Tag «Kolkata»

BESC  brings the AL- SOUK an ARABIAN FLEA MARKET to KOLKATA

Empretec (Part of UNCTAD) to recognize the best stalls. Kolkata, February 27th, 2016. Al-Souk an Arabian flea market is being organised by the Bhawanipur Education Society College (BESC) to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship  among the college students. Empretec, the entrepreneurship wing of United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will evaluate the efforts …

Launch of India’s first climate smart city mobile app and update on Kolkata’s Climate Change Cell at KMC

Now, citizens of Kolkata can make collective efforts towards combating climate change, with dedicated web-portal and mobile app The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata organise programme on “Climate Smart City”     10th February, Kolkata:  Imagine if you could get information on eco-friendly measures and alerts during …

World Cancer Day

Change in Dietary Habits, Intake of Processed Foods Spurring Cancer Incidence in India   Not just the numbers have increased, the age of incidence of cancer is also markedly low today, ringing a sense of alarm among doctors and experts   Kolkata: Rapid changes in dietary habits, increased consumption of packaged foods, high levels of industrial …

UK IN KOLKATA-CELEBRATING PARTNERSHIP 7-13 FEBRUARY

  The UK is organising a series of events to strengthen the cultural and business partnership with Kolkata. Titled ‘UK in Kolkata – Celebrating Partnership,’ the campaign will run from 7-13 February with a number of events to showcase modern UK and take forward the vibrant Kolkata-UK partnership especially in the areas of science and …

VODAFONE INDIA LAUNCHES 4G SERVICES IN KOLKATA

ROLLS OUT A BONANZA OF SPECIAL OFFERS FROM 26TH JANUARY   FREE upgrade to 4G for customers along with high-speed 4G SIM Watch your favourite movies with FREE unlimited movie subscription – access to 7500 + titles (including Bengali movies) for 3 months Listen to latest songs with FREE unlimited music streaming on Vodafone Music …

Sufi Sutra 2016 at Kolkata

The 6th edition of the flagship world music festival, Sufi Sutra will be held at Rabindra Sadan – Nandan Campus, on Feb 5-7. Daytime workshop on Feb 6 and 7 at Rabindra Sadan – Nandan Campus Evening concert on Feb 5 to 7, at 6 to 9 pm at Rabindra Sadan. Handicraft Stall and traditional …

DRIVING CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH JOURNEY OF SCIENCE EXPRESS

Excerpts of the speech by Mr Scott Furssedonn-Wood,  British Deputy High Commissioner, Kolkata Monday 18 January 2016 – Barrackpore Good afternoon everyone.   It is a pleasure to be amongst the students here and I would like to thank you all for inviting me to speak at “Driving Climate Action through journey of Science Express”   …

St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, goes Solar

SXC’s response to COP21 – harnessing the power of the Sun to spread the light of Nihil Ultra St. Xavier’s College (SXC), Kolkata, has been the vanguard of Sustainable Living for more than a century and a half now – that is, even before the term “sustainability” was coined for use in the context as …