Bengal Poised to become a top state in five years: Subrata Gupta, adviser to CM, charts out the path aheadWest Bengal's new government, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, aims to reverse the state's decline and position it among the top sta...
11 May, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Quick-service apps compete to woo women workers away from the informal economyQuick-service apps like Snabbit and Pronto are formalising the domestic workforce with flexible shifts and attractive monthly payouts, draw...
10 May, 2026, 09.02 PM IST
Women’s role in business, workforce expands: ASUSEWomen's economic involvement in India is growing. More female entrepreneurs are leading businesses, especially in manufacturing. These busi...
06 May, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Bengal awaits May 4 results; TMC looks to retain power, BJP aims historic win after record turnoutWest Bengal awaits election verdict on Monday after intense campaigning, with the TMC aiming to retain power against a BJP push for a histo...
03 May, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
West Bengal Elections 2026: CPI(M)’s quiet role between TMC’s hold and BJP’s pushWest Bengal's 2026 elections hinge on the Left's resurgence. The CPI(M)'s vote share is the critical 'X-factor' impacting the TMC and BJP c...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Platforms brace for impact as gig workforce returns homeAccording to industry executives, the daily active gig workers on quick commerce platforms are currently running 10-12% below early-2026 le...
06 Apr, 2026, 08.49 AM IST
North Bengal floods man-made, DVC unilaterally releasing water to save Jharkhand: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed north Bengal floods man-made. She blamed the DVC for unrestricted water release causing w...
06 Oct, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
ET Make in India SME Regional Summits: Kolkata's industry veterans plot the city's economic renaissanceDespite Trump tariffs and import floods, leather barons, tea magnates, and green innovators see a path to make West Bengal's MSMEs globally...
13 Sep, 2025, 09.12 AM IST
Temporary workers in manufacturing get 5.6% annual pay raise in FY21-24India's manufacturing sector witnesses a 5.6% CAGR in contractual worker compensation between FY21 and FY24, driven by inflation and high a...
16 Dec, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
- Bengal conditions apt for growing kinnow orange, finds researcher
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) West Bengal has the potential to grow and produce kinnow oranges, a researcher proposed here on Saturday.
04 Nov, 2017, 09.02 PM IST
SastaSundar to expand pan India operationsThe revenue earned by SastaSundar Health Buddy Ltd in FY 2014 stood at Rs 10 million, whereas in FY 2015 it grew to Rs 207 million and in F...
16 Jan, 2017, 04.09 PM IST
North Bengal reels under flood scareA fear of isolation has gripped large swathes of land in districts like Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling with the water level in river...
05 Jul, 2016, 10.21 AM IST
Plantation drive across 5 states to revive GangaExperts believe that plantation of trees, like walnut and oak, having high water retention capacity will increase the river's water level i...
23 Mar, 2016, 12.37 PM IST
Plantation drive across 5 states to revive GangaThe identified patches in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal had seen large scale deforestation in the past, lead...
23 Mar, 2016, 12.47 AM IST
Land Reforms Bill passed to prevent use of excess land for real estateWB Assembly passed Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2013 which would prevent use of land, earmarked for township development, in excess of pr...
29 Nov, 2013, 05.37 PM IST
- Entrepreneurs giving healthcare in N West Bengal a new direction
After remaining focused towards diagnostics for long, new investment trend towards North Bengal is taking a turn.
04 Jan, 2013, 04.12 PM IST
- Left parties may see decline in RS after Bengal, Kerala polls
Left parties, especially the CPI-M, may face possible decline of its numbers in Rajya Sabha after the assembly elections in West Bengal and...
03 Apr, 2011, 12.39 PM IST