With the global warming posing a menace, food crop yield, particularly rice, is a major headache for countries like India that has to feed its teeming millions. Insect pests cause considerable damage to certain crops — forcing farmers to conduct massive chemical pesticide treatments. Radical
He was a man who was equally revered by Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi. Even the New York Times announced his death on December 7, 1942. So much was Kedarnath Dasgupta’s (1878-1942) influence on both sides of the Atlantic. He was a ‘godly dreamer’ of
“There is nothing like the thrill of walking through the jungle looking for a tiger and knowing they could be watching you already.” -- Ashlan Gorse Cousteau (American explorer, adventurist and journalist) Tiger conservationist Joydip Kundu would know what Ashlan wished to convey. Kundu and his
West Bengal’s very own Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (also called the Darjeeling Zoo), is the largest high altitude zoo in India, located at an average elevation of 7,000 feet (2,134 m). It is soon going to be modernized into a world-class zoo, similar to
East Bengal and Mohun Bagan matches on the Maidan are not just about the rivalry of Ilish and Golda Chingri, It is also about ‘People’ who cater to the innumerable spectators on the stands. One such face of Maidan is ‘Lozenge Mashi’ who has braved
“Teachers are people who start things they never see finished, and for which they never get thanks until it is too late.” ― Max Forman NA teacher from Malda has been selected to receive the prestigious President’s Medal for introducing an innovative method of imparting education
'Who says organic pesticide-free paddy and vegetables record less production compared to so-called high-yielding crops treated with chemical fertilisers and insecticides? Do you have any data to compare? Any survey done by your department or university?" The sharp questions of Dr Debal Deb had unnerved
An all girls’ school was set up in Calcutta’s ‘King Parish’ just a year before India achieved independence. What was interesting about the school is that it was named after the Queen. And today, it celebrates 75 years of education and social engagement. Our Lady Queen
A collection of intriguing pictographs on seals, on shards of pottery, on tablets, on ivory rods. Clearly indicating a pattern, but tantalisingly out of reach when it comes to decoding what they meant. For decades, this has been the status of the inscriptions found on
Very near to the trade hub of Kolkata, Chandni Chowk, lies a narrow lane called Gumghar Lane. Many city dwellers are not even aware of this dingy lane that is often packed with pillars of cartoons and small shops. But in the annals of history,