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Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary

Bibhutibhusan Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Parmadan Forest) is an animal sanctuary in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The forest is located about 100 km from Kolkata and 25 km from Bongaon. Situated on the banks of the Ichamati River covering an area of 0.68 km2 it has more than 200 deer, birds, rabbit and many langurs. It also has a children's park, a small zoo and a tourist lodge of the forest department. The nearest bus stop is at Naldugari on the 92 bus route (Bongaon-Helencha-Duttafulia Route). History The sanctuary began in 1964 when 14 chital were released in the forest. In 1980, it was named "Parmadan" when it was declared a wildlife sanctuary. In 1995 it acquired its present name after the famous Bengali author Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay who was a great nature lover. Location The forest is located about 100 km from Kolkata and 25 km from Bongaon. Wildlife It has more than 200 deer, birds, rabbit and many langurs and monkeys. References West Bengal Wildlife Sanctuaries External links Media related to Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary at Wikimedia Commons Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary travel guide from Wikivoyage
Bidhannagar College

Bidhannagar Government College in Salt Lake, Kolkata, established on 25 June 1984, is a West Bengal State University affiliated college run by the Government of West Bengal. It was formerly affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Apart from undergraduate courses, the college offers postgraduate courses in Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Education, Microbiology and Zoology. History Bidhannagar Government College started on 25 June 1984 in a small building at BF-142, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064 with a student strength of 52. The founder principal was Dr. Subes Chandra Sarkar. Undergraduate courses in Mathematics and Economics began from the day of opening, while the physics and chemistry departments became functional from the academic session of 1985–86. Honours subjects offered in the Humanities were English, Bengali, history, political science and philosophy. Honours courses in Anthropology, Botany and Microbiology opened during the 2002–2003 session. M.Sc. courses in zoology and microbiology started in 2004. In 2009 Department of Education started their journey. With the gradual increase in the number of departments and the corresponding student strength, the original building became inadequate. A new, larger mega size urban hi-tech building at EB 2, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064 was constructed and after construction total area became 25.6 acres (104,000 m2). Main building The present hi-tech mega size building, located on prime real estate, is a three-storey structure with front gardens and a playground for students. A new annex is currently under construction, to which the Humanities and Social Science departments and the Library shall be moved. Courses Undergraduate courses Education English Bengali Political Science History Philosophy Economics Physics Chemistry Mathematics Zoology Statistics Botany Microbiology Geography Anthropology Postgraduate courses Botany Anthropology Education Microbiology Zoology Chemistry Department of Education Overview The Department of Education in Bidhannagar Government College was established in 2008. The Department offers undergraduate honours course on the basis of annual based credit system. The department provides the infrastructural facilities such as departmental library, common seminar library room, three computers with printer and one common classroom with ICT facilities. The number of sanctioned teaching posts is six in number. At present there are five permanent faculty members and one part-time teacher. Faculty members Shoumyasree Sen, Associate Professor, HOD, M.A, Ph.D Purnandu Acharya, Associate Professor, M.A Sahanowas Sk, Assistant Professor, M.A, B.Ed, M.Phil Priyanka Dutta, Assistant Professor, M.A, B.Ed, M.Phil Shikha Roy, Assistant Professor, M.A, B.Ed, M.Phil Zeba Jahan, Part-time Faculty, M.A, B.Ed, M.Phil Course offered B.A (Hons) in Education - 3 years M.A in Education (Regular) - 2 years Notable alumni Chandril Bhattacharya Solanki Roy See also Education in India List of colleges in West Bengal Education in West Bengal References External links College Website
Bidhannagar Road railway station

