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Amenities such as parking, refreshments, restrooms, lodging and ATMs will soon be available every 50 km along national highways. Around 1,000 “Highway Villages” and smaller “Highway Nests” have been envisaged across the country. The wayside amenities aim to provide safe and affordable pit-stops for

Around 300 women from 133 Self Help Groups are engaged by CESU and Feedback Energy Distribution Company (FEDCO) for billing and collection of electricity bills from villages under 159 Gram Panchyats. These women, who were earlier engaged only for bill collection, are now apt in handling the machine

The government has made budgetary provision of Rs. 2,700 crore for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) during the financial year of 2017-18. A pan-India implementation of PMMVY to cover all the districts of the country with effect from 01.01.2017 had been approved. The

EKAL Abhiyan village development resource center in Karanjo, Jharkhand, through their EKAL on Wheel program, has helped in opening of Swami Vivekananda Youth Club in several tribal villages. A 5-day foodball tournment was organised between these clubs at the Birsa Ground between 13th and 17th of

Himachal Pradesh is promoting organic farming in a big way and over 22,000 hectare has been brought under organic farming. A Rs 321 crore project is under implementation in the state for diversification of agricultural activities under which the farmers are being motivated to adopt organic farming

The Indian Army has launched a mobile app, called 'Humraaz' for its soldiers. Through this app a soldier can get details of his/her posting and promotion. Even monthly salary slip and Form 16 can be viewed and can be downloaded through this app. This app has been developed by the Army only and all

Some time back news had come that the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry, worried over the low ratio of girl students in IIT has set a target of achieving 20% female students by 2020-2021. This will be done in a phased manner as per earlier reports. In 2018 the addition will be 14%, in 2019

Plastic can be converted into petrol, diesel and other hydrocarbons. CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad has developed a catalyst that can be used for conversion of waste plastics to fuel oils. CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun in collaboration with GAIL

One teacher of a school in Mathurapur in 24-Paragnas in West Bengal recently was able to stop the marriage of a class X student of his school. According to the teacher this is the fifth child marriage, of his students, that he has been able to stop. In the last 3 years he has helped in all 10 school

The Ministry of Women & Child Development has launched a Contest for designing a logo for the prestigious "Women of India Festival' to be held at Dilli Haat in October 2017. It's an opportunity for designers who aspire to see their creation displayed on a National platform. The Women of India

The government launched a portal, e-RaKAM, to provide a platform to sell agricultural produce, on Tuesday. A first of its kind initiative by the government, with the help of technology this portal will connect farmers of the smallest villages to the biggest markets of the world through internet and

Under the revamped Khelo India proposal, there is an exclusive component called “Promotion of Rural, Indigenous and Tribal Games” for promotion and development of traditional sports. Sports Authority of India (SAI) also promotes Indigenous Games and Martial Arts (IGMA) in 09 disciplines under its