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In a major boost to the expansion of healthcare infrastructure in the country, the Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) beyond 12 th Five Year Plan to 2019-20. The financial outlay for this purpose is Rs 14,832 crore. Under this scheme, new

The Union Cabinet chaired has given its approval for extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs as well as extension of time limits for subscription from 4 th May 2018 to 31 st March, 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) as part of Government's commitment for

Blood, they say, flows thicker than water. But a little girl with an extremely rare blood type who suffers from a congenital cardiac ailment received a gift of life thanks to the combined effort and generosity of complete strangers across Odisha, Jharkhand and Bengal. Iteeshree, now 4, was born in

Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, on Monday, launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources), - DHAN scheme at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Auditorium, Karnal in the presence of the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar. The scheme

"Poo to Power" may sound awkward and impractical, but Aditya Aggarwal and his brother Amit have done it in Karnal, Haryana. Two industries, one producing wire nails and another tinner rivets, owned by the family run on 100% electricity produced from cattle dung they get from nearby 'gaushalas' or

There is some good news for patients in India awaiting organ transplants as many people are coming forth to pledge organs. Their waiting list that has been moving at a painfully snail’s pace till now, with less than 1 donor per one million citizens, promises to gain speed. Though we are still far

The strike called by resident doctors at AIIMS didn't deter the hospital's doctors from taking up a unique challenge on Friday - conducting three simultaneous transplants. The family of an 18-year-old boy who was declared brain dead offered to donate his organs on Friday afternoon. By evening, his

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Van Dhan Scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED on 14th April, 2018 during the celebrations of Ambedkar Jayanti at Bijapur, Chattisgarh. Emphasizing the important role of value addition in increasing tribal incomes, he stated that Van Dhan, Jan Dhan

Due to the massive drive of scaling up the retail marketing activities by TRIFED, the value of Sales has increased from Rs. 11.37 crores in 2016-17 to Rs.20.08 Crores (provisional) during 2017-18,a record increase of 77% and a record sale in the history of TRIFED. On the sourcing front, TRIFED has

“Industrial Training Institutes play a vital role in economic development of the country, especially in terms of supplying skilled manpower to industries. We have focused extensively on modernization of our institutes. It is our endeavour to establish at least one ITI in each block of the country by

Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram briefed the media on Wednesday, about the important decision taken by Cabinet today regarding declaration of Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The Minister informed that the areas comprising of 3 complete

Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry launched Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 in New Delhi on Wednesday. Addressing the launching ceremony at AICTE headquarters through video message, Minister of HRD Prakash Javadekar said that the students are the real agents of change who can develop, empower and