Bidhannagar Road (formerly known as Ultadanga Road) is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. Its code is BNXR. It is linked to the Sealdah South lines via Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station. It is located in Ultadanga, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It serves Ultadanga, Kankurgachi, Salt Lake and other surrounding areas in Kolkata. Naming Under the initiative of former West Bengal Chief Minister Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the town was built by pumping the alluvium containing the Ganges' saline water to fill the low-lying areas, hence the name was made 'Saline Lake' or 'Salt Lake'. In 1972, under the leadership of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress was to be held in this 'Salt Lake'. Congress delegates from all over India kept coming through Ultadanga station of Indian Railways. Incidentally, at that time, i.e. in 1972 AD, the name of 'Salt Lake' town was changed to 'Bidhanagar' and 'Ultadanga railway station' was renamed to 'Bidhanagar Road railway station'. Design The station is rather uniquely designed. Platform no. 2 and 3 share the same island platform. However, the platform is very long (double the length of a normal platform) and is half the width of an island platform serving trains of both sides. The southern half of the platform is used as platform 2 and the northern half is used as platform 3. The section of track which is not being used by the platforms has been fenced to provide safety from the accelerating trains. History The Sealdah–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862. Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River. Electrification The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–64. Handling Capacity Bidhannagar Road railway station handles 975,000 passengers every day, with about 325 trains in both directions. Connections Bus Bus route number 12C/2, 30C/1, 32A, 43/1, 44, 44A, 45, 46, 46A, 46B, 47/1, 79D, 91C, 201, 206, 211, 211B, 215, 215A, 215A/1, 217, 217A, 217B, 221, 223, 237, L238, 253, 260, DN8, DN16/1, DN17, KB16, KB17, KB21, KB22, JM2, JM4, 007, K1, 5 (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S138 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S171 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C14/1, C41, C42, C48, D7/1, D11A, D20, D22, E17, E25, E25A, E36, E39, E46, E47, MX1, MX3, S12C, S14C, S16, S19, S21, S30A, S30D, S37, S37A, S58, T11, 15, AC2, AC10, AC30, AC30S, AC35, AC37, AC37C, AC39, AC49A, AC50, AC50A, ACT5, ACT7, ACT9, M4, M10, MN5, MN10, MN20, MW7, V1, VS1, VS2, VS14, ST7, ST15, ST21 serve the station. Metro Shyambazar metro station, Shobhabazar Sutanuti metro station, Bengal Chemical metro station and Phoolbagan metro station are located nearby. Tram Tram route number 18 serves the station. Air Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is about 9 km at the distance via VIP Road. See also Dum Dum Junction railway station Sealdah railway station Belgharia railway station References External links Long-distance trains at Bidhannagar Road Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage
Bihar Agricultural University

Bihar Agricultural University is an autonomous public state university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established in 1908 as Bengal Provincial Agricultural College by Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser and was later renamed as Bihar Agricultural College following the partition of Bengal. It was placed under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 2010 and is the oldest agricultural institute of the state. Agriculture Knowledge Dissemination System Bihar Agriculture University is engaged in Research and Extension activities in the field of agriculture. In order to extend the research done in the university to farmers of Bihar, it signed an agreement with World Development Foundation, New Delhi to implement a project of "Agriculture Knowledge Dissemination System". The project basically involved educating the farmers using ICT and video conferencing system for improved agriculture and livestock production. Colleges The university has ten colleges: References External links Official website Three colleges to be set up under Bihar Agriculture University मुंगेर में बनेगा सूबे का पहला वानिकी महाविद्यालय
Biju Patnaik University of Technology

Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) is a public state university located in Rourkela, Odisha, India. It was established on 21 November 2002 and was named after Biju Patnaik, former Chief Minister of Odisha. History It came into being on 21 November 2002 through the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) Act of Government of Odisha. Its foundation stone was laid in 2003 by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, then President of India. The main objective of instituting the university was to ensure a common curriculum and uniform evaluation for Engineering, Management, Pharmacy and Architecture colleges in the states. It started functioning at its Chhend Colony campus in 2013. Construction of The Centre for Advance PG Studies and Student Complex was completed in 2014. Campus The campus of Biju Patnaik University of Technology is located at Chhend Colony, Rourkela in Odisha with an area of 125 acres. It is about 7 km from Rourkela railway station, Odisha. It has its jurisdiction over entire state of Orissa. Organisation and administration Governance The day-to-day functioning of the university is headed by Vice Chancellor. Prof. Amiya Kumar Rath is the current vice-chancellor of Biju Patnaik University of Technology. Academics The university and its affiliated colleges and institutions offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses and PhD in different fields like Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Architecture, Computer Application and Science. Affiliated colleges The university has 137 colleges, both constituent and affiliated. Constituent and affiliated colleges include: Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar College of IT and Management Education, Bhubaneswar See also List of colleges affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology References External links Official website
Birla Mandir, Kolkata

Birla Mandir in Ward Number 69, Kolkata, India, is a Hindu temple on Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge, built by the industrialist Birla family. It is dedicated to Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Krishna. This temple is open in the morning from 5.30 A.M. to 11 A.M. and in the evening from 4 .30 P.M. to 9 P.M. On Janmashtami, the birthday of Krishna, devotees come from far away places to pay their respect to the deities. History The construction of the temple began in 1970. It took 26 years to complete the entire structure. The construction was supervised by the Sompuras. On Wednesday, the 21st of February, 1996, the Pran Prathistha was done by Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj in the morning. Dr. Karan Singh inaugurated the temple the same day. Location Birla Temple is located on Ashutosh Choudhury Avenue, Ballygunge, kolkata. It is also known as Laxminarayan Mandir. Nearest metro station of Birla Mandir are Jatin Das Park and VIP Bazar (under construction). It is 16 km from Dumdum/Kolkata Airport, 5 km from Sealdah railway station and apart from these; buses, trams, taxies etc. are also available. Temple The main temple houses statues of deities Krishna and Radha. The left side temple shikhar (dome) houses goddess Durga, the Hindu goddess of Shakti, the power. The right side dome of the temple houses Shiva in meditation mode. Spread on 44 kathas of land, this temple built of white marble bears resemblance to the renowned Lingaraj Temple of Bhubaneswar. Birla Mandir also showcases pictorial depiction of scriptures of Bhagavad Gita in its stone engravings and some intricate Rajasthani temple architecture. Designed by the architect Nomi Bose. See also Places of interest in Kolkata References External links
Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

