Miscellaneous

NITI Aayog has launched “Pitch to MOVE” - a mobility pitch competition that aims to provide budding entrepreneurs of India a unique opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a distinguished jury. Startups working in the various fields of mobility can pitch their ideas to industry leaders and

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), in its third meeting yesterday in three days, reviewed the ongoing massive rescue and relief operation in the flood affected areas in Kerala. The meeting held under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha, discussed in a video conference

Seema Sardar from Patharbhanga Uccha Vidyalaya, Potka, 30km from Jamshedpur, had great fun painting animals on her school walls. So did Dipak Ravidas from Amaynagar Madhya Vidyalaya Ghatshila, 60km from the city. Bureaucracy, often termed unimaginative, has initiated a vibrant step - tribal art on

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Shipping, Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 20 newly constructed/ restored Ghats on river Ganga in Kanpur and Bithoor on Monday .The Minister also announced projects to tackle pollution from two of Kanpur’s

Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences & Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan dedicated India’s only facility for conservation of endangered species. The Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), a dedicated facility of CSIR’s Centre

Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor took off to a great start with an announcement of investment over Rs. 3700 crore in defence production at Industry Meet organized at Aligarh, on Saturday. The event was graced by Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi

Delhi will have country's first all-women SWAT team. There are 36 women constables in this team. Home Minister Raj Nath Singh will formally induct them in the Delhi Police force on Friday. They have been trained by specialists from within the country and from abroad. All the 36 women are from North

The Ministry of Railways is undertaking what can be called as world’s largest recruitment exercise, for filling up critical safety and operational posts. On the first day of exam, Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board visited one of the test centres of Delhi/NCR today, to personally see the

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs & National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH signed an MoU today which aims to promote Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) forest produce for livelihood development of

The Union human resource development (HRD) ministry is looking to encourage states to improve school education and may grant more funds to states showing positive results. The ministry has started work on ranking states on education outcomes. Following this, the centre will individually discuss

The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has become the 11 th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). The decision to include Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in WNBR was taken at the 30 th Session of International

Ministry of Culture is implementing a scheme component of scholarship to young artists (SYA) under the scheme of Scholarship & Fellowship for promotion of Art and Culture. This scheme is for young artists in the age group of 18 to 25 years for undergoing advanced training in different cultural