Miscellaneous

At the CRPF’s Anti Naxal Training School atop a hill in north Chhattisgarh, the young recruits marched in all their glory. Under two shamianas on either side, sat their parents and family, clapping as they went past. On the dais, receiving the salute, were not just the Director General of the

This is the story of one Ramji Yadav, who was an Ekal school teacher in village Gaipura Kalna in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Ramji talks of the economic conditions of his family and how his father was addicted to liquor. It was in such conditions that he came in contact with Ekal and got

Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Thawarchand Gehlot distributed assistive devices to Divyang Jan, at a distribution camp held in Pune today. Addressing the gathering, the Minister said that the scheme to distribute assistive devices to Divyang Jan, is one such scheme for the

For every litre of alcohol they produce from fermentation of sugarcane molasses, distilleries generate 10-15 litres of wastewater effluent or “spent-wash”. The 300-odd molasses-based distilleries in India churning out 2.5-2.6 billion litres of alcohol annually, thus, also discharge 30-35 billion

Four students from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, becoming the first tribal students from India to achieve this feat. The four to scale the world’s highest peak are Umakant Madavi (19), Parmesh Aale (19), Manisha Dhurve (18), and Kavidas Katmode (18). Katmode

The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at Bhopal as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the aegis of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. The estimated cumulative cost of the project

The state of affairs of most Municipal schools, around the country, are pretty bad. The results are too not very encouraging. And if we talk of extra curricular activities they are mostly not to be seen. One voluntary organisation, or a NGO, a term that is commonly used - Marwari Yuva Manch of South

Just four years ago, Anugrah M M couldn't walk, write or even eat on his own. Afflicted with cerebral palsy since birth, the 12-year-old can now read and write quite fluently and more or less take care of himself thanks to Fathima Bismi, his classmate and best friend. Both of them are seventh grade

The last date for registration for Swachh Bharat Summer Internship, a privileged scheme for the country’s youth to associate formally with Swachh Bharat Mission which will also earn career benefits, has been extended. Students of higher education institutions and members of Nehru Yuva Kendra

He may not be Gaya’s mountain man, Dashrath Manjhi, but this 70-year-old from Chhatarpur is no less. His spirit is equally indomitable. Sitaram Lodhi single-handedly dug a 33-feet deep well in 18 months in parched Chhatarpur district of Bundelkhand region to tackle the water crisis ignoring the

It is the most unlikely film crew — 14 underprivileged children from slums across New Delhi — who defied the odds to shoot a documentary showcasing their lives and aspirations. And on Wednesday, their efforts bore fruit. Their film, ‘Delhi Dreams’, was screened at the British Pavilion of the 71st