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State promotes Shiitake mushroom cultivation in Kalimpong hills

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- The Food Processing Industries and Horticulture (FPI&H) department is pushing to expand the cultivation of shiitake mushrooms, known for their culinary and medicinal value, as part... Read More


State Excise department seizes illicit liquor worth Rs 21L in Howrah and Darj raids

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- The West Bengal Excise Department has made a major seizure of illicit liquor and fermented wash in two separate operations conducted in Howrah and Darjeeling districts, officials s... Read More


Liquor revenue rises 5% in Dec despite price hike

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- Call it winter cheer or the muted impact of the price hike, the state Excise department toasted to a 5 per cent jump in liquor revenue in December 2025 compared to the same month l... Read More


State to launch e-commerce portal for weavers, artisans

Kolkata, Jan. 20 -- The West Bengal government will soon launch a dedicated e-commerce portal to help the state's weavers and artisans sell their products globally and improve their livelihoods. "The... Read More


Ganga fish diversity under growing threat: Study

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- A decade-long scientific assessment by the ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI), Barrackpore, under the Namami Gange Programme has highlighted the rich but... Read More


Airshed plan in Bengal gets Centre's nod

Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- In a major step to address transboundary air pollution, the Union government has approved the adoption of an airshed approach covering eight states across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (... Read More


PBSSM launches digital learning modules to aid students

Kolkata, Jan. 14 -- To promote self-learning among students from the primary level, the Paschim Banga Samagra Siksha Mission (PBSSM) under the state Education Department has developed audio-visual lea... Read More


Gangasagar Mela 2026: GBDA installs fuel-free incinerator

Kolkata, Jan. 11 -- In a push towards a clean, green and plastic-free Gangasagar Mela 2026, the Gangasagar Bakkhali Development Authority (GBDA) has, for the first time, installed a fuel-free incinera... Read More


Stakeholders' meet called amid raw jute crunch

Kolkata, Jan. 11 -- Against the backdrop of a deepening crisis in the state's jute industry-caused by a shortage of raw jute, alleged hoarding by unscrupulous traders and rising input costs-State Labo... Read More


EC warns Bengal micro observers over lapses; threatens disciplinary action

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- The Election Commission has expressed dissatisfaction over the discharge of duties by Micro Observers engaged in West Bengal and warned of disciplinary action in cases of derelicti... Read More