Miscellaneous

This is the story of a Mogia tribal Ganpat Chouhan who never went to college but has a 40-page booklet on the Francolins and Quails — commonly known as Teetar and Bater — to his credit. Once an avid bird hunter, this 40-year-old tribal from Madhya Pradesh has become a conservationist and compiled

A group of ten village women in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan started a manufacturing unit for sanitary pads, bringing a hygienic practice among thousands of women. Within less than a year of starting production, Anandi -- the sanitary pad brand – has become a household name among women of

In many parts of the country, even after 70 years of independence, water has to be fetched from quite a distance for household use. Occasionally we see photos in media of women with pots of water on their head. Here is a story of innovative water-wheels from Madhya Pradesh. In parched villages of

Amenities such as parking, refreshments, restrooms, lodging and ATMs will soon be available every 50 km along national highways. Around 1,000 “Highway Villages” and smaller “Highway Nests” have been envisaged across the country. The wayside amenities aim to provide safe and affordable pit-stops for

Around 300 women from 133 Self Help Groups are engaged by CESU and Feedback Energy Distribution Company (FEDCO) for billing and collection of electricity bills from villages under 159 Gram Panchyats. These women, who were earlier engaged only for bill collection, are now apt in handling the machine

The government has made budgetary provision of Rs. 2,700 crore for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) during the financial year of 2017-18. A pan-India implementation of PMMVY to cover all the districts of the country with effect from 01.01.2017 had been approved. The

The Indian Army has launched a mobile app, called 'Humraaz' for its soldiers. Through this app a soldier can get details of his/her posting and promotion. Even monthly salary slip and Form 16 can be viewed and can be downloaded through this app. This app has been developed by the Army only and all

Plastic can be converted into petrol, diesel and other hydrocarbons. CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad has developed a catalyst that can be used for conversion of waste plastics to fuel oils. CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun in collaboration with GAIL

One teacher of a school in Mathurapur in 24-Paragnas in West Bengal recently was able to stop the marriage of a class X student of his school. According to the teacher this is the fifth child marriage, of his students, that he has been able to stop. In the last 3 years he has helped in all 10 school

The Ministry of Women & Child Development has launched a Contest for designing a logo for the prestigious "Women of India Festival' to be held at Dilli Haat in October 2017. It's an opportunity for designers who aspire to see their creation displayed on a National platform. The Women of India

People staying in cities need not be told of the traffic issues that they face every day. Most, talk of how the government has not been doing enough to ease the situation. However, not many come up with their own help to make things easy for themselves and others on the road. Here is a story of one

Every day we hear of news of saplings being planted under the tree plantation drive. This is the only way to save the environment for future generation. However, just planting of saplings is not enough. Care has to be taken to see them grow. We are hearing of extensive drives on the banks of rivers