=> West Bengal chief minister virtually inaugurated two major green projects worth around Rs 1226 crore to be built by European Union countries in Kolkata and East Midnapore district.

• One project involves waste management and sustainable development at the Kolkata Leather Complex at Bantala in the eastern outskirts of the city.
• The second is a solar power project worth Rs 1200 crore to be set up in East Midnapore by a German company.

=> The memorandum of understanding (MoU) for these projects were signed at the global business summit held at the beach town of Digha in East Midnapore in December 2019.The ambassadors of Italy, Netherlands and the European Union and the deputy ambassador of Germany took part in the virtual inauguration.

=>  The solar power project will save the climate from 50,000 tons of carbon emission every year.