IIT Kharagpur’s Impact RISE 2026 Conclave Concludes with Major Launches, MoUs

Kolkata: The inaugural Impact RISE 2026 Conclave, hosted by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park, Newtown, concluded successfully today, marking a significant step towards advancing India’s sustainable development agenda through research, innovation, skilling and entrepreneurship (RISE). Held on January 17–18, 2026 under the theme “Forging Futures: Engineering Social Change – […]

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Beyond Plastic Love: The Story Behind India’s Plastic-Free Character Doll

  For fifteen years, his life followed the architecture of modern corporate success. Glass buildings, calibrated calendars, quarterly reviews, leadership offsites, and growth charts defined both his time and his identity. He worked in senior human resources roles across some of the world’s most recognisable global corporations—institutions that prized scale, speed, and efficiency above all […]

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New Species of Blind Caecilian Discovered in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats

Kolkata: A team of Indian scientists has discovered a rare, subterranean amphibian species in the northern Western Ghats. The new species, named Gegeneophis valmiki, marks the first discovery within its genus in over a decade, shedding light on a group of animals often referred to as the “hidden amphibians.” The Discovery and Etymology The species […]

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PFC to raise upto ₹5,000 crore through Public Issue of Secured NCDs

Kolkata: Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), a Schedule–A Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise and a public financial institution focused on the power sector, has filed the Tranche I Prospectus dated January 9, 2026 for a public issue of secured, rated, listed, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of face value ₹1,000 each (except zero coupon NCDs of […]

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Digital Reforms to Speed Up Consumer Justice in Eastern States

New Delhi: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, organised a Regional Workshop on Consumer Protection for Eastern States today in Patna, Bihar, bringing together key stakeholders from Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha to strengthen consumer grievance redressal and improve the functioning of Consumer Commissions. The workshop focused on reducing case pendency, improving […]

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First time in the Islands: Joint Services Multi-Speciality Mega Surgical Camps by Indian Navy

New Delhi: Government is commitment to providing quality healthcare to every citizen of the country, especially those living in remote and island territories, said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh as he virtually addressed, on January 13, 2026, a nearly week-long Joint Services Multi-Speciality Camp organised by the Indian Navy at the Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kavaratti […]

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Mera Yuva Bharat initiative aims to mainstream Tribal Communities

Kolkata: Mera Yuva Bharat West Bengal and Mera Yuva Bharat Kolkata North under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, is organising 17th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme at the West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, from January 15 to 21, 2026. In a press conference by MY Bharat leadership and University […]

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India is the second- largest Fish Producer in the World

New Delhi: The fisheries and aquaculture sector plays a critical role in India’s economy, providing livelihoods to approximately 3 crore fishers and fish farmers while generating significant employment opportunities across the value chain. India is the world’s second- largest fish producer, contributing 8% to global output, ranks second in aquaculture production, leads in shrimp production […]

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Darling Earth (Parthibo): tracing the emotional journey

Book Name: Darling Earth Original Bengali Novel: Parthibo by Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay Translated by Prasenjit Saha Price – 999/- Published by – Raunaq Publication Website – raunaqpublication.in Gmail- raunaqpublication@gmail.com About the Book Darling Earth, is the translation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s acclaimed novel Parthibo. It’s the result of years of careful engagement of the translator Prasenjit Saha […]

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Mamata’s Street Politics, Strategy Rooms and Politics of Timing

  The sudden Enforcement Directorate onslaught on Trinamool Congress’s political and election strategist, I-PAC, and its helmsman Prateek Jain—allegedly in connection with a seven-year-old case—has opened a Pandora’s box of sorts. It has raised far more questions than it has answered, questions that have only multiplied after West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata […]

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