Rawel Singh, 82, went out for a morning walk in Gurugram in Haryana, on the 21st December. But he could not remember his way back home. Later, one Mohit Agarwal saw him standing outside a mall, clad in boxer shorts and a sweater. Singh was shivering and looked lost. Mohit approached him and asked if
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Crowdfunding, which started in India a few years ago -- a process in which people seek funds in small amounts for their start-ups and projects from a large number of individuals -- is fast becoming an instrument for social change. Majority of the fundraisers on crowdfunding platforms such as Milaap
This is the story of one Karimul Haque, a tea garden worker in his early 50s, who ferries the ill, the poor and the fragile to and from the district hospital on his bike. In rural India the road conditions are pretty bad and so is the medical facilities. If, in a remote village, there is a medical
In urban area one can see small bill boards nailed on the trees almost on each one of them on the sides of main thoroughfares. This advertising space is free and so being misused by many. Tree lovers say that this harms the growth and the life of the tree as the nails get rusted and become poisonous
Delhi government has decided to build waste-to-energy plants at all its wholesale food markets. If it starts working properly and regularly this will be a major boost to the environment issues of capital city. And may be it could be replicated elsewhere too. At any of the wholesale markets around
Here is a story of a auto driver who foresaw four years back what PM Narendra Modi is talking about today. This is in respect of the demonetisation announced on 8th November and subsequent action being taken on less cash economy. This interview by Rasheeda Bhagat of a Chennai auto driver Annadurai
Most of the time we keep on hearing negative news of the Police force. Here is a very positive story from Simdega in Jharkhand where the police have plans to install solar lights in 10 villages for the students, so that their studies are not affected. Ten non-electrified remote villages have been
This is the story of Ram Chandra, an executive at the Google headquarters in Seattle, USA. Hailing from Sojat town in Rajasthan, Ram Chandra's father Tejaram Sankhla is a labourer loading sacks of heena in the town. Tejaram need not work now as Ram Chandra can easily support him but he does not like
(This news in English also given below.) पिछले दशकों में विशेषकर शिक्षा एवं स्वास्थ्य के प्रति आमजन जागरूक हुआ है। वहीं कैंसर, हृदय रोग सहित कई असाध्य रोगो के फैलाव से जनजीवन त्रस्त है जिसकी जकड़न में आए गरीब एवं पिछड़़े तबके को गंभीर बीमारियों के इलाज में अपना घर बार तक बेचने को मजबूर होना पड़ता है।
NITI Aayog announces the launch of the schemes Lucky Grahak Yojana and the Digi-धन Vyapari Yojana to give cash awards to consumers and merchants who utilize digital payment instruments for personal consumption expenditures. The scheme specially focuses on bringing the poor, lower middle class and
As per the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, all citizens shall have the right to information. Further, RTI Act provides for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote
The satellite-enabled services in conjunction with ground data, to support farmers in India include weather forecasting, agro-advisory, agromet services, soil moisture and agricultural extension activities to support farming operations in the country by India Meteorology Department (IMD), Ministry