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Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) is a premier research and development unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.The VECC has three campuses located in Kolkata, India and performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences and development of the latest nuclear particle accelerators.
Opened in 1924, Kolkata Airport is one of the oldest airports in India. Spread over an area of 6.64 square kilometres (2.56 sq mi), Kolkata Airport is the largest hub for air traffic in the eastern part of the country and one of four operational airports in West Bengal, the others being Bagdogra International Airport in Siliguri , Cooch Behar ...
The Metropolitan Building in Kolkata housed the United States Information Service office till 1991. During the Vietnam War , the street outside the consulate was renamed after Ho Chi Minh . In 1995, British journalist John F. Burns characterized it as "one of the most beleaguered American diplomatic posts anywhere."
Nabanna নবান্ন Alternative names HRBC Building General information Status Operational Type Administrative building Location Howrah, West Bengal, India Address 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Shibpur, Howrah-711102 Inaugurated 5 October 2013 ; 11 years ago (2013-10-05) Technical details Floor count 14 Nabanna is a building in the city of Howrah (neighborhood of Kolkata) in Howrah ...
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) set up a cholera research centre at Kyd Street, Kolkata, West Bengal. [5] The aim of establishing this centre was to conduct research related to cholera and other enteric diseases. In 1979, the cholera research centre was renamed to National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED).
The University of Calcutta, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, is one of the oldest and most renowned educational institutions in South Asia. It was established in 1857. It was established in 1857. There are several colleges and institutes that are affiliated to this university.
Kolkata, [a] also known as Calcutta [b] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. [16]
The naval base in the port city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) began with a small HMI Naval Office under a naval control of the shipping officer, in the then Marine House.The port of Calcutta was strategic important during World War II so the Allied naval presence in India increased to safeguard and strengthen its maritime assets in East India and augment the logistic support capability to Allied ...