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Calcutta High Court Directs Centre to Resume MGNREGA Scheme in West Bengal from August 2025. Read More
IIT Kharagpur and Singapore’s IME Ink MoU to Boost Semiconductor Technology Collaboration. Read More
PM Narendra Modi Embarks on 2-Day Visit to Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar & Uttar Pradesh and Unveils Key Development Projects and Agricultural Initiatives. Read More
Rajiv Memani, EY India Chairman, Appointed CII President for FY26. Read More
Former Rajya Sabha MP Nepaldeb Bhattacharjee Passes Away. Read More
Indian Army Successfully Conducts 'Teesta Prahar' Military Exercise in West Bengal. Read More
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates 'Corporate Bhavan' in Kolkata. Read More
Gopalkrishna Gandhi Releases Memoir Titled 'The Undying Light'. Read More
ZSI and Germany’s Museum Koenig Bonn Discover Six New Sericinae Beetle Species in India. Read More
Mohun Bagan Super Giant Clinches 2024–25 ISL Championship Title. Read More
GRSE and SDHI Ink MoU to Strengthen Indigenous Commercial Shipbuilding Efforts. Read More
Bandhan Bank Introduces 'Elite Plus' Savings Account for High Net-worth Individuals (HNIs). Read More
West Bengal Gains GI Recognition for 7 New Products, Bringing Total to 39. Read More
SRMB Steel Names Rohit Sharma as Brand Ambassador. Read More
The 7th Act East Business Show Takes Place in Meghalaya. Read More
Bandhan Bank Signs MoU with IAF to Offer Shaurya Salary Account Benefits. Read More
CIL Signs MoU with IIT Hyderabad to Set Up CLEANZ in Telangana. Read More
Professor Suman Chakraborty Honored with UNESCO's TWAS Award for Advancing Low-Cost Medical Diagnostics. Read More
GSI Marks 175th Foundation Day and Unveils Two Key Digital Initiatives. Read More
ZSI Scientists Discover New Soil Nematode Species 'Crassolabium dhritiae' in Odisha. Read More
GRSE Recently Signed MoU with Indian Army for Modular Steel Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh. Read More
ADB Sanctions USD 200 Million Loan to Enhance Urban Services in Kolkata. Read More
EDF India Collaborates with CIL & NTPC for PSP and Renewable Energy Opportunities. Read More
ICG Conducts Security Exercise 'Sagar Kavach' in West Bengal (WB). Read More
India and Bangladesh Recently Agreed to Launch a New 'Hotline' Between Border Forces. Read More
Darjeeling Zoo Recently Unveils India’s First Bio-Bank and Animal Museum. Read More
West Bengal Records Highest Bird Species in India During GBBC 2025 for Third Consecutive Year. Read More
West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya Presents Rs 3.89 Lakh Crore Budget for FY26. Read More
Indian Army's Eastern Command Headquarters 'Fort William' Renamed as 'Vijay Durg'. Read More
GRSE Ltd & AMS Pvt Ltd Forge Partnership for Defence and Aerospace Collaboration. Read More
New Biography 'Soumitra Chatterjee and His World (Vintage)' Launched in West Bengal. Read More
India's 6th Astronomical Observatory and Eastern India's First Inaugurated in West Bengal. Read More
Coal India Limited (CIL) and Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) Join Forces for Critical Minerals Development. Read More
RBI Removes Business Restrictions on Arohan Financial Services Limited. Read More
West Bengal won the 78th Santosh Trophy title in Hyderabad. Read More
Discovery of New Species of Stellaria in West Bengal Named Stellaria bengalensis. Read More
Nobel Prize Laureate Abhijit Banerjee Launches New Book "Chhaunk on Food, Economics, and Society". Read More
UNICEF Collaborates with West Bengal Government to Improve Juvenile Diabetes Care. Read More
The Union Civil Aviation Minister inaugurated the 'UDAN Yatri Cafe' and special centenary tributes during the celebrations at Kolkata Airport. Read More
Economic historian Amiya Kumar Bagchi has passed away. Read More
Union Minister Amit Shah Participates in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)'s 61st Raising Day Celebration in West Bengal. Read More
Union Minister Rammohan Naidu Unveils Logo Marking 100 Years of NSCBI Airport(Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport) in Kolkata. Read More
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched the 'Banglar Bari' housing scheme. Read More
IIT Guwahati, IIT Mandi, and CSTEP Bengaluru Release District-Level Climate Risk Assessment Report Read More
Indian States Showcase Economic Resilience with Over 7% GSDP Growth Post-Pandemic. Read More
BMW and UNICEF Partner to Empower Rural Indian Children with STEM Skills Read More
Magnus Carlsen Clinches Both Rapid and Blitz Titles at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024. Read More
ADB Approves USD 241.3 Million Loan to Boost Power Distribution in West Bengal. Read More
GRSE has delivered INS Nirdeshak, the second of four survey vessels to the Indian Navy. Read More
Six New Ginger Species Discovered in West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. Read More
Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Communist Party Leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Passes Away. Read More
CIL and GAIL Sign Joint Venture to Establish Coal-to-SNG Plant in West Bengal. Read More
The theme for National Doctors' Day 1st july 2024 in India is "Healing Hands, Caring Hearts. Read More
GST rate rationalisation panel reconstituted with Bihar Deputy CM Chaudhary as convenor. Read More
West Bengal Government Launched first-of-its-kind Centralized Admission for Undergraduate College Admission. Read More
Mumbai City FC defeated Mohun Bagan Super Giant with a score of 3-1 at 10th edition of the Indian Super League 2023-24 final in Kolkata. Read More
During the West Bengal visit, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled infrastructure projects worth more than Rs4,500 crore in Siliguri, the largest city in the region, and then address a BJP rally. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various connectivity projects in West Bengal's Kolkata, with a total value of Rs15,400 crore. Read More
Overview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visit Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar on 1st-2nd March 2024. Read More
Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of sea slug named 'Melanochlamys Droupadi' in West Bengal and Odisha and have named it after the country’s president. Read More
Renowned Indian filmmaker and academic Kumar Sahani passed away at the age of 83 in Kolkata, West Bengal. Read More
