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Shaping ‘Vikshit Bangla’: The West Bengal Budget 2026-27
A fundamental economic pivot is unfolding in West Bengal. On June 22, 2026, Finance Minister Dr. Swapan Dasgupta unveiled a ₹4,38,775.29 crore budget designed to structurally shift the state’s financial landscape towards a forward-looking roadmap called 'Vikshit Bangla'.
Beyond Counting Cases: What Defines a Truly Research-Ready Colorectal Cancer Cohort
Every surgeon has data. But can you query it — or do you still read charts? At DACCA, a 5,000+ case CRC cohort in Sichuan, we judge a database by three metrics: semantic consistency, temporal completeness, and computability. First in a series on building data infrastructure ready for AI.
Why Philosophy Still Matters for Innovation?
Innovation rarely begins with technology. It begins with questions. As science confronts challenges ranging from artificial intelligence to climate change, philosophy remains the intellectual foundation that shapes how discoveries become responsible innovations.