At a juncture where India is facing a dearth of RTPCR Test Kits, IIT Kharagpur has successfully commercialized its flagship COVID-19 test product COVIRAP, the novel diagnostic technology to zero on infectious diseases including COVID-19. The product, developed by lead researchers Professor Suman Chakraborty, Dr
The whole of India is under the grip of a 2nd COVID 19 wave and the primary issue creating problem in many states is the scarcity of medical oxygen that is a life saver for critical COVID patients. But a look at the situation in
When you educate one person you can change a life When you educate many you can change the world ~ Rahila Khatun Ashina is a nondescript village in Falta, South 24 Parganas, barely 50 kilometers from Kolkata. Most of its residents are zari artisans, tailors and farmers. While
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot_vWFihgXY Chima Ephraim Okorie. Dipendu Biswas. Once glittering stars of Kolkata’s football pantheon, now opponents in the IFA Shield, UK. You read that right, and we’re talking about an FA (Football Association) accredited community league, played in a FIFA accredited stadium, with World Cup standard balls
As of April 5, that is yesterday, the number of new Covid cases in a single day was 1,961, according to the state government’s daily Covid-19 bulletin. Exactly a month ago, this number was 255. As of April 4, the total number of Covid-19 cases
Representative Image MSince the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, North 24 Parganas has been one of the worst affected districts of West Bengal. Initially, when the pandemic hit the state last year, one fourth of the total Covid-19 cases were reported from Kolkata but
Today is indeed a proud moment for Bengal as Calcutta University has ranked 1st among Indian universities. It has secured third position among top higher educational institutions in the country after IISc Bangalore leaving behind Delhi University, JNU and Jadavpur University far behind. The Prestigious
Before the Covid-19 pandemic became part of our lives, some of you may have chanced upon a small café near Charuchandra College on Lake Road in south Kolkata called Sip n Bite. If yes, you would have immediately spotted what makes it stand out. Of
In an interview given in 1946, venerable Congress leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad told journalist Shorish Kashmiri, “The other important point that has escaped Mr Jinnah’s (Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Dec 25, 1876-Sep 11, 1948, the founder of Pakistan) attention is Bengal. He does not know
India observes National Vaccination Day every year on 16th March. But this year surely the Day holds a far deeper impact with the roll out of COVID-19 mass vaccination in India in full swing. The Pandemic that has been raging throughout the world since last