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Shakira Gariya, 17, is all set to be the first girl from her village of Bodhan in Surat to become a doctor, having cleared the recent NEET exam with 570 marks. Her father, a daily wage labourer who fends for the family by pulling handcarts, is over the moon. Shakira is among the 30 students from

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, launched the “e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes” at a function organized by Ministry of Tribal Affairs here on Wednesday. A power point presentation on these new e-governance initiatives was made on the occasion. The minister applauded

In a major move aimed at making Aadhaar making people friendly, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved “The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019” to replace the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019. The amendments proposed are the same as

The Government of Japan has decided to invest an amount of 205.784 billion Yen, equivalent to approximately Rs.13,000 crore, in several ongoing as well as new projects in different states of India's North- Eastern region.This was disclosed after a meeting which the DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) released India’s first Type Approval Certificate (TAC) for Bharat Stage - VI (BS – VI) norms for the two wheeler segment in New Delhi today. The certificate was released and handed over by Director ICAT, Dinesh Tyagi to top officials of the OEM

We have all seen children playing with drones. We have also seen drones being used for photography. But, here is a story of how this device can be used to save lives, specially in remote areas with difficult terrain. An experiment was conducted on Friday in Uttarakhand, in which a drone was used to

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the main event of International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations to be held at Prabhat Tara, Ranchi, Jharkhand on 21 st June, 2019. Approximately 30,000 people are expected to participate in the main event. On 13 th June, there will be a Curtain raiser to the main

The Gujarat government has started a novel emissions trading programme aimed to cut particulate air pollution and facilitate robust economic growth. Chief minister Vijay Rupani launched the pilot programme on Wednesday in Surat, a densely populated industrial centre with a significant number of

The classroom of a physics teacher in a New York school is connected to one in a Delhi government school through Twitter. As students in their senior years in the Brooklyn, New York school sit at their tables, Manu Gulati (36), a mentor teacher with the Delhi government, helps them practice

Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep S Puri, has stated that in the Swachh Survekshan 2020(SS 2020) league, parameters pertaining to Wastewater treatment &reuse and fecal sludge management have been given special focus. Launching the SS 2020 League here today , he said that

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has said that India's forest cover increased by 1% in the last 5 years and that similar progress will be possible in the coming five years through people's participation. He said that when

Fee for SC/ST candidates, who join vocational training under Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS), operating under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has been waived off. This was decided in the first review meeting held by Union Minister for Skill Development and