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Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry launched Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 in New Delhi on Wednesday. Addressing the launching ceremony at AICTE headquarters through video message, Minister of HRD Prakash Javadekar said that the students are the real agents of change who can develop, empower and

Grants of upto Rs One Crore, mentorship to be given to the winning ideas The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under the NITI Aayog shall be launching the Atal New India Challenge on Thursday, 26th April 2018. The event will see presence of Shri Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, Shri Nitin Gadkari

GoI, Govt of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank today signed a $210 million loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project. The project is expected to improve the durability, resilience and safety of the gravel surfaced rural roads and enhance the capacity of the state to manage its

The long-awaited Jewar airport in Greater Noida, which got the Centre’s final nod on Monday, could be connected by at least two different train systems to Delhi. The UP government is examining the feasibility of having a dedicated Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) corridor from Sarai Kale Khan to the

They are the Famous Five of Delhi police and colleagues call them the “star catchers” — five assistant sub-inspectors (ASI) who tailed and caught almost 500 proclaimed offenders in 2017, more than one-fourth of what the entire force managed that year. Among the five, posted in different locations

Delhi Police has traced about 3,000 missing children in just four days by using facial recognition system (FRS). Delhi Police had acquired a new facial recognition system and after getting the go ahead from the Delhi High Court, used this software to match with the data that the Women & Child

Away from the grilles, the high walls, X-ray scanners, armed guards and the overcrowded prison cells, a four-storey building inside Tihar jail’s 400-acre complex stands apart. There are no iron gates or armed guards monitoring and frisking visitors here. Located behind the office of the prison’s

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval for restructured Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) on Saturday. Expenditure: The Scheme will be implemented during the period from 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022 at the total cost of Rs. 7255.50 crore with the

A 26 year old youth, who was declared brain dead after an accident, gave a new lease of life to at least four people suffering from end-stage organ failure. His family decided to donate all his organs, including his heart, liver and two kidneys, which were used for transplantation. Doctors at

Paradip Port, Kamarajar Port & VO Chidambarnar Port under the Ministry of Shipping are all set to pioneer water recycling and desalination of sea water in the port premises. The Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari has announced development of a new highway alignment between Delhi and Mumbai. A sum of one lakh crore rupees will be spent on this expressway. The Minister also disclosed

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is being implemented through the APY Service Providers comprising of Public Sector Banks(PSBs), Private Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Cooperative Banks and Department of Post both in urban and rural areas across the country. The total number of subscribers