NGOs say that trafficking restarted after the first Covid-19 lockdown was lifted and it mostly happened through open borders of neighbouring countries. Kolkata: Human trafficking in India has seen an increase throughout the pandemic say NGOs Mau Bhattacharya, Master Trainer and Programme Manager of Uddami India Foundation, has worked to lessen the frequency of trafficking […]
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She proposed two schemes, ₹10,000 crores each, to rectify the damage done to Digha and the Sundarbans. Kolkata: Chief Minister of West Bengal (WB), Mamata Banerjee, held a private meeting with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi at the Kalaikunda airbase, Kharagpur, WB, to discuss the aftermath of the cyclone Yaas. The chief minister held a […]
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Indian artists have extensively commented on the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis with the help of social media. Kolkata: Wednesday marked the 44th anniversary of God Save the Queen, the rebellious single released by The Sex Pistols, a United Kingdom (UK) band The song criticises Queen Elizabeth II and the monarchy for being a […]
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Cyclone Yaas is expected to cause significant damage to the Sundarbans and its endangered mangrove forests. Environmentalists and NGOs believe that the cyclone Yaas, set to hit the coast of West Bengal and Odisha on May 26, will cause extensive, irreparable damage to the mangroves because not much has been done to protect them. After […]
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Due to the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, many government hospitals aren’t able to admit non-COVID patients with terminal diseases. Kolkata: Due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, most government hospitals are only admitting COVID patients. This coupled with the unavailability of hospital beds, patients with health problems like […]
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A day after World Press Freedom Day, journalists from all across the country mourn the death of press freedom in India. Kolkata: The world observed World Press Freedom Day on Monday, May 3 and India celebrated it with silence. Over 60 journalists were put behind bars in the country for doing their work in 2020. […]
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Founders of the department rue a lack of experts in the faculty and complain about the quality. Kolkata: The department of atmospheric science at the University of Calcutta (CU) is dying a slow death, say some. It does not have a head of the department (HOD) and, say alumni, many professors do not have any […]
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SoundCloud has come up with a payout model that will help independent artists earn directly from their fans. Bengaluru: SoundCloud, online audio distribution and music sharing website based in Berlin, has found a way to bring artists closer to their fans. They have introduced a new payout model that lets fans directly pay their favorite […]
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IISc researchers have discovered why anti-TB drugs fail against the deadly bacteria, paving the way for scientists to develop more effective drugs in the future. Bengaluru: Scientists in Bangalore have found what makes the TB bacterium tick. A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), led by Prof. P. Ajitkumar at the Department […]
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Bengaluru has seen a sharp increase in the number of fire accidents thanks to a lack of safety measures. Bengaluru: Buildings burn; fire brigades rescue. More and more buildings are burning in Bengaluru. The latest NCRB data shows the cases of fire accidents have risen from 2808 in 2018 to more than 3114 in 2019. […]
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