Miscellaneous

Sreenath K., a coolie at the Ernakulam railway station in Kerala has cleared the written test of the Kerala Public Service Commission. And to his help came the free wi-fi provided at the railway station. Sreenath has been doing this job for the last five years. He says that even while carrying

On the eve of the National Technology Day, ATL Marathon’s Top 30 Innovations were showcased through a booklet compiling the work done by the children, the mentors, teachers and schools. The booklet was released by the Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, with Shri Ramanan Ramanathan, Mission

After the launch of the Van Dhan Vikas Kendra at Bijapur by the Prime Minister, on 14 thApril, 2018 and his call to converge Jan Dhan, Van Dhan and Govardhan Schemes, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), proposes to expand Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in Tribal Districts across the country. As per the

Earlier you begin, greater the impact. That is what academics experts and principals believe and have started taking baby steps towards creating awareness in schools about organ donation. They feel that students can take the learning home and help spread the word among parents and peers. From year

The Union Cabinet chaired has given its approval for extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs as well as extension of time limits for subscription from 4 th May 2018 to 31 st March, 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) as part of Government's commitment for

Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, on Monday, launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources), - DHAN scheme at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Auditorium, Karnal in the presence of the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar. The scheme

"Poo to Power" may sound awkward and impractical, but Aditya Aggarwal and his brother Amit have done it in Karnal, Haryana. Two industries, one producing wire nails and another tinner rivets, owned by the family run on 100% electricity produced from cattle dung they get from nearby 'gaushalas' or

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Van Dhan Scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED on 14th April, 2018 during the celebrations of Ambedkar Jayanti at Bijapur, Chattisgarh. Emphasizing the important role of value addition in increasing tribal incomes, he stated that Van Dhan, Jan Dhan

Due to the massive drive of scaling up the retail marketing activities by TRIFED, the value of Sales has increased from Rs. 11.37 crores in 2016-17 to Rs.20.08 Crores (provisional) during 2017-18,a record increase of 77% and a record sale in the history of TRIFED. On the sourcing front, TRIFED has

“Industrial Training Institutes play a vital role in economic development of the country, especially in terms of supplying skilled manpower to industries. We have focused extensively on modernization of our institutes. It is our endeavour to establish at least one ITI in each block of the country by

Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram briefed the media on Wednesday, about the important decision taken by Cabinet today regarding declaration of Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The Minister informed that the areas comprising of 3 complete