Miscellaneous

IIT Kharagpur starts courses on "Happiness". The initial batch will be of 60 to 70 students. This course will be for both graduate and post graduate level. It will teach the science of happiness, stress management etc. App to measure happiness and calmness will also be developed. Read more in the IE

The Ministry of Human Resource Development observed Swachhata Pakhwada from 1 st September to 15 th September, 2016. The Swachh Vidyalaya initiative to have separate toilets for boys and girls was launched by the Department of School Education and Literacy in August, 2014. In a record period of one

Ninety-five years ago on 22 nd September 1921, Gandhi made a momentous decision to change his attire. From the elaborate Gujarati attire, he decided on a simple dhoti and shawl. This epoch-making decision was taken by Gandhiji in Madurai after he decided that he has to work for and with the with the

Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the Government is focussed to spend on infrastructure in a big way to create smooth logistics experience for industries. Addressing the inaugural session of the Invest North Summit she said the interaction between industry and

While the entire country stand with the bewildered families of the Uri martyrs Mahesh Savani, a businessman from Gujarat's Surat has come forward offering them a helping hand. The philanthropist has offered free education to the children of all the martyrs. "I saw a girl of our Indian soldier crying

The Golden Temple city of Amritsar topped the list of 27 new smart cities announced by the Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu here today. Eight other cities of pilgrim and tourism importance that made to the third list of smart cities are ; Ujjain, Tirupati, Agra, Nashik, Madurai

Iconic old city area along Ganga to be transformed under Area Based Development Rs.2,520 cr to be spent on rejuvenation of ghats, infrastructure, e-governance to turn Smart One of the ancient cities of the world, Varanasi seeks to acquire smart city features through retrofitting of an area of 1,389

Since the start of arrival of new crop in the market, the Government agencies have procured 3273.16 MT Moong as on Sept 19, 2016 benefiting 330 farmers. The Government agencies-FCI, NAFED and SFAC have set up about 200 centres to procure Moong direct from farmers at Minimum Support Price (MSP)i.e Rs

11.8% growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in August 2016 over the same period in 2015. Bangladesh accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by USA and UK in August 2016. Rs.12, 903 crore Foreign Exchange earned through tourism in August 2016. Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly

With a view to provide support to old and differently abled passengers requiring assistance at the stations, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Yatri Mitras Sewa for enabling passengers to book wheelchair services cum porter services. The salient features of the Yatri Mitra Seva are as

The Ministry of Tourism is observing cleanliness related themes based fortnight (Swachhta Pakhwada) during the period from 16 th 30 th September, 2016. During the period Ministry of Tourism is undertaking certain innovative activities, including cleaning of tourist sites like India Gate and around