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West Bengal approves Student Credit Card scheme
West Bengal Cabinet approved the “Student Credit Card scheme” on June 24, 2021. Trinamool Congress had promised to launch this scheme in its election manifesto. Students Credit Card...
Narada Bribery Case: Ministers arrested in West Bengal
On May 17, 2021, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested the Ministers of West Bengal, Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and Sovan Chattopadhyay (former Kolkata...
West Bengal: 11th Edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ inaugurated
The Governor of West Bengal, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, inaugurated the 11th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ on February 14, 2021. Key Facts The event was inaugurated in the...
World Bank’s 105 million USD loan to improve Waterways in West Bengal
The World bank, Government of India and Government of West Bengal recently signed a 105 million US the agreement. The fund has been allocated to the West Bengal...
Swasthya Sathi Scheme: Key Highlights
Swasthya Sathi scheme is a health insurance scheme of the West Bengal government. It was launched in 2016 and it has now been expanded to cover the state’s...
West Bengal Public Finance Management Investment Programme: Key Facts
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank have recently signed an agreement under which the bank will provide 50 million USD of loan. It is a...
Duare Sarkar: West Bengal New Public Outreach Campaign
‘Duare Sarkar” outreach programme was launched by the Bengal Government. Under the programme, camps are to be organised at local body levels. In cities the camps are to... West Bengal announces several initiatives for SC and ST people in the state
On November 4, 2020, the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a number of initiatives for the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and refugee population. This included land...
West Bengal Tops the List for Performance Assessment for States: AIFF
The All India Football Federation has carried out the performance assessment test for the football associations in the states. In this, Indian Football Association (IFA), West Bengal, has...
Rs 795 Cr Sanctioned by NABARD for Re-Construction of Infra in West Bengal
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to sanction Rs 795 Crores for the re-construction of infrastructure in West Bengal, necessitated due to the recent...
Betel Leaf
Betel is a vine plant that belongs to the same family as pepper and kava. Its leaf is consumed across Asia, along with tobacco or areca nut. It...
