Society / Science and Technology
Why is a moon’s crater named after illustrious Bengali scientist Sisir Ku...
Sisir Kumar Mitra was a the father of ionospheric science in India
Why did Satyen Bose not get the Nobel Prize despite his pathbreaking resear...
Einstein was highly impressed by the young physicist from Bengal
What Bose proved 100 years ago, AI proves again – Plants produce sounds t...
Jagadish Chandra Bose was the father of plant neurobiology
By Saheli Mitra
Tracing the story of sculptor Chintamoni Kar, also an Olympian with a silve...
The Olympics are a way for nations to display their skills in sports and athletics
Dr Purnima Sinha, the first female physicist from C.U., who did her PhD way...
Dr. Purnima Sinha is indeed one woman who broke the shackles of patriarchy in India
Father of Bengali sci-fi fiction Jagadananda Roy wrote in 1892, even before...
Jagadananda Roy was the torchbearer of the sci-fi fiction genre in Bengali
By TTW
The woman who rewrote the rules of science – GetBengal story
A trailblazer in Indian chemistry and medicine
The Solar Man of India: Sustainable innovations by a visionary from Bengal ...
The man fuels India’s rural societies with solar energy and exceptional innovations
Biresh Chandra Guha took India’s biochemistry research to new heights –...
Dr. Biresh Chandra Guha actively participated in the freedom struggle before becoming one of India's greatest biochemists
By TTW
Bibha Chowdhury: A life spent in chasing cosmic rays - GetBengal story
The International Astronomical Union named a yellow-white dwarf star 'Bibha' in 2018
Indumadhab Mallick revolutionized the kitchen with the invention of ‘Icmi...
Mullick is a forgotten hero now whose name is buried somewhere in the annals of history
Samarendra Kumar Mitra – the man who built India’s first computer! - Ge...
Samarendra Kumar Mitra's contributions to India’s scientific progress are monumental but often overlooked
P.C. Mukherjee, the Bengali archaeologist who discovered Kapilavastu defeat...
Read about the century-long quest for Kapilavastu
Meghnad Saha – the scientist with a vision was also a political activist ...
Do you know Saha’s name was proposed for the Nobel Prize?
P.N. Bose was first Indian geologist who found India’s vast iron-ore depo...
P.N. Bose was the unsung hero behind India’s iron and steel industry
Bengal’s Silicon Valley dream gets a boost with Infosys’s New Developme...
Infosys will be a gender-sensitive workplace
Bengali scientist's groundbreaking invention transforms global industry –...
Industrial caustic waste is a significant pollutant in the global oil refining and petrochemical sectors
The man behind India’s first e-flying taxi—GetBengal story
Flying E-Taxis are a futuristic alternative to traditional modes of transport
A new mobile app, launched by East Bardhhaman police to help lodge complain...
The Bharosa app is available on the Google Play Store
‘Bioscopewala’ Doctor helps Bengal’s tribals wage war against superst...
Dr. Partha Pratim is a homeopathy doctor
By Bapi Ghosh
Four Bengali astronomers discovered 34 new giant radio sources – GetBenga...
A radio galaxy dominates the sky over Earth with radio waves
By Shuvra Dey
Two Bengali physicists find a path-breaking new series representation of Pi...
The research aimed to model particle interactions with more precise parameters
Bengali scientists Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar - GetBengal story
The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is one of the highest recognitions in the field of science
A Bengali scientist trio discovers superior lithium-ion batteries to tackle...
Lithium-ion batteries are crucial for solving the energy crisis and vital for 21st-century energy storage
60-year-old mystery solved: Molecular model of heart discovered by Bengali ...
For the past 60 years, scientists across the globe have been researching the molecular formation of the heart
By Shuvra Dey
WB Ham Radio club reunites lost father with son - GetBengal story
Ham radio is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together
Bengali techie makes it to Stanford's list of world's best scientists thric...
Professor Chakraborty has been researching advanced technologies on rural health systems for a long time
Anti-ragging kit developed by Bengali researchers to hit markets - GetBenga...
The location where the ragging is taking place will be pinpointed on the mobile itself
Band of four Bengali scientists bestowed with Bhatnagar Prize 2022 – GetB...
The winners include Debabrata Maiti, Anindya Das, Deepyaan Gangopadhyay and Basudev Dasgupta
Bengal small-town scientists played lead roles in Chandrayaan-3 mission
Anuj Nandi’s family members are residents of Islampur’s Ashrampara
Bengali scientists unravel the great ambiguity of Quantum mechanics - GetBe...
At a fundamental level, both radiation and matter have the characteristics of particles and waves
Stanford University calls Anjali Burman of Raniganj, the student who create...
EmaChat is a personal, secure and privacy-focused virtual room for romantic couples
By TTW
Chandannagar school boy invents ‘Spy’ shoes
Souvik wishes to pursue higher studies in science at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology
“Vintage Voyage” –the new gallery of Birla Industrial and Technologic...
The gallery has live demonstrations of how the technologies work
Bengali professor-researcher acclaimed as the best researcher in India as p...
He explained his view while illustrating the point from his own field of experiment
By Soumik Das
9-year-old Aarush from Kolkata honoured by NASA as India’s youngest ‘Ci...
