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In Haryana workers will be provided with solar lighting system for homes. In the first phase 4 year old some 52000 registered workers will be getting these lights. To cost around 10000 Rupees this system would provide power equivalent to 100 watts. To read the full news published in Navbharat Times

A major boost to the drive towards increasing solar power availability in the country now the tariff has been quoted @Rs3/- per unit. From Rs18/- per unit in 2010-11 this is now one sixth. This is at par with the cost of coal fired generation which is about 3 to 5 Rs per unit. Compared to this the

The Ministry of Labour and Employment is working on war footing to facilitate cashless transfer of wages to workers with a view to promote digital transactions. The Ministry has taken several steps to support measures taken towards this objective. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State

Government schools in Madhya Pradesh will now have a period dedicated to yoga and the discipline will be part of the curriculum in these schools from the next academic session (2017-18). The state’s school department said the move is to counter the increasing number of student suicides. Read details

Union Minister of Textiles Smt Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated the Apparel and Garment Making Centre in Lamboikhongnangkhong, Imphal on Sunday. She also distributed “Pehchan” Identity Cards to some artisans. The Centre consists of one skilling block and two commercial blocks and 300 nos. of machines

As a part of the ongoing efforts to move towards cashless transactions of all kind, the Ministry of Urban Development has asked all the statutory 4,041 Urban Local Bodies to shift to e-payments at the earliest. These cities and towns account for about 75% of the total 40 crore urban population in

Life comes to a standstill every evening in Marottichal, a sleepy hamlet in Kerala, as people converge around black and white boards. Hushed discussions and sudden cries of “checkmate!” ring the air—at tea stalls, lanes and corners of this high-range village. For the country’s first chess-literate

The Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh launched e-pashuhaat portal ( www.epashuhaat.gov.in) on the occasion of National Milk Day here today. Shri Singh informed that for the first time in the world under the scheme National Mission on Bovine Productivity ‘e

The Union Textiles Ministry is looking to concentrate on new markets and opportunities for local handloom and handicraft sector as many global companies are willing to tie-up with Indian weavers and artisans, Ms Rashmi Verma, Textiles Secretary said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on Friday.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) through its constituent laboratories has conducted research studies in collaboration with Go Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur on cow urine distillate for its antioxidant and bio-enhancing properties on anti- infective and anti-cancer agents and

एकल अभियान श्रीहरि सत्संग समिति, झारखण्ड प्रदेश द्वारा आयोजित सामूहिक विवाह में झारखण्ड राज्य के सुदूर जंगल पहाड़ों में रहने वाले 51 वनवासी जोड़ें 20 नवम्बर 2016, रविवार को विवाह बंधन में बंध गए | यह कार्यक्रम झारखण्ड राज्य की राजधानी रांची के ऐतिहासिक बिरसा मुण्डा फूटबॉल स्टेडियम में हुए भव्य समारोह

Ekalavya Swavalamban Trust organised a Workshop for local ladies at its Gramotthan Resource Centre at Gargaon Wada, near Mumbai, in the First week of November after Dipawali. Shri Vikas Vichare and Smt. Gauri Vichare from Aurangabad who has been organising such workshop and have trained hundreds of