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To attract girl child to schools rapid strides are being made in Rajasthan. In the Kasturba Gandhi Girls Schools an added attraction has been the setting of kitchen gardens which help in providing better health to the children. Seeing the success of this project in Bhilwara district it is being

As one approaches this village around 5 km off the main road from Bhuj town to the “White Rann” – the vast picturesque salt desert is hardly 15 km away at the turn – there’s nothing except sand and patches of Prosopis juliflora, a thorny shrub locally known as “ganda bawal”. Appearances can be

In a makeshift newsroom made from bamboo sticks and brightly painted gunny bags, 10-year-old Dheeraj Bhatt is talking into a microphone. “Hello and welcome to the children’s scrapping, err… scrappy news service,” says the chirpy anchor. “Today’s show is about reclaiming our lost playgrounds...” The

Overcoming prejudice, differently abled people in two villages of Jabalpur district have come together to grow and market vegetables to earn their livelihood, inspiring many in the area. The self-help groups in Budhwa and Jolly villages, situated around 50km from district headquarters Jabalpur

Every morning, a nondescript village on the outskirts of Patna reverberates with the drumbeats of women. Soon after their children and husbands leave for their work, 10 Mahadalit women of Dhibra village finish their daily chores, assemble on a rooftop and rehearse with instruments. Meet the Nari

Union Cabinet has approved setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a three year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18. The NNM, as an apex body, will monitor, supervise, fix targets and guide the nutrition related interventions across the Ministries. The proposal consists of

Engineering students across the country will undergo a compulsory induction programme from next year as part of their undergraduate programmme. Students will have to follow a daily routine of physical activity with games and sports including Yoga. Each student will pick one game and learn it for the

A target of completing one crore new houses by 31 st March, 2019 was set for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G) announced on 20th Nov, 2106 by PM Modi. Of these, 51 lakh houses are to be completed by 31 st March, 2018. To meet the challenge of assisting 51 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awaas

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari has called upon Indian business leaders in UK to come forward and cooperate with the Indian Government in its Namami Gange project to clean the river Ganga. Addressing a gathering of business leaders in London

INSISTING THAT Jyotish Vidya (astrology) influences climate change, human life and social events, Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Vijay Shah on Tuesday announced that the education department will soon start one-year diploma courses in Jyotish, Vaastu and Purohityam (priesthood). The

This is the story of a park in Mehrauli area of New Delhi, which was being used as dumping ground for waste. The initiative of a woman staying near the park changed all this. And now the park has got rid of the dumped waste. Such voluntary efforts by individuals can bring excellent results. The way

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has reduced the pass percentage in the board examinations to match with the other boards. For the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) class 10 exams the pass marks has been dropped by two per cent from 35 per cent to 33