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Kolkata’s perfect 5 day weekend
As all of India looks forward to the long 3 day weekend, Kolkata has taken matters further and declared it a five day one. In addition to Republic Day (Monday the 26th), Kolkatans have already been celebrating Netaji’s Birthday (Friday the 23rd) and the SUCI Bandh (Thursday the 22nd). In all, this has been the [...]
Kolkata Bans 6 Autos, Saves Environment
Following the example set by other metros, Kolkata finally banned 6 autos from its streets in an attempt to save the Earth. These 6 autos had been producing more than 90% of all the emissions in Kolkata (excluding Mamata Banerjee), causing an estimated increase of 4.5 degrees in global temperature. The ban has had an [...]