Sabyasachi Siddhanta is a world-renowned physicist from Bengal who started his career at CERN as an engineer and has been working with ALICE project since 2006. He held a workshop recently at MAYA Art Space, Kolkata, where he discussed on the Origins of Life. On
A new chapter was scripted in urban Bengal’s history last week, when New Town was awarded the Gold Certification for its Master Plan and Design, under the Green Cities Rating of CII’s Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). “This is indeed a major leap in the
Kolkata is no more India’s untold tech story, rather it is the happening IT and technology hub of the country. With the Honourable Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laying the foundation stone of her government’s flagship project ‘Silicon Valley,’ today, Bengal is set to add a
West Bengal Fishery Department has again come up with a new idea, that of creating hatcheries for Bhetki. This is found nowhere in India, though states such as Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh tried to build such hatcheries and were not successful. The first ever
This is a company that is more than two centuries old and used to make wagons and supply materials to build some of the iconic structures in Bengal during the British era. It withstood 237 years of political upheavals and war, was witness to the
Here is some good news for Bengal. With chief minister Mamata Banerjee hard-selling the state’s potential for welcoming industries, Bengaluru-based E-commerce giant Flipkart will set up a mega logistics hub in the state. Flipkart plans to invest Rs 600 crore for setting up this integrated
With West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee offering Rs100 crore from her government funds as seed money for setting up business in the Hills as a gesture to development, many investors have followed as they all realise the immense business potential of the Hills. With
At a recent interaction with CII, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chairman, Binay Tamang, said: “Darjeeling is a land of abundant natural and human resources and the authorities were focusing on eco-tourism, adventure tourism and heritage sites which could be converted to niche tourism products. He
At a recent assembly of young entrepreneurs organised by Young Indians (Yi), the youth wing of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), former Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee said the onus to remove disparity, inequality and provide leadership, lies with the youths of India. He also
Atri Bhattacharya, Principal Secretary Tourism and Secretary for Home &Hill affairs, gives a candid interview to Saheli Mitra at CII’s Destination East. GB exclusive on Bengal’s tourism plans • You are thinking of exploring a private/ public-private partnership for state government owned tourist lodges across Bengal.