Miscellaneous

Paytm Payments Bank plans to recruit 1 lakh business correspondents (BCs) who will be designated as 'Paytm ka ATM'. These business correspondents will accept and disburse cash from account holders without any charges and will also open accounts and complete the 'know-your-customer' (KYC) process

As one approaches this village around 5 km off the main road from Bhuj town to the “White Rann” – the vast picturesque salt desert is hardly 15 km away at the turn – there’s nothing except sand and patches of Prosopis juliflora, a thorny shrub locally known as “ganda bawal”. Appearances can be

In a makeshift newsroom made from bamboo sticks and brightly painted gunny bags, 10-year-old Dheeraj Bhatt is talking into a microphone. “Hello and welcome to the children’s scrapping, err… scrappy news service,” says the chirpy anchor. “Today’s show is about reclaiming our lost playgrounds...” The

Overcoming prejudice, differently abled people in two villages of Jabalpur district have come together to grow and market vegetables to earn their livelihood, inspiring many in the area. The self-help groups in Budhwa and Jolly villages, situated around 50km from district headquarters Jabalpur

Every morning, a nondescript village on the outskirts of Patna reverberates with the drumbeats of women. Soon after their children and husbands leave for their work, 10 Mahadalit women of Dhibra village finish their daily chores, assemble on a rooftop and rehearse with instruments. Meet the Nari

Union Cabinet has approved setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a three year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18. The NNM, as an apex body, will monitor, supervise, fix targets and guide the nutrition related interventions across the Ministries. The proposal consists of

A target of completing one crore new houses by 31 st March, 2019 was set for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G) announced on 20th Nov, 2106 by PM Modi. Of these, 51 lakh houses are to be completed by 31 st March, 2018. To meet the challenge of assisting 51 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awaas

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari has called upon Indian business leaders in UK to come forward and cooperate with the Indian Government in its Namami Gange project to clean the river Ganga. Addressing a gathering of business leaders in London

INSISTING THAT Jyotish Vidya (astrology) influences climate change, human life and social events, Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Vijay Shah on Tuesday announced that the education department will soon start one-year diploma courses in Jyotish, Vaastu and Purohityam (priesthood). The

This is the story of a park in Mehrauli area of New Delhi, which was being used as dumping ground for waste. The initiative of a woman staying near the park changed all this. And now the park has got rid of the dumped waste. Such voluntary efforts by individuals can bring excellent results. The way

Many gripping true crime stories have been presented every Sunday morning since July by the Kolkata Police on their Facebook page. True-crime aficionados are hooked. The department accepted the request of followers of the FB page to provide information about old and sensational cases and decided to

An NGO in Chhattisgarh is addressing the urgent deficit in nutrition by providing three meals a day to children under three along with daycare. Since 2009, the NGO Jan Swasthya Sahyog has been running creches or phulwaris where children under the age of three can stay for eight hours. They eat three