The association between the two prestigious educational institutions St. Xavier’s, Kolkata, and Belvedere College, Dublin, can be traced 22 years back and over this vast period of time, a deep sense of companionship and brother-hood has fostered.This association entails an exchange programme, whic...
After India’s independence in 1947, there were some major initiatives in favour of the Scheduled Tribes (STs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) that were aimed at their social uplift. A common form of caste discrimination in India was the practice of untouchability. The SCs were the primary targets of the p...
Dairy sector in India plays an important role in the national economy and in the socio- economic development of the country. It has a significant role in supplementary family income and generating employment in the rural areas, particularly among the landless, small, marginal farmers and farm women,...
School of Music, Art & Culture organised a unique one day Art Work Shop on April 27, 2018 at Salt Lake, Kolkata. It was one of the promotional activities of the school. It got a stupendous response from the children and guardians. 43 students from different schools of the city participated ...
ASSOCHAM organised ‘EduMeet 2018 & Education Excellence Awards’ for immense contribution in education sector, on July 12, 2018 at Hyatt Regency. Heritage InstituteofTechnology received “The Best Engineering College of the Year”. On receiving the award, H. K. Chaudhary, Chairman, He...
Students have always been worried about being placed. But now, the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) has launched a placement portal, ‘makautplacement.com’ that solves the placement worries of its students at least in Kolkata and its surrounding areas. The portal will con...
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata is the foremost centre of learning of different branches of Science. There are seven campuses of IISER in India. Professor Sourav Pal, the director of the Institute in his exclusive interview with BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas, talks ...
The newly elected chief minister of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy is by profession a film producer. His wife is a film actor. Film and politics, especially in the southern states, are very closely interlinked. The former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalitha, was a film actress. So was Andhra Prades...
A ‘photo-shopped’ picture of the prime minister’s mother riding an auto-rickshaw has created a furore in the media and among the opposition. Unfortunately, the Indian media almost goes unchecked in circulating such mischief frequently.Western researchers have developed organised efforts ...
The Prime Minister finally warns his political colleagues not to provide ‘masala’ for the media. This is a confession long awaited. The Prime Minister has been avoiding talking to the press ever since he came to power. Only at times he had spoken to a select few, when he thought he needed to, an...
