Miscellaneous

Every morning at 7:54 the small town of Jammikunta in Karimnagar district comes to a total standstill. As 16 loudspeakers placed at strategic locations across the town of 45,000 announce the singing of national anthem, road transport buses, autos, motorists, two-wheeler riders, children walking to

The creation and maintenance of sewage treatment infrastructure under Hybrid Annuity based PPP model has taken off, with NMCG awarding work to private sector for construction and maintenance of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in two major cities in Ganga river basin - Varanasi and Haridwar. While the

A total of 3.07 lakh APY accounts have been sourced under One Nation One Pension. The stellar performance of the banks under the campaign includes some of the largest banks in the country namely, State Bank of India sourcing a stupendous 51,000 APY accounts and other prominent banks like Canara Bank

Usually we hear of all the negative news of the police force in most cities. And the general perception is also the same. Here is a programme which will help in changing this perception. This is of an initiative, a first of its kind, by Delhi police which can surely be replicated elsewhere too. The

The Ministry of Textiles proposes to organize Pan India camps in handlooms and handicrafts clusters, under the initiative “ Hastkala Sahyog Shivir”. The camps will be organized during 7 th October to 17 th October, 2017. This initiative is dedicated to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Garib Kalyan Varsh

For years, Saja Pahad village in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district faced water shortage. Villagers found it difficult to quench the thirst of their cattle, but they did not know what to do. And the government, too, did nothing. Then one day 15-year-old Shyam Lal decided to take his spade and dig a pond

FIVE MONTHS ago, a group of 10 men sporting white T-shirts and green fatigue trousers, and carrying brooms, choppers, chain-saws, spades and rock-climbing equipment, set out on a mission without precedent. They were out to clean a 500-year-old fort spread across 11 km. It was a formidable challenge

Following is the full text of the article by Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley “Three years ago today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a flagship program: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) aimed at providing financial services to the poor. These included opening bank accounts for

Some times one comes across stories of bravery where an individual's effort saves lives of many. Here is a story of one policeman of Madhya Pradesh who ran for 1 km with a 10 kg bomb in his hands. He did this to save 400 children of a school where this unexploded bomb was found. All this happened in

Not everyone can go to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Or even the Great Pyramid of Giza. But those looking for a happy snap don't mind if they are posing in front of an original or a replica. There's good news for them. South Delhi Municipal Corporation would redevelop

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL), will procure 50 lakh smart meters which would help in reducing AT&C losses, power theft and also help in monitoring of round the clock power supply eventually leading to greater efficiency and 24X7 power for all. EESL will be making the entire upfront