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Meeting stringent food safety regulations imposed by countries across the globe, Indian spices and spice products surged to a record export growth worth Rs.17664.61 crore (US$ 2633.30 million) and a volume of 9,47,790 tonnes in 2016-17, sustaining their robust demand in international markets in face

Delhi will witness its first Human library come to life this weekend. Participants can borrow humans a.k.a books and know their story, just like reading a book. At the event, to be held in Connaught Place between 2pm and 7pm, people can walk in and borrow for 20 minutes human books – real people who

Reading habits, specially of books, is gradually coming down is the general perception. Text books, novels, newspapers, magazines are all available in the digital format. However, sundry efforts are being made to increase the reading habits of people. On 29th April on this web site a news was posted

Railway stations and railway hospitals will soon have Janaushadhi stores to benefit lakhs of passengers and railway employees. The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras provide quality medicines at affordable prices. Giving this information in New Delhi on Tuesdsay Railway Minister Suresh

Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC) is a non-profit organization, under the aegis of National Skill Development Corporation of the ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The objective of the course for domestic workers is to give them a sense of dignity in what they do. It

Two young graduates from Assam's Dr Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute ihave launched their theatre company called Aaideo Talkies which is a mobile cinema company. And their job is to screen exclusively Assamese movies in rural Assam. To give the big screen effect they

Moving to improve public transportation in rural India, the Centre has decided to involve women self-help groups (SHGs) in the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Parivahan Yojana which is expected to be launched on August 15 this year. Amarjeet Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, said the scheme

झारखंड की आदिवासी बालाएं अब ढ़ाबा व्‍यावसाय में धमाल मचाने उतरी हैं। झारखंड में आदिवासी महिलाओं की कर्मठता का पुराना इतिहास रहा है। 'दीदी की ढ़ाबा' की उद्यमी दीदियों से यह संभावना जगी है कि अब यहां की महिलाएं बिजनेस वूमन बनने की राह पर हैं। यह ढ़़ा़बा रांची शहर के पास जगन्नाथपुर मंदिर के पास स्थित

Speaking at the 9th foundation day of The Foundation for Restoration of National Values Union Urban Development Minister S hri Naidu said that Swachh Bharat Mission, launched in October, 2014 has gained significant momentum over the last three years. He said that 33,76,793 Individual Household

Earlier news had come of all women team managing toll booths, petrol pumps, now comes the news of parking lots to be managed by all women team. Chandigarh will become India’s first city to have only women manage all public parking lots under a ‘smart parking system’ later this month. Women

Ten lakh street lights in Gram Panchayats of seven districts of Andhra Pradesh using conventional lights will be replaced by LED lights. Once this programme is completed the panchayats will save approximately 147 million units of electricity every year. As per officials this will reduce emission of

Many a times news comes of army not having bullet-proof vests for all its personnel, of the costs being involved etc. These bullet proof vests have always been imported and cost a whopping one and a half lakh each. Now comes the good news of one Bengali scientists Dr Shantanu Bhowmick, who is the