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High Court questions Calcutta University V-C’s reappointment, asks her to step down

The term of Prof. Chakravarti Banerjee, who was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the university in August 2017, ended in August 2021, when she was again reappointed to the post for another four years

The Hindu · Sep 14, 2022

Calcutta University tops higher education ranking list

KOLKATA: Calcutta University has been adjudged number 1 among all central and state aided public universities and institutes in the country by Times Higher Education.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022

Kolkata: Only solution is to increase vegetation, says climate scientist

KOLKATA: The study on urban temperature rise and heat islands, conducted jointly by Calcutta University and Vidyasagar University, has an interesting find: the human health comfort map.

The Times of India · Apr 17, 2022

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Kolkata hotter by nearly 5°C as urban sprawl grew 33% in 30 years

KOLKATA: The combined effect of climate change and rapid urbanisation has triggered an urban “heat island effect” in Kolkata, with the city’s annual mean land surface temperature rising as much as 4.72°C in the last three decades, causing heat distress to both flora and fauna, claims a recent study by…

The Times of India · Apr 17, 2022

From the Archives (February 23, 1922): Sanskrit studies

The Times' Educational correspondent writes — The cause of Oriental Scholarship in India cannot fail to be encouraged by the recent six months' tour to all parts of the country, as well as to Nepal and Tibet, of Dr. F. W. Thomas, the distinguished Orientalist, who is the librarian to…

The Hindu · Feb 22, 2022

Calcutta University’s Ballygunge campus gets a healing touch

KOLKATA: Calcutta University has started renovating its over-a-century-old Ballygunge campus. The state PWD has undertaken the renovation work. The Rajabazar campus will be the next on agenda.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022

In pictures: Torch rally in Kolkata against ‘fascist surgical strike’ in JNU

A torch rally took place in Kolkata against the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University yesterday, when a mob wreaked havoc inside the university. The rally began at College Square and proceeded to Raj Bhavan. It was attended by students from Calcutta University, Presidency College, and others, including faculty members.

Newslaundry · Jan 6, 2020

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