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Biological sciences: Addressing global challenges while building a successful career

In 2015, the United Nations outlined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at eradicating poverty, protecting our planet, and ensuring equality for all. These goals address a wide range of global challenges, including climate change, the biodiversity crisis, and pressing health issues like antibiotic resistance and cancer. Biological scientists play a crucial role in tackling these challenges and can also benefit from the diverse career opportunities available to them.

SurTech hosts summit to encourage industry interactions for students

Dr Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology and Sports Complex (SurTech), a JIS Group Educational Initiative and Idea-O-Meter successfully hosted the ‘Academia and Industrial Summit 2024’ on 8 November at the SurTech Campus at Dumdum, Kolkata, to bridge the gap between academia and industry, creating invaluable opportunities for SurTech students.

‘We grew together facing all ups and downs of life’

In today's world, where everything is fast-paced, nobody has time for others and the constant digital distraction tends to pull families in different directions. However, the story of Bimalendu Das (fondly called Pranab) and Molly Das stands apart.

Meet the artist who transforms government buildings into vibrant facades

Whether it is the art installations at major stations, including the Botanical Garden to Janakpuri West, or the iconic portrayals representing cultural narrative at UNESCO, New Delhi, or even the exclusive art inside the Judges' Tunnel at the Supreme Court of India, the common factor joining them all would be the tête pensante (mastermind) Mr Rajesh Krishnan, the founder and principal designer of East Craft Designs Pvt. Ltd

Liquid gold of Assam

A trip to the Assam-Nagaland border to visit a distillery producing an indigenous corn whiskey among other interesting libations, proves to be an eye-opening one.

The persistent treasures of Bengal’s ‘Temple Town’

After the humdrums and expensive expenditures in the previous month, if you are looking for a budget-friendly winter getaway in order to find tranquillity from daily mundane lives and explore ruins and history, then Bengal’s this little village might be just the place for you. Nestled within the Galsi of Purba Bardhaman (East Burdwan) district in West Bengal, approximately three hours from Kolkata and 44 minutes from Durgapur, lies the ‘Temple town’ of Bengal, Mankar.

US Elections: An analysis

The victorious Trump camp is touting its newfound “historic” mandate while the dejected Harris camp accuses the country of being “racist and sexist” for letting them down. Both are untrue. Trump won with 295 electoral votes to Harris’ 226. A solid victory, but hardly a landslide.

Resolving border discord

In a vast country like India, inter-state border disputes are very common. But it will be wrong to judge border disputes between the north-east and other parts of India from the same parameter. The border discord has always been a very sensitive issue in the Northeast. It is one of the major causes of unrest in northeastern states.