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For years, Saja Pahad village in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district faced water shortage. Villagers found it difficult to quench the thirst of their cattle, but they did not know what to do. And the government, too, did nothing. Then one day 15-year-old Shyam Lal decided to take his spade and dig a pond

From 2nd October HRD ministry will start one of the largest teacher education programme across the country, aimed at training around 11.09 lakh untrained teachers by March 2019. The ministry, on Teachers' Day, is also likely to kickstart the ambitious project of teaching 2,000 students of Kendriya

FIVE MONTHS ago, a group of 10 men sporting white T-shirts and green fatigue trousers, and carrying brooms, choppers, chain-saws, spades and rock-climbing equipment, set out on a mission without precedent. They were out to clean a 500-year-old fort spread across 11 km. It was a formidable challenge

Following is the full text of the article by Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley “Three years ago today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a flagship program: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) aimed at providing financial services to the poor. These included opening bank accounts for

Some times one comes across stories of bravery where an individual's effort saves lives of many. Here is a story of one policeman of Madhya Pradesh who ran for 1 km with a 10 kg bomb in his hands. He did this to save 400 children of a school where this unexploded bomb was found. All this happened in

Not everyone can go to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Or even the Great Pyramid of Giza. But those looking for a happy snap don't mind if they are posing in front of an original or a replica. There's good news for them. South Delhi Municipal Corporation would redevelop

Some time back on this web site we had posted news of how film posters are being very effectively used to promote PM Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' mission. Another similar effort has been made by Chhoti Sadri Municipal Corp in south Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district. If one were to go by posters put

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL), will procure 50 lakh smart meters which would help in reducing AT&C losses, power theft and also help in monitoring of round the clock power supply eventually leading to greater efficiency and 24X7 power for all. EESL will be making the entire upfront

The total sown area as on 25 th August 2017, as per reports received from States, stands at 1013.83 lakh hectare as compared to 1019.60 lakh hectare at this time last year. It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 358.28 lakh ha, pulses in 135.96 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 178.85 lakh

डॉ दीक्षित ने 27 वर्ष पूर्व शहर के दिव्यांग बच्चों के हुनर के चर्चे सुने तो उन्हें और निखारने के लिए बिठूर कला में विद्यालय की स्थापना की। ज्योति बालक विकास संस्था के बैनर तले वर्ष 1990 में जब विद्यालय शुरू हुआ तो सिर्फ दो दिव्यांग बच्चे आए पर आज विद्यालय में प्री- प्राइमरी से इंटरमीडिएट तक के

Anjuara Khatun, 9, is a bright student. However, for the past two weeks, she hasn’t been able to attend classes because her school is submerged under flood waters. Despite that, Anjuara has been able to keep up with her studies, thanks to a floating school that holds classes on a boat for students

One can make good money even from not so common activity - here is a story of how one has made fortune by beekeeping. PARDEEP KUMAR was only 14 in 2000, when his mother Usha Rani gave him Rs 30,000 to take up beekeeping. He started by purchasing eight honeybee nest boxes and, over the next five