It is the 48th day of the NREGA Sangharsh, or agitation, at Jantar Mantar, the well-known protest site in Delhi. One set of speakers from West Bengal is making fiery speeches in Bengali, demanding dearness allowance arrears, filling of vacancies in government
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) fined the West Bengal government Rs 3,500 crore for massive irregularities in the generation and treatment of solid and liquid waste. The green panel said the state government does not prioritize the installation of solid waste and
West Bengal reported the highest number of cases of cruelty against women by spouses or their relatives in 2021, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). A total 19,952 cases under Section 498A of the IPC, popularly
Drone delivery company Skye Air Mobility has partnered with Flipkart Health, the pharmaceutical business arm of e-commerce platform Flipkart Internet Pvt. to deliver medicines by drone, said a statement from the companies. The deal was implemented with the launch of “Beyond Visual
To preserve the ruins of the Jurassic era, Jharkhand has opened its first fossil park in the Rajmahal hills. The hill is 193 km away from Sahibganj in Jharkhand to Rampurhat in West Bengal. The whole area has been developed as an
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the government of West Bengal to shut down all hotels and restaurants or campsites in the Buxa Tiger Reserve within two months. The NGT also ordered a facility run by the state tourism department to
India’s coastline is slowly, but surely, being swallowed up by the sea. The east coast is under greater threat, and at some points along the Bay of Bengal the coastline is receding by as much as 20 metres every year. Though about
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, on Friday released an amount of ₹2,221.2 crore to Bihar, Karnataka and West Bengal for providing grants to rural local bodies (RLBs). Bihar has received ₹1,112.7 crore, Karnataka has received ₹473.9 crore and West Bengal
The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank signed a $125 million IBRD loan to support efforts to help poor and vulnerable groups access social protection services in West Bengal. West Bengal has more than 400 programmes,
The World Bank has approved a loan of ₹1,000 crore for the West Bengal government to aid its effort to help the poor and vulnerable groups access its social protection services, read the statement from the international financial institution. The loan under
