Miscellaneous

Tourism sector is one of the largest employment generators in India and encourages inclusive growth of the less-advantaged sections of the society. One of the objective of the Paryatan Parv is to spread the awareness about tourism as a major engine of economic growth and harness its direct and

In the hinterlands of UP , gram pradhans are signing on to social media platforms. The reason: it's easier to access the UP police through the digitial forum than getting the attention of the cop at the thana. Pradhans like Gita Rai (@i8YjlKjW7ZGZX7g) and Sachin Singh (@sachin_kakari) are

In an attempt to end gender bias in women against women, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is undertaking an online campaign #IamThatWoman . Through the campaign, the Ministry seeks to highlight the various aspects of women standing 'by' and 'for' women. Ministry of WCD has urged people to

Around 600 young women — between 19 to 21 years old — hailing from different parts of Uttarakhand will be undergoing intensive training to qualify in the recruitment process that the Army will be conducting early next year to induct women as jawans in its Corps of Military Police (CMP). The training

Besides inducing villagers to save, the Jan Dhan bank accounts also seem to have steered them away from intoxicants. "We observed that there is both statistically significant and economically meaningful drop in consumption of intoxicants such as alcohol and tobacco products in states where more

P P Sojitra, chairman of the Amreli Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), recently earned praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The reason: the unique model of financing that the APMC employed in developing its new market yard at Fatehpur, a village on the outskirts of Amreli town. The

More than 120 farmers, who gave their land in the Amaravati capital region under the land pooling scheme in return for residential and commercial plots ranging from 250 sq yards to 1000 sq yards by the AP Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA), are being sent to Singapore by the state

To help women and girls access hygienic washrooms in busy markets, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) inaugurated the first ‘pink toilet’ in Vikaspuri on Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind facility, opened on the occasion of the International Day for the Girl Child, has vending machines for

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of "Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)" between India and Japan on the "Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)". This MoC is expected to be signed during the forthcoming visit of Hon'ble Minister for Skill

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved two new World Bank supported schemes of Rs. 6,655 crore - Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) and Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that Nirmal Ganga is the biggest priority of his Ministry, and all efforts will be made to ensure that the Namami Gange Programme shows good progress by the

Regularly getting messages for linking your mobile with Aadhaar - this may be a good news for all.... There is relief on the way for mobile phone users, particularly senior citizens, facing difficulties in complying with the Supreme Court's order linking Aadhaar with mobiles as proxy authorisation