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State govt prepares list of sewer workers for PPE kits

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- To ensure zero deaths by switching to complete mechanisation of sewer cleaning, the state government is compiling a list of 2744 sewer and septic tank workers (SSWs) spanned across... Read More


State plans solar power use for mid-day meal cooking in schools

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- The state government is planning to switch to solar power for cooking mid-day meals in schools across the state. The state has already provided rooftop solar in 4,000 educational i... Read More


Research offers new frontiers in fruit fly control

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- A collaborative study led by researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), the University of Calcutta and other institutions has developed a novel technique for fruit fly c... Read More


State Environment dept to soon come up with Nature Interpretation Centre

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The state Environment department will soon come up with a Nature Interpretation Centre at East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) - a Ramsar site which is regarded as the lungs and kidney of Ko... Read More


Ensuring fair prices: Min tells framers to sell 70-leaf 'guchi'

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- State Agricultural Marketing minister Becharam Manna informed the farmers associated with betel leaf cultivation to stick to selling a single 'guchi' (collection) of the leaf compri... Read More


Mamata announces launch of Deocha Pachami project

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- On the first day of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) where investment proposals to the tune of Rs 91,000 crore were received, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that t... Read More


BGBS: State govt to ink MoU with TERI today

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The state government has joined hands with the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to accelerate its energy transition and achieve India's net-zero pathways by 2070. An MoU in thi... Read More


State plans to augment ginger cultivation in South Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- The Horticulture department has decided to augment production of ginger in South Bengal in a bid to reduce dependency on stock coming from North Bengal. The department has been suc... Read More


Excise dept seeks Finance dept's nod to create specialised suspense account

Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- The state Excise department has sought the nod of the Finance department for creating a specialised suspense account for keeping the money received through auction of a vehicle that... Read More


JU study shows the way in managing cadmium contamination on human health

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- A study by the School of Environmental Studies of Jadavpur University (JU) has delineated the dynamics of cadmium (Cd) in soil-crop systems, specifically its uptake, transport and t... Read More