Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari has said that the Centre has approved projects of value of more than one lakh crore rupees for Tamil Nadu. These projects will cover the Highways, Shipping and Port and
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Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State(I/C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has informed that since launch of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) (U) on 25 th June 2015, the Government has sanctioned a total of 30.76 lakhs houses across all verticals. Currently, 15.65 lakh houses have
A two day National Consultation of Swachh Iconic Places (SIP), an initiative of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharat Mission began in New Delhi on Tuesday. Representatives from 20 Iconic Sites including central and State officials, representatives of iconic places and
Infosys co-founder and tech billionaire Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini Nilekani have joined 'The Giving Pledge', an elite network of the world's wealthiest individuals committing half their wealth to philanthropy. In the letter to 'The Giving Pledge' Nilekanis' write, "We thank Bill and Melinda
Sarita, 15, and her friend Mali, 14, are nothing short of stars at the middle school in Punsa village, about 25 km from the steel hub of Jamshedpur, in Jharkhand. Earlier this year, the two stopped their families from getting them married off — with a little help from “Pradeep sir”, their teacher
This is the story of 17 year Seboti Pahariya. Born and raised in Amguri, 110 km from Dibrugarh, she is from a family of tea garden workers. She had to quit school five years ago when she was in Class VI to help the family deal with medical expenses of her ailing mother. Seboti will join Class VII in
Eleven students of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce have helped 20 marginalised women from east Delhi become financially independent. While studying how to curb harassment of women while coming to the metro or leaving from it, the students conceived of a project named Adhikaar through which they
An alert railway trackman prevented a major mishap on Saturday morning after he noticed a part of a railway track just before Sadar Bazar railway station in Delhi got uplifted. The fractured rail portion was noticed by Pushpendra around 7.45am, who immediately informed senior railway officials due
It is a matter of pride and joy for lovers of heritage that for the first time a heritage building in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk has been recognized and awarded the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2017. Senior member of the UNESCO Heritage Awards jury Mr. Duong Haan said,
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has upgraded the Government of India's local and foreign currency issuer ratings to Baa2 from Baa3 and changed the outlook on the rating to stable from positive. India’s rating has been upgraded after a period of 13 years. India’s sovereign credit rating was
From coming 'Gudhi Padwa', the Maharashtra Day, in March 2018, plastic bottles, thermocol plates/bowls/spoons will be banned in Maharashtra schools and govt offices. This ban will be further extended to private offices also later. Like a few other states which have become plastic-free, Maharashtra
Delhi government, in the next three to four months, will roll out a scheme in which citizens can avail the services of getting their caste certificates, driving licenses etc delivered at home. Announcing this Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday that “Mobile sahayaks (facilitators)