To create awareness on astronomy and to build a cultural space, Victoria Memorial organised a two-day Astro Night show in association with Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, a unit under the National Council of Science Museums, Science City, Kolkata, Sky Watchers’ Association and IISER, Kolkata, which began on Saturday. The event started around 6pm and included stargazing, lectures on astronomy and science shows
Amit Datta
People thronged the West Bengal Government’s sixth edition of the Duare Sarkar camps on Saturday. At the 10-day camps, forms for various schemes will be handed over to people. “To reach the maximum number of people, the Duare Sarkar drive will be held at booth levels with both stationary and mobile camps,” said chief secretary H K Dwivedi
Ashim Paul
A two-day hybrid workshop titled “A Journey to the Sun - from Basic Theory to NASA Solar Satellite Data Analysis” began at the Astronomy Club, Birla Industrial &Technological Museum, Kolkata, a Unit of National Council of Science Museums-NCSM, Ministry of Culture, Government of India on Saturday
Arnab Dutta
Delegates of the second G-20 TWG meeting were accorded warm welcome at Makaibari Tea Garden at Kurseong on Saturday. The G20 meeting on tourism has come as an opportunity for the north Bengal tea industry to showcase the brew, including the globally-famed Darjeeling Tea, before representatives of various countries. Makaibari, one of the gardens known for making the finest Darjeeling Tea, is all decked up for G20 delegates
PIB
The Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Presidency Alumni Association Calcutta jointly conducted a panel discussion & interactive session titled Fight Discrimination through Inclusion on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day on Saturday. Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS, principal secretary, Women & Child Development and Social Welfare Department Government of West Bengal was felicitated by Namit Bajoria, President MCCI & Nita Bajoria chairperson, council for MCCI Ladies’ Forum
Suvendu Das
