At least 70K school students to learn better waste management

Kolkata, April 8 -- The International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (SWMAW), headed by Jadavpur University's waste management expert Sadhan Ghosh, has set a target to make 70,000 students... Read More

State to seek help of Dutch govt to boost its horticulture sector

Kolkata, April 7 -- The Food Processing Industries and Horticulture (FPI&H) department will come up with a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for cultivation of vegetables and fruits with technical assistance... Read More

'Intake of too much alcohol increases chances to get infected by dengue'

Kolkata, April 6 -- Experts at Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) have warned against the intake of too much alcohol during the summer months as female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes are very fond of the s... Read More

'Three constituencies in Bengal see spurt in female electorate'

Kolkata, April 4 -- The female electorate within the state has witnessed a notable increase over the past five years with three constituencies - Dum Dum, Jadavpur and Hooghly - displaying a higher num... Read More

'About 3,541 voters in state crossed 100 years of age'

Kolkata, April 4 -- The Election Commission (EC) is taking all possible measures to ensure that about 3,541 voters in Bengal who have crossed 100 years can cast their franchise during the Lok Sabha el... Read More

State directs urban bodies to keep vigil over construction sites

Kolkata, April 4 -- The Urban Development and Municipal Affairs (UDMA) department has directed the urban local bodies (ULB) across the state to keep vigil over the construction sites to ensure that th... Read More

Waiver scheme: Transport dept earns Rs 156 crore

Kolkata, April 1 -- The Transport department has earned Rs 156 crore through the 'Waiver Scheme 2023-24' that offered 100 per cent waiver of penalty accrued on taxes due till December 31, 2023. Over 2... Read More

Entomologist suggests ways to avoid mosquito bites in summer

Kolkata, March 31 -- Suggesting citizens ways to save themselves from dengue mosquito bites in summer, entomologist Debashis Biswas urged removal of perspiration from the body as soon as possible. "T... Read More

HS: 'Equal weightage for all semesters...'

Kolkata, March 30 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) will give equal weightage to all four semesters and students will have to score minimum qualifying marks in each of ... Read More

KMC trains its IEC workers for better vector control awareness

Kolkata, March 29 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), for the first time in its history, has commenced training of its IEC (Information, Education and Communication) workers who visit door-to-... Read More

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