A big day for Kolkata indeed as Perseverance, the rover that NASA launched successfully last Thursday, to explore Mars and check out any sign of life on the Red Planet. But why? Because a biotechnologist from Bengal is part of the team that will analyse
It was 31st July 1995. Exactly 25 years ago, the first mobile call of India was made right here from Kolkata, and that too from the seat of power, Writer’s Building. The then Chief Minister Late Jyoti Basu spoke to Union Telecom Minister Sukhram. And
Achievers from Bengal have always topped the list and now our city-bred IT professional Ambarish Ganguly has been chosen as a NASA Citizen Scientist. He has already bagged eight Data Science Competition Awards (One of them sponsored by NASA and the rest by Kaggle, a
And here is some good news. And that too by Bengali scientists of IIT Kharagpur led by Professors Suman Chakraborty and Dr Arindam Mondal who have developed successfully a portable rapid diagnostic device for quick testing of COVID 19 virus that will reportedly cost only
As 59 Chinese mobile applications have been banned recently, including top social media platforms such as TikTok, WeChat and Helo, to counter the threat posed by these applications to the India’s security, many faced problems as these apps were very handy and widely used. Many
Memories come in myriad flavors, some more potent than others. Emotionally significant experiences tend to be well remembered, and the amygdala has a pivotal role in this process. But the rapid and efficient encoding of emotional memories can become maladaptive — severe stress often turns
During Unlock 1, the primary concern amongst us all is how to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through various means --- primary among that would be by touching infected surfaces. Even indoors are no more secure (primarily offices, banks, shops) as a switch touched by
If you happen to go to any laboratory or private clinic for a complete blood test or CBC that usually includes blood cell counts, haemoglobin test and at times a complete picture of other parameters, you will end up shelling out anything between Rs 250-Rs
Shamima Khatoon is the daughter of an imam in a non-descript village of East Burdwan. However, instead of marrying off his daughter at an early age or sending her to a Madrasa to study only religious scriptures, Shamima’s father ensured his daughter received higher education