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Mongla and Chattogram declared as Ports of Call under Coastal Shipping Agreement

The Minister of State (independent charge) for Shipping and, Chemical and Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to Lok Sabha on Thursday, 5th December 2019 informed that...

December 6, 2019

Appointments made on 1st December 2019

1) Soma Roy Burman has been appointed as the New Controller General of Accounts(CGA). Soma Roy Burman, from 1986 batch of Indian Civil Accounts Services (ICAS) officer became...

December 2, 2019

Bangladesh PM arrives in Kolkata

  On 22 Nov, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached in Kolkata to inaugurate India’s maiden Day/Night Test match at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium. She was received...

November 22, 2019

Kolkata becomes first City to Install ‘Third Umpire’ RT-PCR Machines in India

In a bid towards upholding state’s public health the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has installed first of its kind high-end Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Machines in...

November 20, 2019

Kolkata becomes first city to install RT-PCR machines in India

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has installed first of its kind high-end reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) machines in India for quick detection of diseases such as...

November 19, 2019

World Bank’s 300 million USD plan to Develop Kolkata

The World Bank has submitted a master plan to develop logistics infrastructure of Kolkata metropolitan area. The bank is to invest 300 million USD in the project. The...

November 18, 2019

Kolkata students create Guinness World Records for largest astrophysics assemble 

The Guinness World Records for the largest astrophysics lesson (45 minutes) and assembly of spectroscopes was successfully achieved by Kolkata students at Science City, Kolkata. The record was...

November 6, 2019

Students of Kolkata creates Guinness World Records with largest astrophysics assemble

On the first day of India International Science Festival (IISF- 2019), the Guinness World Records for the largest astrophysics lesson (45 minutes) and assembly of spectroscopes was successfully...

November 6, 2019

5th India International Science Festival held in Kolkata

The 5th India International Science Festival (IISF) is being held in Kolkata, West Bengal from 5-8 November 2019. The four-day festival was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

November 6, 2019

Vigyanika-International Science Literature Festival held at Kolkata

Vigyanika is the International Science Literature Festival that is organised as a part of fifth India International Science Festival (IISF) at Kolkata. It also features a Science Book...

November 4, 2019

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