Prime Minister launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) on 20 th November, 2016 from Agra. The erstwhile rural housing programme, Indira AwaasYojana (IAY), was restructured into PMAY-G. To achieve “Housing for All by 2022”, a target of completing one crore PMAY-G new pucca houses in
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A 23-year-old girl who was declared brain dead after an accident in Jaipur helped save the life of a Delhi youth suffering from end-stage heart failure. The girl’s family decided to donate all her organs, including her heart, on Sunday. Within hours, this information was passed to AIIMS which has a
Many a times we feel, how alone I could help some, though from within I want to do it earnestly. Read this story of one Sumit Gunjan on a journey that would not only change his life but that of scores of tribal children in ‘Bal Nivas’, a hostel he set up for them in Banta-Hajam, a village in Silli
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA), a convergent framework across School Education and Higher Education to encourage children towards learning Science and Mathematics through activities related to Science and Mathematics. Some of the
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has launched many schemes for promoting e-learning across students in schools & Universities.The key e-learning initiatives run by MHRD are as follows:- (i) SWAYAM: The ‘Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds' (SWAYAM) an integrated
Efficient logistics is critical for countries like India to harness trade and facilitate greater & faster integration with both the domestic as well as world economy. Keeping this in mind 56 new airports will become functional in the next few years, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that we need a scientific renaissance in our country and the excellence and quest for the best should be the goal posts of the new India. He was addressing the 9th Indian Youth Science Congress at Career Point University in Hamirpur
In order to prevent pollution and facilitate the healthy atmosphere in the families of poor people Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago said Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan. On the side lines of
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of difficult circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life with dignity. The Scheme envisages providing shelter, food
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has said women are the catalysts of change in our society. Addressing the gathering after giving away the Young Women Achievers Awards 2017-18, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), here today, Shri Rajnath Singh
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA), a convergent framework across School Education and Higher Education to encourage children towards learning Science and Mathematics through activities related to Science and Mathematics. Some of the
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labeling) Rules, 2008 vide GSR 331(E) dated 3 rd April 2018 “ Cigarettes