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HRIDAY scheme aims at preserving and revitalizing the soul and the unique character of the heritage cities in lndia. Under the Scheme, twelve cities namely, Ajmer, Amritsar, Amaravati, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni, and Warangal have been identified for

A total of 13 Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) elements from India have been inscribed till date on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Ministry of Culture has appointed the Sangeet Natak Akademi, an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of

“Lachit, atro agachchhatu. Griham atithayoh agoto bontoh (Come here, Lachit, we have guests),” Moumita Bar told her son as we entered the two-bedroom flat in a middle class locality in Basirhat town near the Bengal-Bangladesh border, about 75 km from Kolkata. Before the four-and-a-half-year old boy

“Eat as much as you want, give as much as you can” – this is the motto that is inspiring a restaurant in Kerala’s Alappuzha district to strive towards achieving the goal of a hunger-free state. Janakeeya Bhakshanasala (The People’s Restaurant), an offshoot of Snehajalakam, a pain and palliative care

The Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital (MTMH), a 72-bed trust-managed cancer hospital located here, is set to become the first comprehensive cancer-care centre of the state with Tata Trusts deciding to support the hospital in a massive round of upgradation, which was inaugurated on Saturday by Tata

The National Highways Authority of India has decided to deploy all women toll collecting staff in day shift on at least one toll plaza close to the city area, in every state and UT of the country on 8 th March 2018, International Women’s Day. If this initiative is successful, then it will be

If you thought that YouTube is merely for browsing videos for fun, meet Ravi Singh Choudhary (24), who is changing the fortunes of many around him through Israeli farming techniques which are less labour intensive and highly productive, all of which he picked up from, believe it or not, YouTube. A

For 58-year-old cognitive psychologist, Dr Shailesh Thaker, in Ahmedabad, celebrating his birthday meant contributing towards a noble cause. On Tuesday on the day of his birthday, Thaker adopted 51 streetchildren and decided to sponsor their complete education right from schooling till the time they

Bystanders with access to devices called automated external defibrillators could save thousands of patients struck by sudden cardiac arrests outside hospitals, according to a US study that cardiologists in India say underscores their pleas for AEDs in public places. The study released by US doctors

Children with special needs appearing for Classes 10 and 12 board examinations will be able to use computer or laptops to write their exam from this year. The examination committee of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) approved the proposal on Tuesday. Candidates with special needs will

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 1,28,509 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Rs. 9,364 cr with central assistance of Rs. 1,928 cr. The approval was given in the 31 st meeting of the

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, met here today and accorded approval to Capital Acquisition Proposals of the Services and Coast Guard valued at approximately Rs 9435 crore. In a major boost to the Make in India initiative the DAC accorded