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At a time when several political parties have targeted the electoral process in the country with allegations of EVM tampering, the Gujarat office of the Election Commission of India has prepared a comic book with seven stories about the electorate to spread awareness about the voting process. The

Government of India has signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank whereby the Bank will provide a $275 million loan to upgrade piped water supply and municipal services in 64 small towns in Madhya Pradesh. This includes the two heritage towns of Khajuraho and Rajnagar The state government

Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Harshvardhan launched a Mobile App “Celebrating Yoga” developed by Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology. The Mobile App has been developed by DST on the occasion of International Yoga Day 2017. Celebrating Yoga provides a platform

The passion and commitment of Abdul Hamid Bhat, 51, is to plant trees across Kashmir, which has witnessed large-scale deforestation. Over the last nine years, he has helped plant over one lakh trees, mostly pine, across the Valley with his own funds. Initially, Bhat says, he planted trees on a

This is the story of Paul Muddha who is a senior manager in charge of a call centre for Canara Bank in Bengaluru. Paul, 48-year-old, was born visually impaired and was abandoned in a school for the blind as a child. Drawing from his own early struggle, Muddha is determined to help as many

Meet Babulal Dahiya from Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district, who has till now collected over 110 traditional varieties of rice. And he has been cultivating these 110 varieties on small-sized plots in his two-acre land to preserve and protect them. He is a collector of folk songs and seeds. And it was

Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Culture & Tourism launched the implementation of the ‘‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India’ at Goverdhan Block, Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh in a day long, Block level mega talent hunt programme (Sanskritik Pratibha Khoj

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DOP) had decided to utilize the Head Post Offices (HPO)/ Post Offices in the country as Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) for delivery of passport related services to the citizens of the country. The objective of this

One Mohd Shahjor Khan, owner of a garage in Hyderabad has developed an unique ambulance - it is on a two-wheeler and is equipped with a stretcher, oxygen cylinder, a fan, medicine chest, a blue beacon light etc. Must watch the video, link given below, to see the features. This would be so useful in

Sounds so promising. Management of Shirdi temple are working on an innovative measure wherein foot energy of devotees will be harnessed to generate power. According to the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) chairman Suresh Haware : “Around 50,000 people visit Shirdi daily. We would install energy

Meeting stringent food safety regulations imposed by countries across the globe, Indian spices and spice products surged to a record export growth worth Rs.17664.61 crore (US$ 2633.30 million) and a volume of 9,47,790 tonnes in 2016-17, sustaining their robust demand in international markets in face

Delhi will witness its first Human library come to life this weekend. Participants can borrow humans a.k.a books and know their story, just like reading a book. At the event, to be held in Connaught Place between 2pm and 7pm, people can walk in and borrow for 20 minutes human books – real people who