Miscellaneous

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM (AP): An LED manufacturing unit, established with the aim to empower tribal women, is producing over one lakh energy-saving lamps per month. The initiative is giving new direction to the lives of over 50 tribals. State Energy Conservation Mission Chief Executive Officer (CEO) A

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today held meeting with all District Nodal Officers (DNOs) of Eastern States and North Eastern States. Nearly 250 DNOs, Senior Officials of the Ministry and Oil Marketing Companies attended the meeting. The DNO

Food Corporation of India (FCI) has decided to develop an online procurement system for registration of farmers and procurement of foodgrains. This system will send alerts through short message service (SMS) to the registered farmers on date of procurement, location of procurement center, weight of

Sri Aurobindo Society and the Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM) have joined hands to work on a project called SANJEEVAN, for the development of a comprehensive system of community based palliative care for the incurably ill, chronically bed ridden, elderly and dying people. SANJEEVAN Is based

Jharkhand plans to spend 14000 crores by 2019 to strengthen its power transmission lines. With work going on in overhaul of production capacity to 4000 MW in Patratu power plant there is urgent need for better transmission lines and sub-stations. Read details in TOI.

Hon’ble Minister for Steel, Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh conferred the SAIL logo on Rio Olympics Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, in New Delhi on July 15, 2016. Chairman SAIL, Mr. P.K. Singh was also present on the occasion. Shri Chaudhary Birendra Singh, while felicitating the Olympic going athlete said,

Modern-day Ayurveda specialists will try to find what Hindu god Hanuman moved a mountain for — the mythical and elusive, all-curing Sanjeevani Booti herb. The department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Ayush) in Uttarakhand has formed a committee for the purpose

We have heard so much of the good work being done by Minister of Railways Sri Suresh Prabhu for the betterment of railways and its travellers. Cleanliness has been seen all over and on the social media so many photos have been shared of clean platforms. Sharing with you a model of the Imphal station

The Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) are engaged in various training and skill development activities through various programmes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Core Programme, Functional &

Eminent agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan has suggested for preparation and operation of 'Flood Code' - an anticipatory code of action - for regions which are affected by floods. Under the Flood Code, alternative crops must be kept ready so that as soon as the flood recedes. Read more in TOI

Aadhaar enables students to apply for scholarships online conveniently and receive money into their bank accounts directly As a part of its resolve to enrol every resident of India, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is carrying out a special Aadhaar enrolment drive for school

Passengers who book their railway tickets through the IRCTS web site will be able to avail insurance cover for less than 10 Rs for cover of 10 lakhs. This facility is to start from September. Three private insurance companies have been selected to provide this service. They are ICICI Lombard