Miscellaneous

Government is implementing the following schemes and measures to support the jute manufacturing units and to strengthen the jute sector: (i) Under the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) [JPM Act], 1987, Government specifies the commodities and the extent to which they

Ayesha Aziz at the age of 16 received a student pilot's license in 2011 and became the youngest student pilot of the country. Her story says so much - if one has a clear cut vision and a determination any mission can be accomplished. Now, Ayesha at the age of 21 will be getting her commercial pilot

Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation today approved construction of 1,17,814 affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor in six States at a total cost of Rs.5,773 cr for which central assistance of Rs.1,816 cr has been approved, under the Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (Urban). Madhya

The Delhi-Jaipur highway is one of the busiest corridor. Even with improved road it takes around five hours, depending on the traffic conditions, to commute between the two cities. Soon a new super express-way will come up which will reduce the commuting time considerably. The land acquisition

The 5th Foundation Day of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Bio-Technology at New Delhi on Monday by MoS for Science and Technology & Earth Sciences, Y. S. Chowdary. Speaking on the occasion the minister said that – “Research and innovation has been one of the

As per the information given by Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Minister of State (IC) for Minority Affairs, his Ministry is implementing three specific schemes for the welfare of Minority women under the “Nai - Roshni” for Leadership Development of Minority Women, specially for development of women

Not much is done or even talked about of relief to victims of acid attacks. Here comes a positive story of one Sheroes Hangout, a cafe in Agra. This is run by five acid attack survivors. This cafe has been started by an NGO - Chaav Foundation. This cafe, a first of its kind in India, has a feminism

Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in Nedumbassery had come in the news sometime back when it became the first airport in the world to meet its entire electricity requirement through solar power. Now, news comes for another first to its credit. The car parking bays will have roof-top solar

Ministry of Urban Development today approved development of 6 km long Bet Dwarka Darshan Circuit in Gujarat at a cost of Rs.16.27 cr under the Central Scheme ‘Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)’. HRIDAY National Empowered Committee chaired by Shri Rajiv Gauba, Secretary (UD)

After various new payment methods like UPI payment and BHIM App for smartphones, Government of India has now launched Bharat QR code. The solution comes as a first of its kind through out the globe. As of today, QR code system is the easiest method of payment for users. Payment networks such as

Electronics & IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched "Cyber Swachhta Kendra" (Botnet Cleaning & Malware Analysis Centre),an imp milestone in various initiatives taken on Cyber Security. Free security apps for computers and mobile phones will be provided through this 'kendra' and Google Play