Green initiative: Cold fireworks training begins in Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- A two-day training programme on the production of cold fireworks for cracker manufacturers in Bengal began at a private engineering college in Maheshtala, South 24 Parganas, on Wed... Read More

'Upgrade infrastructure': Bengal tourism to tap 'destination wedding market'

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The Tourism Department has decided to tap the growing destination wedding market by integrating related facilities in select properties under its aegis. The West Bengal Tourism De... Read More

Two-day certificate course: KMC imparts training on carbon reduction

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on Monday, launched a two-day certificate course on 'Net Zero Emission and Carbon Credit' to help participants translate climate commitments... Read More

Excise auctions seized vehicles, nets Rs 13.58L

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- The state Excise department has begun realising auction proceeds through confiscation of vehicles following amendments to the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, empowering it to auction vehic... Read More

Bengal tables Rs 4.06L cr Interim Budget with welfare, jobs push

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The West Bengal government on Thursday tabled a Rs 4.06 lakh crore Interim Budget in the state Assembly for the 2026-27 financial year, with emphasis on social security and liveliho... Read More

Mamata claims 1.72 cr lifted out of poverty, blames Centre over 'deprivation'

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her government had brought more than 1.72 crore people out of poverty, while hitting out at the Centre and alleging co... Read More

NKDA opens community book cafe in New Town

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has launched the NKDA Community Book Cafe at 1st Rotary, New Town, creating a warm, community-oriented space where residents can do... Read More

Study flags severe threat to Tricarinate Hill Turtle

Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- A collaborative study by scientists from India and the Republic of Korea has found that the Tricarinate Hill Turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata) is facing severe threats from intensif... Read More

WBPCB, Columbia Univ to study toxicity of urban & rural pollutants

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has partnered with Columbia University and a leading Bengaluru-based Indian think tank to examine whether urban industrial pollutants... Read More

Centre to release Rs 220 crore for Bengal farm schemes

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the progress of work under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and... Read More

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