They are ‘Friends of Elephants’ or Gaja Mitras who will protect, love and guide the mammoth animals to safety and ensure that their dwindling numbers do not lead to their extinction. To end the Human Pachyderm Conflict in West Bengal that at times leads to
Nakashipara in West Bengal’s Nadia district may soon become a model for the rest of the country if a NITI Aayog recommendation is anything to go by. National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog serves as the apex public policy think tank of the Government of
On February 28, 1928, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman announced to the world the path breaking joint discovery with Sir KS Krishnan that was to become known as the ‘Raman Effect’ – a discovery that continues to have a profound impact on modern telecommunications, spectroscopy, remote
Some arrivals come as a harbinger of Spring, spreading joy and happiness, with a plethora of new experiences to savour in the midst of a mundane life or even to spice up the weekends. Being in the midst of nature with animals and birds around
The Holy Trinity of Maidan Football is no more. Chuni Goswami, PK Banerjee, Tulsidas Balaram --- the chain gets broken as India’s Asian Games gold-medal-winning footballer and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram died in Kolkata today after a prolonged illness. A widower living in a flat on
If the devastation of the recent earthquake of Turkey is sending ripples of shockwaves through the nation, so did the cyclones of Aila and Amphaan that had ripped through the heart and soul of Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world harbouring some of
It seems that the recent Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had the ‘Go Green’ tag in mind. And one particular scheme has drawn the attention of environmentalists of Kolkata – a special scheme called ‘Amrit Dharohar’ aimed at protecting vital wetlands
“Hello, hello the Statesman. Speaking from Barrackpore Race Course…” From all recorded accounts, this was the first wireless message that went out from Calcutta, on March 12, 1922. The technology behind the message came from the Marconi Marine Wireless Company, which had opened an office
A new podcast has taken India by storm and its named ‘Barefoot Boys.’ What’s more is that the podcast uses Konkona Sen, the acclaimed Bengali actress who speaks about a man, a coach and a team builder who had literally fought against British colonisers through
West Bengal is a state that has always been prone to floods due to the innumerable rivers and rivulets that crisscross its territories. From Paschim Bardhaman, Hooghly, Paschim Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia and Howrah, all districts are flood prone, specially during monsoon, the situation worsens when