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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday showered praises on D Prakash Rao, a tea seller from Cuttack, for his noble deed of educating poor slum kids of his locality. Modi narrated Rao’s story while addressing the nation during his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. “Rao has been a tea vendor in

Eminent actor, Shri Akshay Kumar, launched an advertisement campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) in the capital, on Sunday. The campaign was launched at a Collectors Convention for Toilet Technology organized in the capital. The campaign focuses on promoting the twin pit toilet

The government plans to promote the Kumbh Mela as a destination for tourists, and encourage visitors and dignitaries from foreign countries to attend the event. The Kumbh Mela will be held between January 15 and March 4 next year in Allahabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to promote the

Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar launched the ‘ SamagraShiksha’ - an integrated scheme for school education extending support to States from pre-school to senior secondary levels for the first time in New Delhi on Thursday. The Scheme is a paradigm shift in the

26.3 quintals an acre or 6.5 tonnes per hectare. That’s what Bahadur Singh Jaria has harvested from 10 out of his 30 acres land planted to wheat in the recent 2017-18 rabi season. It is being described as the first time a farmer in Punjab — possibly India as well — has broken the 6.5 tonnes/hectare

The Centre is all set to install 4072 mobile towers in Naxal- affected areas after the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal of the Home Ministry on Tuesday. The project will be cost more than Rs 7000 crore, government officials said. In the first phase, which was completed about two years

The Union Cabinet approved additional changes to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code through an ordinance, easing rules to enable promoters of micro, small and medium enterprises to bid for their companies and giving homebuyers a stronger say in the resolution plan for developers. The Insolvency and

In a move likely to set new pricing standards for medical procedures in the country, the government-sponsored National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), popularly known as Modicare, will offer common treatments such as coronary bypass, knee transplant and C-section at a rate which is around 15-20%

A three way partnership for small business loans was sealed today among lenders, industry and MUDRA Bank Limited. The process of coming together was facilitated by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Secretary, Financial Services, Rajiv Kumar informed the

Khadi and Village Industries Commission ( KVIC ) has created a new world record of distributing maximum number of bee-boxes in a single day – beating previous best of 841 in Israel around two years ago. May 21 is celebrated as World Honey Bee Day. Today, KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena distributed

From a WhatsApp call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Diwali, celebrating birthdays on the high seas, to being pounded by hurricanes and monstrous waves in the Pacific Ocean, the past 254 days were quite a roller coaster for the women of INSV Tarini who received a hero’s welcome on their return

At the CRPF’s Anti Naxal Training School atop a hill in north Chhattisgarh, the young recruits marched in all their glory. Under two shamianas on either side, sat their parents and family, clapping as they went past. On the dais, receiving the salute, were not just the Director General of the