Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- To boost the production of ginger and garlic, particularly in South Bengal districts, the Food Processing Industries and Horticulture (FPI&H) department has launched a pilot projec... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- As a goodwill gesture, the Bangladesh government has confirmed the export of 1,200 metric tonnes of Hilsa to India ahead of the festive season. The country's Industry department is... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The first of its kind bathymetric survey of the 72-acre wide Rabindra Sarobar water body has recommended 'succession cutter dredging' at eight odd points where the deposition of se... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Education department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has joined hands with a well-known network of volunteers that work for meeting the needs of local communities to pro... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Irrigation and Waterways (I&W) department is likely to adopt a nature-based solution known as spar to check erosion at beach number 2 on Sagar Islands, the stretch that leads d... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Bengalis' cultural bond with tea, a tribute to acid attack survivors and the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi will come alive through diverse themes during Durga Puja this year.... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 4 -- The Mass Education Extension and Library Services department has identified land in Baruipur, South 24-Parganas, to set up a college dedicated to higher education for specially-abl... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- State Environment minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Tuesday demanded the inclusion of 'Environment' as a subject in one of the lists of the Indian Constitution-Union, State or Con... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu on Tuesday emphasised the need for restoration and preservation of the schools in the state that are over a hundred years old. Responding to a... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 1 -- Rana Chatterjee, the newly appointed administrator of Bally Municipality in Howrah, has pledged to work towards transforming the civic body into a garbage-free municipality while i... Read More