Kolkata metro extension project under scanner
When Kolkata turned into a
Maureen Nandini Mitra
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Dam on Teesta spells doom
<font class="UCASE">according</font> to the National Highway (<font class="UCASE">nh</font>) 31A Bachao Committee (<font class="UCASE">nhbc</font>), traffic disruption, due to a landslide in August, continues on <font class="UCASE">nh</font> 31A in Kalimpong, West Bengal. <font class="UCASE">nhbc</font> claims that construction on the Teesta Low Dam Stage III project at 27th Mile led to the landslide. About 50 metres of the highway got washed away, hitting the local economy during the tourist season.<br>
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Soil detox from Kolkata wetlands
a team of Kolkata-based researchers mapping the microbial population of the East Calcutta Wetlands (ecw), has isolated 22 easy-to-culture strains that can help clean up toxic soil and water. The
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New techniques to forecast earthquakes
two studies by researchers from the us, India and Japan have thrown new light on the extremely challenging science of earthquake forecasting. The first has to do with silent earthquakes
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Scientists study flavour and aroma of Darjeeling tea
what gives Darjeeling tea its much sought after flavour? A team of scientists is trying to find out just that. Experts at India's Tea Research Association's Tocklai Experimental Station (tes) in
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Fissures in West Bengal's Left government over land acquisition
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Bottlenecks
Chaibasa villagers wary of Essar s rehab hype
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Rift within West Bengal's Left government over land acquisition
West Bengal proposes land acquisition, ruling Front riven
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First ever tidal plant in Sunderbans in West Bengal
Sunderbans to have country s first tidal power plant
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It s pent up anger
Tribals protest against decades of injustice in Kalinga Nagar