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in partnership with the Lokamata Rani Rashmoni Mission (LRRM), West Bengal and WildTeam, Bangladesh, organised a transboundary community engagement learning and sharing workshop from 4th and 8th February 2024, at Joymoni, Bagerhat District, Bangladesh. Read More
West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya presented a Rs 3.6 lakh crore budget for West Bengal for 2024-25. Read More
Govt announces INR 515-crore solar power scheme for electrification of tribal areas! Read More
WB CM Mamata Banerjee Launches ‘Yogyasree‘ for SC/ST students in West Bengal. Read More
Three varieties of handloom sarees in West Bengal get GI tag. Read More
West Bengal government notifies Poila Boisakh asState Day and Banglar Mati Banglar Jal as State Song. Read More
7th edition of Bengal Global Business Summit held in Kolkata Read More
The State Educational Achievement Survey 2023 was successfully conducted with 80 lakh students from 3 lakh schools in 5917 blocks across the country participating in the survey. Read More
An estimated 11 lakh children in India missed their first measles vaccine dose in 2022, according to reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read More
SC Collegium appoints Additional Justice Shri Justice Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury as permanent judge of Calcutta High Court Read More
West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose presented 'Durga Ratna' awards on four pujas Read More
7 projects worth Rs 285 crore approved in the 51st meeting of the Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Read More
'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala', the Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka, have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Read More
Rajnath lays foundation stone for Nyoma airfield near the LAC in eastern Ladakh Defence Minister inaugurates 90 infrastructure projects built by Border Roads Organisation at a cost of over ₹2,900 crore Read More
The Coconut Development Board will celebrate World Coconut Day on September 2. The main function will be held at Vijayawada, with the theme ‘Coconut for Family Nutrition, Health and Wellness. Read More
Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai released three books, including a collection of poems titled 'Heritage Trees of Goa', 'When Parallel Lines Meet' and 'My Dear Poems'. Read More
President Droupadi Murmu visit WB; Inaugurated INS Vindhyagiri & 'My Bengal, Addiction-Free Bengal' campaign. On 17th August 2023, Droupadi Murmu, President of India, visited West Bengal(WB). This mark's her 2nd visit to West Bengal as President of India. Read More
Cabinet approves 7 projects for Indian railways with an outlay of Rs 32,500 cr Read More
Naveen Patnaik Becomes 2nd Longest-Serving CM in Indian History. Read More
Tamil Nadu has been ranked the No. 1 State in 3rd edition of the report ‘Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2022. Read More
National Doctor's Day is annually celebrated on 1st July in India to recognise the contributions of doctors and medical professionals towards society. Read More
The West Bengal government has signed an agreement with leading business research and analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) for the MSME sector and exporters of the state. Read More
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $148 million loan to support the Indian state of West Bengal in harnessing surface and ground water through better irrigation practices that will benefit people in rural areas. Read More
West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), Amazon and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) join hands to promote e-commerce exports from West Bengal. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the first Vande Bharat Express in the Northeast from Assam’s Guwahati to West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicate several railway projects worth over 8,000 crore rupees in Odisha via video conferencing. Read More
Eminent singer and the youngest daughter-in-law of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Kalyani Kazi passed away in Kolkata. Read More
On 9th May 2023, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) marks the 8th anniversary. Read More
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated 91 new 100W FM Transmitters, which have been installed in 85 districts across 18 States and 2 Union Territories to boost to radio connectivity in the country. Read More
As per 'water bodies- first census report', released by Ministry of Jal Shakti, West Bengal tops list of States with most ponds and reservoirs. Read More
Exercise Cope India 23, a bilateral Air Exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) is being carried out at Air Force Stations Arjan Singh (Panagarh), Kalaikunda (West Bengal) and Agra in UP. Read More
Ministry of Finance (MoF) set up a 4-member committee under Finance Secretary T V Somanathan to review the pension system for government employees. Read More
The meeting of 2nd Tourism Working Group under India's G20 presidency which was held at Siliguri, West Bengal from 1st to 4th April 2023. Read More
According to a list published by the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) has ranked best performing power generation company in the country for the financial year 2022-23. Read More
Japan committed Rs7,084.5 crore to India for three infrastructure projects, including Patna Metro Rail Construction Project and Rajasthan Water Sector Livelihood Improvement Project. Read More
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the 'Pathashree-Rastashree' project in Singur, West Bengal. Read More
According to a TransUnion CIBIL-SIDBI MSME Pulse Report, Loan disbursements to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector in Q2 (July-September) FY23 grew 24 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), with significant growth in the micro segment. Read More
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav released 14 guidelines to address Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC), which aim to facilitate a common understanding among key stakeholders, on what constitutes effective and efficient Read More
Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022: India's milk production rose 5.29 percent in 2021-22 to 221.06 million tonnes. Read More