father of Suchitra Sen, loved snugging at his Kolbalish everytime he is asked to do any work? And yes, going off to that mid-day slumber? Or even Tulsi Chakraborty being beaten
Among the 20 cities worldwide to be worst affected by the global climate change in the decades to come, Kolkata unfortunately tops the list. As per yesterday’s UN Climate Change Report made by the UN body looking into impacts of global climate change, Kolkata is
While the larger part of Bengal preens herself in preparation for one of the biggest festivals of the world, the Santhal community mourns the entire period during Durga puja. Sounds strange? Wait till you hear why. Away from the extravagance and glamour of Kolkata and the
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a brave man, not just in his ideologies, but even in implementing those and persuading the British to formulate laws in favour of the women of India. He had repeatedly protested atrocities against child widows and tried stopping child marriages. However,
Compounding issues around the world have led to millions of people displaced abroad or within their own borders. In India, infiltration from Bangladesh has been a cause of socio-ethnic tensions in the bordering states, primarily in the north-east, as the locals are apprehensive of being
In these days of reinventing and creating new rules out of old traditions, it is equally important to remember our roots, to re-examine the conventions, and norms from which new rules and rituals are created. A way of solidifying our history, if you will, and
Remember that palm leaf sepoy that you played with in your childhood? Yes, in absence of electronic gadgets, children once played with indigenous toys, like the Talpatar Shepai. Chalchitra Academy is trying to revive and popularise this dying crafts form of rural Bengal. They are