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In Delhi, the education department has asked all schools not to give any home work to students of Class I and Class II.

Urdu version of 'Exam Warriors', the book by PM Narendra Modi, will be launched today.in a programme being organised by India Islamic Cultural Centre.

48.11 lakh women have been enrollment under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) till 13th Sept, out of which 37.30 Lakhs have been paid the maternity benefit which accounts to a total fund disbursement of Rs1168.63 crores. (PIB)

The Haryana government has invited applications from outstanding sportspersons for appointment to posts in various services. For detailed information and application form one can visit www.haryanasports.gov.in

Approval for four new National Institutes of Design (NID), at Amaravati/Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh; Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; Jorhat, Assam and Kurukshetra, Haryana within the ambit of the National Institute of Design Act, 2014. They will also be termed as Institutions of National Importance (INIs) at par with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

Establishing new NIDs as Institutions of National Importance in different geographical regions of the country will help produce highly skilled manpower in design which, in turn, will create job opportunities, both direct and indirect, by providing sustainable design interventions for crafts, handloom, rural technology, small, medium and large scale enterprises; and outreach programmes for capacity, capability and institution building. (PIB)

The first Railway University of the country has been opened in Vadodara, Gujarat on 5th Sept. The proposal was approved by the Union cabinet last year. Read earlier posting of December 2017 http://bharatmahan.in/positive-news/indias-first-national-rail-transportation-university

 India has set a target to generate 100 GW solar energy by 2022 for increasing share of carbon free energy in the energy mix.

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (I/C) Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has approved the participation of Kho Kho team from India at the First International Kho Kho Championship in England from 1^st to 4^th September, 2018, with financial support from the Government of India. 

Government plans to provide free coaching to students for entrance exams like IIT-JEE, NEET, and UGC-NET. The 2,600 test practising centres of the National Testing Agency (NTA) will be converted to teaching centres from May 2019.

Railways have got the first smart coach made at Raibarely coach factory. This coach has  advanced disc brake, fire detection, alarm and GPS-based tracking systems.

SpiceJet operated country's first biofuel powered flight from Dehradun to Delhi on Monday. This biofuel was made from Jatropha.

Union Health Minister J P Nadda informed that 22 new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are coming up around the country soon.