Miscellaneous

It may sound incredible but ahead of the festival season, rail passengers can now avail travel insurance scheme at just one paisa from 7th October. The reduced premium cost will be valid for all tickets booked up till October 31, 2016. The insurance scheme of Railways for its passengers was launched

Veganism is a comparatively new concept and slowly moving forward. Who is a vegan - a person who consumes plant-based products and eliminated leather and dairy produce from daily life. Vegetarians are different as they consume animal-based products which include dairy produce, leader and fur

(News in English given below) केंद्रीय कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री, श्री राधा मोहन सिंह ने आज राष्‍ट्रीय कृषि बाज़ार (e-NAM) के पहले चरण को सफलतापूर्वक पूरा करने की घोषणा की और e-NAM मोबाइल एप लॉन्च किया। पहले चरण में e-NAM से 250 मंडियां जुड़ी। e-NAM से किसानों को अधिक लाभ मिलेगा, क्रेताओं को कम

Ministry of Urban Development has approved projects worth Rs.114 cr under Heritage Infrastructure Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) for improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage sites in five cities of Varanasi, Amritsar, Dwaraka, Puri and Warangal. Minister of Urban

For stricter law on celebrities endorsing misleading advertisements, a proposal to ban is being considered by consumer affairs Ministry, said Ram Vilas Paswan minister for Consumer Affairs at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on Thursday. The government will soon bring in stringent laws to curb

The government has taken up river transport projects on priority. The Ministry of Shipping has identified 106 National Waterways with a total length of 2,027 kms. Out of these 37 stretches have been earmarked to be developed in the next 3 to 4 years. 8 priority stretches, which have high potential

Government departments and agencies and private sector have been urged to promote alternative technologies in place of conventional construction technologies to meet the housing demand besides promoting sustainable construction, by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. After

An incredible story. Vikram Agnihotri (45 yrs) of Indore has got a permanent driving licence though he had no arms and drives with his legs. He must be the only one to achieve this feat. He is also pursuing to get a LLb. Getting a permanent driving licence was not easy for Vikram. Read this

After the success of Direct Benefit Transer (DBT) of subsidy on Gas cylinders, Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has started this scheme for Kerosene. And the first state to implement this is Jharkhand. To start with four districts have been selected for this. The districts of Chatra, Hazaribagh

A mobile application for senior citizens has been launched by the Delhi Police on Saturday. This app, called "Delhi Police Senior Citizen", was officially launched by Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma. This app will help senior citizens in time of emergencies

The recovery of over Rs 65,000 crore under the income declaration scheme marked the beginning of Bharat Uday (India rising) as the money would be spent on the development of rural sectors and farmers, says BJP President Amit Shah. “The Modi government is committed to the welfare of the poor. So, the

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today (October 1, 2016) presented the ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman’ -National Awards for Senior Citizens, to eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their service towards elderly persons on the occasion of International Day for Older Persons