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In order to promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation scheme among rural population, the Ministry of Human Resource Developmet (HRD) is now roping in its Adult Education Bureau. Primarily responsible for imparting basic literacy among men and women, mostly in rural areas, the Bureau will

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is taking various steps to promote Khadi products in schools and other institutions. Targeting the youth KVIC has taken up designing and marketing of products like Khadi denim and Khadi T-shirts. KVIC is working with reputed fashion designers to make

Rajasthan government, under the stewardship of CM Vasundhara Raje is marching forward towards digital economy. This has become all the more important after the demonetisation announced by PM Narendra Modi on 8th Nov. Now the stress is being laid on cashless economy with more and more use of plastic

Come April 1, 2018, the Centre will make it mandatory for all public service vehicles — including buses and taxis — to have a location-tracking device and one or more emergency buttons to alert authorities in an emergency. Panic buttons to be installed in front of passengers’ seats. Once pressed

A number of government and private hospitals have been working on remote healthcare delivery for years. Lately startups are entering the space to provide the technology know-how and improve delivery of healthcare. And in the process, many have realized that women in rural areas are the ones with

One of the top ten scorers in JEE (Advanced) in 2013, Aditi Laddha has landed the most sought after job with Uber international. She is the only girl from the institute to land a US job, probably among the other IITs too. Aditi is from Ratlam in MP and became a household name back in 2013, when she

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, non-profit organisation 'Cross the Hurdles' has launched online courses to eliminate, or at least reduce, the disparity in access to quality education for children with severe and multiple disabilities. Under this programme, a student would be able to receive

In 2013, it was just a distant dream for 25-year-old Savita, when inspired by by TV show Satyamev Jayate, she decided to become a chauffeur. Now three years down the line, the domestic violence survivor has beaten all odds to become the first female cab driver in Delhi. Delhi-based NGO Azad

Around 250 stations have been provided with the facility of water vending machines (WVMs) by Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) for providing pure drinking water to passengers at nominal rates. IRCTC has awarded licenses for installation of 2500 WVMs over Indian Railways

Indian Railways extend travel concessions in passenger fare to 53 categories of passengers and the element of concession ranges from 25% to 100%. The details are as under:- S. No CATEGORY OF PERSONS PERCENTAGE OF CONCESSION* I Disabled Passengers 1 Orthopaedically Handicapped/ Paraplegic persons who

After the demonetisation announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8th Nov there is so much of talking on encouraging cash less transactions. The government on its part is promoting this very actively through the media. Many ministries have joined hands in taking this message to the commoner

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the 7th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo, here today. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Naik said, this event and seminars which brings together worldwide experts, patrons, practitioners and enthusiasts