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Kolkata AQI hits 219, enters 'poor' zone for first time since March

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- With the minimum temperature in Kolkata dipping to 22 degree Celsius, the air quality index (AQI) in the city of joy deteriorated significantly and figured in the poor category, as ... Read More


KMDA plans new bridge to ease traffic at Chingrighata

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- In a bid to ease traffic congestion around the Chingrighata crossing-especially for vehicles travelling from Salt Lake Sector V towards Science City-the Kolkata Metropolitan Develop... Read More


Jadavpur Vidyapith earns 12th spot among state day schools in India

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- Jadavpur Vidyapith has been awarded for securing the 12th rank among all state government day schools in India in the prestigious Education World India School Rankings 2025. The sch... Read More


WBRC urges EC to include name of an Indian citizen traced in B'desh

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- The West Bengal Radio Club (WBRC) - the organisation of ham radio operators in Bengal - has written to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to take measures to include th... Read More


Study points out substantial reduction in genetic diversity of Indian Roofed turtle

Kolkata, Nov. 2 -- A recent collaborative study by researchers from India and South Korea has pointed out substantial reduction in the genetic diversity of the Indian Roofed Turtle (Pangshura tecta) a... Read More


BLOs raise security, duty concerns as EC begins training ahead of SIR

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday launched a district-wise training programme for more than 80,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across West Bengal, ahead of the Special Intens... Read More


School struggles as all full-time teachers deployed for poll duty

Kolkata, Oct. 30 -- The headmaster of a state primary school in Murshidabad is facing a tough challenge to continue academic activities with all the full-time teachers in the school being engaged as B... Read More


Microplastics found in air above pristine Sunderbans island, says IISER study

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, discovered airborne microplastics drifting above the protected mangrove forests ... Read More


ZSI decodes the 'invisible life' in India's tap water

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have jointly unveiled India's first metagenomic profile of muni... Read More


Indian Museum upgrades security with AI-enabled CCTV cameras amid Global Museum Heist Concerns

Kolkata, Oct. 25 -- In a major move to upgrade its security systems, the Indian Museum has begun installing AI-enabled CCTV cameras across its premises. "We have cameras that have the power of motion ... Read More