Paritosh Biswas, announcer, Sealdah station There are many instances that remind us how fortunate and blessed we are with what we have. The little things that we often forget about are the ones that matter the most. Paritosh Biswas is a visually impaired individual who surpassed
Chandrayaan-3 camera designer Anuj Nandi While the world and India celebrated yesterday's space miracle with Chandrayaan 3 successfully landing on the moon’s south pole, making India the first country in the world to land there, a family in West Bengal’s Islampur was ecstatic. Their son and
Sea Explorers Institute, Kolkata In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan tried to determine the depth of the Pacific Ocean. Far from shore, he dropped a cannon ball attached to a rope into the ocean. When, at 732 meters, it had still not hit bottom, Magellan declared
The Union government launched the MISHTI scheme to protect mangrove ecosystems. When Cyclone Yaas slammed into the coastal areas of West Bengal on May 26, 2021, it inundated several villages in the Sundarbans region. Jharkhali, a low-lying village in South 24 Parganas district, however, did not
Quantum mechanics is an area of physics focusing on quantum particles Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that deals with the behaviour of matter and light on the atomic and subatomic scales. It illustrates the essential methodology of physics and attempts to describe and account
Javelin thrower Mishti Karmakar with her father - Image courtesy : News 18 Malda Residents of Malda district are basking in the reflected glory of their gifted young athletic champion, Mishti Karmakar, the girl who has brought laurels for her district with her brilliant performance in
The Jalangi River, formerly known as Kharia, is an arm or distributary of the Ganges river that originates from Ganges or Padma near Bhagawangola in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The length of the river 233 km, and it discharges into Bhagirathi-Hooghly near Nabadwip in
Swimmer Rimo Saha Former Russian swimmer, Alexander Popov, known as the Russian Rocket and Czar of Swimming, is widely considered the greatest sprint swimmer in history. He had once said, "The water is your friend
August 12, World Elephant Day Elephant corridor. This is a phrase that has increasingly become part of our general lexicon. Which could be a bad thing - because it indicates that as human and elephant habitats collide, the discussion on elephant corridors becomes more urgent -
Eminent Physicist Bikash Sinha Is fundamental science a criminal luxury in India? A revolutionary question that scientist Bikash Sinha, former director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, dared to ask and voiced his concerns on how political leaders are deliberately spending