Western world knew of Laughing Gas as a means to control crowds just like tear shells are launched in India to disperse mobs. But using this gas for painless normal delivery is definitely a new discovery for the Gynaecology Department of Calcutta Medical College. A
Now you can no more blow a horn or make a noise on the Biswa Bangla Sarani that goes beside the Eco-Park at New Town. It has been turned into a strict No Horn zone, keeping in mind the rich fauna of the Park. In
A new app that can be downloaded on your smartphone will start before the Puja. Named as Patha Bandhu app, this new technological application will ensure a medical team reaches an accident victim quickly, specially accidents that happen on Highways. Many a time, victims die
If you thought the Victoria Memorial, one of the famous places of interest of Kolkata, that is flocked all the year round by domestic and foreign tourists, was built only by British architects, then you are wrong! Many do not know that a Bengali architect
She has played women’s cricket at the state level and today she is a green activist, collecting tonnes of flowers dumped by hundreds of Community Pujo organisers single- handed. Bhaswati Bose of Gariahat has taken up a green endeavour this year. She is going to
Bengal has again been nominated for the Krishi Karman Award by the Centre. Congratulating government officials who contributed to achieving this significant milestone, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee said: “I am happy to share that West Bengal has been selected once again
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutteres has appointed Bengal’s pride Retired Lieutenant General Abhijit Guha to head the Hodeidah Mission of Yemen as per the Hodeidah agreement. He will also oversee the re-deployment of forces in the area as per need. Incidentally Guha has 39
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has come up with a new dengue vaccine to control the mosquito borne disease that is claiming many lives in Kolkata and pockets of Bengal every year. The vaccine set to be launched in 2020 has already been tested
ITC Sonar, Kolkata is the first hotel in the world to obtain Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued under the aegis of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention in 2007. These CERs, also known as Carbon Credits are issued under the Clean Development Mechanism
Typing in Bengali or Bangla is not an ordeal anymore, because of one man and his invention – The Avro software. Be it script, articles, poems or anything else, people have started counting on the software ‘Avro.’ And can you imagine just at the age