State pushes for cultivation of low glycemic index rice for sugar patients

Kolkata, June 1 -- At a time when the number of blood sugar patients are increasing by leaps and bounds, the state government is trying to push for the cultivation of low glycemic index (GI) rice. The... Read More

State warns of stern legal action over betel leaf trade violations

Kolkata, May 31 -- In the backdrop of reports of indiscriminate sale of betel leaves violating the state's directive of sticking to 70 leaves in a single guchi (collection), the state government on Sa... Read More

Keel-laying ceremony held for 13 eco-friendly hybrid ferry vessels

Kolkata, May 29 -- The keel-laying ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of 13 eco-friendly hybrid ferry vessels was held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) on Thursday. The s... Read More

Asian palm civet rescued by Calcutta University staff

Kolkata, May 28 -- Two laboratory staff of the Microbiology department and a research scholar from Zoology department of Calcutta University (CU) on Wednesday rescued an Asian palm civet found in a bl... Read More

In a first, scientists document predatory free-living marine nematode species

Kolkata, May 28 -- Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre (MARC), Digha have for the first time documented a predatory free-living marine nematode sp... Read More

Post crackdown: Three rooftop restos face KMC hearing

Kolkata, May 27 -- The owners of three rooftop bars and restaurants who had petitioned Calcutta High Court against the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMCs) decision halting their operations, attende... Read More

State Pollution Control Board allows agro-based fuels as alternative to pet coke, furnace oil in industries

Kolkata, May 26 -- The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPC) has allowed the use of biomass pellet / biomass briquette / agro-based fuel as alternative fuel of pet coke and furnace oil in the ind... Read More

Study identifies 60 locations to set up 124 e-bus chargers in city

Kolkata, May 25 -- A collaborative study by the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) and TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) has identified 60 locations with infrastructure to set up 124 ele... Read More

Milestone: Panchayat dept disburses Rs 30K cr credit to SHGs across state

Kolkata, May 25 -- The state Panchayats and Rural Development (P&RD) department has reached a milestone in disbursement of credit to the Self-Help-Groups (SHG) across the state by releasing Rs 30,000 ... Read More

'Over 72% houses under Banglar Bari constructed till lintel level'

Kolkata, May 24 -- Over 72 per cent of the total beneficiaries who have received the first installment under Banglar Bari scheme have constructed their house upto the lintel level. As per report of th... Read More

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