Dinesh Singh Saini has 16 bigha (3.33 acres; one acre=4.8 bigha), of which 2 bigha is dedicated to growing wheat only for self-consumption. On the remaining land, he cultivates vegetables, mainly cauliflower (10 bigha) and tomato (4 bigha). This farmer, like many in Raghunathpur village in Hapur
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Breaking yet another new ground, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune has announced, for the first time, a course in Film Criticism and the Art of Review. The 20-day Course would be conducted from 28th May to 19th June, 2019 in Delhi in association with Indian Institute of Mass
In a development bound to bring cheer to wildlife conservationists, the images of a tigress and its four cubs have been captured by a camera trap in Madhya Pradesh’s Kheoni wildlife sanctuary from the area where a village used to exist till its 100-odd inhabitants were relocated a year-and-a-half
The number of children in Special Training Centres who could not even identify the alphabet reduced by around 19% after a reading campaign held in December 2018, as per figures presented by the education department’s Universal Elementary Education (UEE) mission. Special Training Centres are bridge
The final results of Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2018 have been declared on 5 th April, 2019. The following are the highlights of the result: The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2018 was conducted on 3 rd June, 2018. 10,65,552 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 4
Even before he topped the UPSC examination Friday, Jaipur’s Kanishak Katariya had an impressive record. The 26-year-old topped the IIT-JEE in the SC category in 2010 and graduated from IIT-Bombay in 2014, eventually going on to work for Samsung in South Korea. But more than money, his motivation was
The daily grind from one end of Mumbai to another in a crowded local train is occasionally met with a popular Bollywood tune sung in a rustic voice or played on an instrument. Among the weary, the stressed, the impatient and, very often, irritable commuters, many find a rupee or two to spare but a
Breaking yet another glass ceiling, India will post women officers as defence attaches in its overseas missions. After a decision taken by the government early this year, the three Services have been asked to identify women officers who could fill the posts. The first missions have been identified
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will offer about 500 seats to candidates from economically weaker sections this year, IIT officials familiar with the matter said. In January, the Centre had announced 10% reservations in jobs and educational institutions to economically weaker sections
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to start a programme to impart training pertaining road safety and traffic norms to students of civic-run schools under their jurisdiction. NDMC officials said the aim behind starting such a programme is to inculcate a sense of road safety and
An app developed by doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will help primary care physicians in diagnosing four neuro-development disorders in children. The free PedNeuroAiims Diagnostics app guides doctors through a set of questions and observations to diagnose whether a child
Total Gross GST revenue collected in the month of March, 2019 is Rs. 1,06,577 crore of which CGST is Rs. 20,353 crore , SGST is Rs.27,520 crore , IGST is Rs.50,418 crore (including Rs. 23,521 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs. 8,286 crore (including Rs. 891 crore collected on imports). The