Fourteen heads of state and government and five Nobel laureates. That’s the record so far. We are, of course, talking about the venerable University of Calcutta, which completed its 165th year yesterday. True to its turbulent history, the birthday was marked by demonstrations by a
If a stream of electrons flows through a hollow pipe, a miracle occurs that brings down power wastage to zero level. But Sabyasachi Haldar, a teenager who had just cleared his higher secondary exam, was still not aware of the impact of his invention. He
An extravagant three-storied dome shaped museum-cum-hall and auditorium, which has been under construction since February 2017, is likely to be completed by the year-end. Situated in Eco Park, Newtown adjacent to the herbal garden, the project is a joint effort by West Bengal State Electricity
IAs the state gears up for the Gangasagar Mela following all COVID protocols, one man is relentlessly trying his best to spread awareness from Gangotri to Gangasagar. Single-use plastic products (SUPPs) may epitomize convenience, but with the damage they cause through production, distribution and litter,
Kolkata ushered in New Year with gusto and now the city is in the throes of a third wave of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic which may last well into February. The situation looks grim as the infection is spreading like wildfire and infection from one
Now that the Kolkata International Film Festival officially stands cancelled, despite a hurriedly convened press conference to announce it on January 3, we have learned that multiple members of the organising committee have tested positive for Covid-19, including actor-director Parambrata Chattopadhyay and committee chairman and
On May 26, 2021, Cyclone Yaas slammed into the northern coast of the Bay of Bengal during high tides. Massive storm surges caused saline water to overrun vast areas of the Sundarbans, ruining farmland and freshwater ponds. In recent times, one cyclone after another, be
In view of the current spike in Covid-19 infections in the state, the State Executive Committee of the West Bengal State Disaster Management Authority has recommended a review the current restrictions and relaxations. While many states have declared yellow alerts, West Bengal has chosen to
“The Bangladesh Liberation War, also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh, was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in what was then East Pakistan during the 1971
On July 29, 2019, India released the much-awaited and fairly delayed Tiger Census report 2018, which disclosed that the country had 2,967 Royal Bengal Tigers in the wild, though the census for the following four years is currently underway across various states, and the final