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25 countries to participate in Destination East

SRK likely to feature in new tourism television campaign by West Bengal State hires global consultant for help in preparin Vision Document KOLKATA, January 27: Fairlylarge contingents from the UK, Australia, Thailand and Sri Lanka will gather at the CII-organised Destination East, the largest buyer-seller tourism meet billed for 6-7 February at Town Hall, Kolkata’s …

Essel Group eyes West Bengal for Smart City Projects, Bets Big on Integrated Smart Utilities Model

Model proposes to offer multiple utility services under one roof, slated to be first-of-its kind Kolkata December 10, 2014:Essel Group, India’s leading business conglomerate is making big strides towards realizing the Smart City dream of India and will bank on its flagship single-window utility offering, ‘Smart Utilities’ to set the pace for building integrated smart …

The Bengal Chamber programme: Opportunities for MSME Industry in Electronic and Hardware Industry in West Bengal

‘West Bengal poised to be the next generation electronic hub’ Kolkata, July 25: Recent studies indicate that the state of West Bengal is poised to be the next generation electronics hub. The state has 4% share in the nation’s electronic goods output. With the government giving a thrust to the electronic industry, the state government …

Decline in Tea Production in Assam and West Bengal

Tea production during the months of April and May, 2014 declined by 30.72 million Kilograms (kgs.) compared to the production during the corresponding period of 2013. However, the production during January to March 2014 had gone up by 8.37 million kgs compared to corresponding period of 2013. Most of the tea growing regions have received …

Shri Shikshayatan gets CBSE status

Kolkata, May 22, 2014:  In the year 1954, Shri Shikshayatan School was established up to class X. Due to the selfless service and the contribution of the erstwhile and present Trustees, the School now runs on a sprawling campus with Primary section, Secondary Section and Higher Secondary section, Auditorium and, Labs. It has made the …

Arohan Financial Services Crosses the 2 Lac Customer Milestones

Mumbai, March 11th, Financial Inclusion is a key national priority and microfinance institutions play a key role in extending credit and other services like micro pensions, insurance etc to the unbanked sections of our society. As per MFIN (Microfinance Institutions network) publication Micrometer released last week, 43 NBFC MFI’s cover over 26 million clients with …

Early warning system soon in flood-prone districts in West Bengal, says Irrigation & Waterways Minister at Water Exposition 2013

Kolkata: In an attempt to reduce loss and damage caused by floods, the West Bengal Government will soon install “early warning system” in all floods-prone districts including Darjeeling, Malda, Murshidabad, Hooghly, East and West Midnapore. This was disclosed by Mr Rajib Banerjee, Minister for Irrigation & Waterways, West Bengal, at the Inaugural Session of the …

Jessop an Obituary (1788 – 2013) : Chawm Ganguly

15th November 2013. Even as you read this piece, the death knell of the 225 year old heritage engineering giant Jessop & Company has begun tolling, in the process sealing the fate of 685 workers directly. The shutdown, which is now just a matter of time, will also mean the end of an Engineering legacy …