Aarush Naskar loves the stars, the sun and is very interested in knowing about them
NASA’s Bengali scientist discovers Black Hole’s magnetic reversal
Space is spectacular, continues to surprise people, and there are a lot of unanswered questions out there
The Calcutta trio who became enablers of the Raman Effect
National Science Day honours CV Raman’s Nobel-winning discovery
100 years of radio in Kolkata, and we didn’t even notice!
February 13 is observed as World Radio Day
User-friendly Braille maps for visually impaired students brought by NATMO
AI is used for 3D embossing to get the final Braille Maps
The boy from Nadia who decides who is awarded the Nobel for Medicine
But here’s a lot more to Dr Asim K. Dutta Roy
Bengali scientists nail down antibiotic-resistant ‘Superbugs’
Seven scientists including three Bengali researchers identified the superbug
First 3D Planetarium of India coming up in Howrah this December
This planetarium will be a booster to stargazers
Bengali scientists discover shark fossil in Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer becomes witness to the discovery of a Hybodont shark fossil
Jadavpur University scientists, part of ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3
Could Chandrayaan 3 keep up with the expectations?
Dr Shantanu Bhowmik transforms plastic wastes into utility products
Shantanu is not only a gifted scientist but he is also a painter amd an accomplished singer
From bioplastic to NASA, this Durgapur prodigy has been there, done that
At 17, Aparup Roy is already a star scientist
Sabyasachi Haldar’s 'Free Electron Wire' receives US patent
Haldar had acquired patents for his inventions from the US, Britain and China
Kolkata’s Neena Gupta wins Ramanujan Prize
Gupta is the third woman to receive this prestigious award
Kalna Scientist Arindam Modak features in world’s top scientist list
Arindam Modak's field of research is energy and environment
Alipurduar’s scientist Souvik Basu gets call from NASA to probe sun parti...
Basu been invited to work as a Research Scientist at Lockheed Martin company
Bengali scientist Uttirna Mukherjee joins mission to save International Spa...
Mukherjee and her colleagues are continuously advising the astronauts on board the ISS on how to avert disaster
Bengali scientists shine bright in India’s highest Science Award – Bhat...
Four from Bengal bag the Bhatnagar Award 2021
Class VI student of East Midnapore builds a ‘Lightning resistant Umbrella...
The youngster's discovery has prompted him to enter a national competition, the theme of which is "Science for Sustainable Living 2021"
By TTW
Burdwan boy gets prestigious US scholarship for research on growing rice in...
Akash Dutta is preparing to travel to the US to conduct research on how to genetically modify plants to generate more sustainable species
Bengali scientist invents unique biodegradable plastic that can even be eat...
A group of young scientists have created a plastic bag made of potato starch
By TTW
Why we remember Franz Kafka on Safe Drive Save Life Day
The Safe Drive Save Life campaign was launched in 2016
RKM teacher and scientist Swapan Ghosh invents plastic degrading microbes
The most startling of his inventions is the permanent and radical solution to the menace of plastic waste
By TTW
Bengali immunologist gets top honour in USA for original research
Dr Sankar Ghosh among 120 newly elected members announced by the National Academy of Sciences
Kolkata Physicist makes path breaking Solar Particle Detector to detect Sun...
Path breaking discovery to help explore the myriad mysteries of the Sun
Prof Suman Chakraborty from Bengal gets prestigious Science Award
Chakraborty's contribution towards affordable healthcare
West Bengal's Hasimara Airbase to house IAF Rafale squadron
Rafale fighter jets are expected to arrive by mid-April
Bengali scientists get highest Infosys Awards
Scientists recognised for their contribution to Mathematics and Physics
India’s largest floating Solar Power Plant to be set up in Bengal
Sagardighi will have the solar power plant!
Six Bengali scientists win India’s Highest Science Award, Bhatnagar Puros...
Moment of pride for Bengal’s science community
Dr Sekhar Basu, leading nuclear scientist of India is no more!
Immense contribution to India’s nuclear submarine venture
New ‘Mesh’, developed by Dr Shantanu Sengupta and his team to ‘trap...
Infection detected in two-and-a-half minutes
Dr Kanak Saha and his team discovers one of the earliest galaxies in extrem...
Ending dark age of the Universe and finding light
Bengali architect Vidyadhar Bhattacharya who built Jaipur, India’s first ...
He was chief architect in Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh’s court
Bengali scientist Anindya Bagchi makes a breakthrough in treating deadly pa...
CU alumnus Bagchi now heads the team at Sanford Institute of USA
Biotechnologist from Kolkata part of NASA’s Mars Mission
The mission will investigate the ancient environment on Mars
25 years ago on 31st July, India’s first mobile call was made from Kolkat...
Chief Minister Jyoti Basu spoke on this call!
Bengali scientists of IIT Kgp develop portable low-cost COVID test kits
At only Rs 400, the results will be out in an hour!
Class X student of Bengal launches ‘Drishti App’ on google to counter C...
Drishti will help video calls and chat with 100 people at a time
Sumantra Chatterjee-- First Indian Neuroscientist to get prestigious EMBO h...
Global accolade for Bengali scientist’s path-breaking research
KUDOS! Students of Asansol Engineering college invent ‘touchless switches...
Will help in reducing spread of COVID-19 through surface touch
Blood tests at just Rs 10! IIT scientist Suman Chakraborty and team invents...
Hundreds of poor patients of rural India will be benefitted
Burdwan’s Shamima Khatoon chosen by ‘Nature’ journal for int’l scie...
One of 3 chosen from across the world