The Birla Planetarium (officially M. P. Birla Planetarium) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a single-storeyed circular structure designed in the typical Indian style, whose architecture is loosely styled on the Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi. Situated at Chowringhee Road adjacent to the Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral and the Maidan in Central Kolkata, it is the largest planetarium in Asia and the second largest planetarium in the world. There are two other Birla Planetariums in India: B.M. Birla Planetarium in Chennai and the Birla Planetarium in Hyderabad. Popularly known as taramandal, the planetarium was inaugurated on 2 July 1963 by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It has an electronics laboratory for design and fabrication of science equipment. It has an astronomy gallery that maintains a huge collection of fine paintings and celestial models of renowned astronomers. The Planetarium also has an astronomical observatory equipped with a Celestron C-14 Telescope with accessories such as ST6 CCD camera and solar filter. It offers to the public and students more than 100 astronomical projects dealing with various facts of astronomy, astro-physics, Space Science as well as myths concerning stars and planets. It has a capacity of 570. Daily programs are conducted in English, Bengali and Hindi. The show timings are as follows: 12:00 PM Hindi, 1:00 PM English, 2:00 PM Hindi, 3:00 PM Bengali, 4:00 PM Hindi, 5:00 PM Bengali, 6:00 PM English. Programs are occasionally conducted in Odiya, Tamil and Gujarati, as well. Extra shows are arranged on holidays. The Planetarium was constructed by ML Dalmiya & Co. which is owned by Board of Control for Cricket in India former president late Jagmohan Dalmiya. It reopened to public on 18 July 2017, after closing down for 28 months of renovations work. The new planetarium system for the Birla Planetarium is a so-called ZEISS Hybrid Planetarium, with the STARMASTER, an optical-mechanical planetarium projector (also called "Starball") working in sync with a dome video display system. The Starball presents the most realistic starfield in the dome with superimposed images of constellation outlines, space objects like nebula and galaxies, planets and moons by the VELVET digital video system, called fulldome projection. The technical upgrade was delivered and installed by the German company Carl Zeiss AG. See also Astrotourism in India M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research List of astronomical societies List of planetariums References External links Media related to Birla Planetarium, Kolkata at Wikimedia Commons Official website Kolkata/Maidan travel guide from Wikivoyage
Планетарій Бірли (Колката)

Планетарій Бірли (гінді बिड़ला तारामंडल, англ. Birla Planetarium) — аерокосмічний центр, музей і планетарій у місті Колката в Індії. Одноповерхова кругла споруда наслідує традиційну індійську буддійську ступу. Планетарій розташований поруч із відомими пам'ятками Колкати, такими як Меморіал Вікторії, Собор Святого Павла та Колкатський майдан. Історія Планетарій побудувала в 1962 році компанія, що належить покійному Джагмохану Далмії, колишньому президентові Ради з контролю за крикетом в Індії. Відкрив планетарій 2 липня 1963 року Джавахарлал Неру, тодішній прем'єр-міністр Індії. У планетарії є лабораторія, оснащена електронними науковими приладами. Тут розміщена астрономічна галерея з колекцією астрономічних моделей та фотографій. Тут також є астрономічна обсерваторія, оснащена такими інструментами, як телескоп Celestron C-14, камера ST6 та інші інструменти. Планетарій відремонтували 2015 року, а 2017 року він повністю відновив роботу. Нині планетарій оснащений гібридним проєктором Star Master. Вхід Планетарій проводить шоу щодня (окрім кожного першого четверга місяця) трьома мовами — гінді, англійською та бенгальською. У неділю та свята програми представлені й іншими мовами, такими як орія, тамільська, гуджараті тощо. Примітки
Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium

Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium is a stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2011 National Games of India. It has seating capacity of 35,000 spectators. Features Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium was the inspiration behind the renovation of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi that hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Among the ideas adopted by CWG organisers was the imported, dust- and fire-proof roof that has been used in the Ranchi stadium, which boasts a seating capacity of 35,000. To host all the athletics events, apart from the opening and closing ceremonies, the main stadium occupies pride of place in the 275 acres (111 ha) Mega Sports Complex. With its many elliptical pylons and ramps that lead to the upper tiers, it adds to the futuristic look of the area that also houses seven smaller stadiums. The stadium's fire-, dust- and rust-proof roof is made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Designed by Australian firm MakMax Australia, the 12,950 square metres (139,400 sq ft) roof material was imported from Japan for ₹ 80 million and took four months to instal. It is maintenance free and has a 15-year warranty. The stadium has two such roofs, one at the VVIP section and one at the press box. Four towers of high-lux lights are installed for conducting sports events at night. As many as 12 double lifts have been fitted in the stadium. Four towers in the corners connect to middle and upper galleries. The pathways are designed to allow wheelchairs till the upper tier. Visitors will take this route. But, there will be no overcrowding or security problems when VVIPs and players enter the stadium. The disabled, too, can reach the top gallery without any difficulty. An air-conditioned enclosure inside houses a six-lane warm-up track of 80 meters. No athletics stadium in India has such tracks. Participants can use this half-an-hour before their events. The synthetic track, designed according to international standards, is imported from Switzerland. The grass, however, is home-grown – from Chennai. Doing away with cemented pillars, 62 elliptical pylon columns of 20 metres (66 ft) in height surround the stadium, which, from some angles, resemble a spaceship. Thirty-six lounges, with all basic facilities, are being prepared on the ground floor to accommodate state contingents. Besides, there are 32 dormitories that can accommodate 1,000 people. References
Bokaro Thermal Power Station B

Bokaro Thermal Power Station B (BTPS - B) is located at Bokaro district in Jharkhand, 44 km from the Bokaro Steel City and 55 km from Dhanbad city. The nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of DVC. Location Location Bokaro Thermal Power Station B is located at 23°47′07″N 85°52′48″E. Area overview Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Power plant Bokaro Thermal Power Station B has an installed capacity of 630 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1986. The station is located on the banks of the Konar River near Bokaro ‘A’ Thermal Power Station. Entire power generated by the plant is supplied to DVC network. The now defunct Bokaro ‘A’ Thermal Power Station which was the first thermal power plant of the DVC system (commissioned in 1953), was scrapped. In place of which, one 500 MW unit has been commissioned by BHEL in May 2016. Installed capacity The boilers are of ABL make, while the turbines and generators are of BHEL make. See also Chandrapura Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station Mejia Thermal Power Station References
Bose Institute

Bose Institute (or Basu Bigyan Mandir) is a premier public research institute of India for biological sciences, physical sciences and chemical sciences and also one of its oldest. The institute was established on 30 November 1917 by Acharya Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, the pioneer of modern scientific research in the Indian subcontinent. Bose was its director for the first twenty years till his demise. Debendra Mohan Bose, who succeeded the Nobel laureate Sir CV Raman as Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta, was the director of Bose Institute for the next thirty years. Academics Research Current concentration of research is in the fields of biotechnology, plant biology, microbiology, molecular medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, environmental science and physics. The institute pioneered the concept of interdisciplinary research in Asia and India in sync with global trends. The pioneering work of Jagadish Chandra Bose at the dawn of Bose institute on the effect of stimuli in plants was helpful in the establishment of the electrical nature of the conduction of various stimuli in plants. The institute has contributed to extremely important discoveries and has been home to internationally renowned researchers like Sambhu Nath De (discoverer of the cholera toxin), Debendra Mohan Bose (who pioneered the use of photographic emulsion plates in particle physics as attested by the Nobel laureate Sir C. F. Powell ) along with Bhibha Chowdhuri and others, Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya, Shyamadas Chatterjee (known for research on fusion) etc. Museum Jagadish Chandra Bose himself started the display of his instruments which, as a continuous process, made their way into the present museum in the year 1986–87. The main purpose of this technological museum is to display and maintain some of the instruments designed, made and used by Sir J. C. Bose, his personal belongings and memorabilia. The museum is housed in the main campus at 93/1 A. P. C. road (formerly Upper Circular road) and is open on all weekdays. Funding Bose institute is funded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India. Notable researchers Jagadish Chandra Bose – Physicist, biologist and botanist (1857–1937) Debendra Mohan Bose – Indian physicist (1885–1975) Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya – Indian entomologist (1895–1981) Bibha Chowdhuri – Indian cosmic ray physicist (1913–1991) Sambhu Nath De – Indian medical researcher (1915–1985) Probir Roy – Indian particle physicist (1942-2026) Indrani Bose – Indian physicist (born 1951) Siddhartha Roy – Indian scientist (born 1954) Dipankar Home – Indian physicist (born 1955) Joyoti Basu – Indian medical researcher (born 1957) Sampa Das – Indian biotechnologist References External links Official website