A tribal woman in Uttar Pradesh's parched Bundelkhand has dug a well almost single-handedly for 40 families after her upper caste neighbours denied them access to a hand-pump. She took this bold step to dig a well when she was forced to stay without water for two days. Read this report by Shailvee
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Gurugram or Gurgaon may soon become the first city in India to get a full-scale smart grid. This would help the city in getting rid of blackouts and also make it diesel gen-set free. The central government has given a grant of 273 cr of the total budgeted amount of 1382 cr for the first phase
This is the story of Harish Dhandev of Jaiselmer in Rajasthan who quit his job and started cultivating aloe vera and other crops on his 120-acre farmland. Turnover from his farmland is from Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 2 crore per annum now. The quality of aloe vera grown in desert area is so good that there
To help passengers, specially the aged and disabled, battery operated cars will be made available at most major railway platforms. However, this facility will be made available on payment basis. Similarly availability of wheel chairs will also be made. The proposal is to outsource this work to a
No matter how hard we work or how many brilliant ideas we may have, if we can’t connect with the people who work around us, our professional life is of no significance and will get a beating ultimately. And the same is true about our family life. It is very important how we handle our colleagues and
‘Sakhi’, a one stop centre to support women affected by violence in private spaces, public spaces, family, workplace or community is being constructed in Salogara of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh. This centre will have facilities like : emergency response, video conferencing, temporary shelter
A number of organisations in many cities are collecting left over food and distributing it to the needy. Apart from hotels, we have hostels with mess, wedding and other parties going on so often, where food is cooked for so many. And most of the time there is this 'extra' food made which, if
Government plans to increase area under chemical free farming in a big way. A 'cluster' based approach will be used and the aim is to develop 10,000 clusters, of 20 hectares each, across the country to promote organic farming. It is estimated that at present 8 lakh acres are under organic farming
Global Academy of Public Safety & Habitat Management (GAPSHAM) conducted skill enhancement training workshop for masons & engineers on techniques of toilet construction in Rurban, Urban & Rural areas under Swachh Bharat Mission at Varanasi, . Approx 100 masons & engineers were trained through a 2
Initiative of the local residents of Gurgaon have turned 'Kachra Chowk' to 'Khushboo Chowk'. This inspiring story by Leena Dhankhar and Ipsita Pati in the Hindustan Times talks of how and who made this change. This is a lesson for others too, wherever they be. One does not have to wait for the
The 'Namami Gange' project has been formally launched on Thursday. 231 projects under National Mission for Clean Ganga were simultaneously launched in five states. Worth 1500 crores these projects will be undertaken at 100 different locations in the states of Uttarkhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and
Government is contemplating changes in the Motor Vehicles Act which will recognise soft copies of licence and other vehicle document as valid proof. Proposal is also being made to let one apply in any state for renewals. All the forms and applications will be filed online as per the proposal. There