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Tired of waiting for officials to make a path through a hill, tribals in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district are building a road for themselves. Dipankar Ghose gives a detailed report from the ground which is published in The Sunday Express today. This would certainly inspire others too.

पीडीएस के कंप्‍यूटरीकरण के जरिये 10,000 करोड़ रुपये मूल्‍य के खाद्यान्‍न को बेहतर ढंग से लक्षित किया जा रहा है: राम विलास पासवान सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली (पीडीएस) को पूरी तरह से पारदर्शी बनाने के लिए सरकार टीपीडीएस से जुड़े परिचालनों का शुरू से अंत तक कंप्‍यूटरीकरण कर रही है। इसके परिणामस्‍वरूप पिछले

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for development of 8/6 laning of Delhi-Meerut Expressway - Package-II – Uttar Pradesh Border to Dasna Section of NH-24 in Uttar Pradesh. The cost is estimated to be Rs.1983.51 crore

Exercise to mop-up left over population The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched a unique initiative to enroll left over population for Aadhaar, in four States and Union Territories, viz., Haryana, Goa, Chandigarh and Puducherry, where the Aadhaar saturation levels are more than

In the Odisha Board's Class X exams Nabarangpur dist recorded a pass percentage of 92%. This district is one of the poorest districts of the country. And all this after a shortfall of 985 teachers in elementary schools and 290 teachers in secondary schools as per the District Education Officer (DEO)

Scientists have developed such a cement that will absorb solar energy in day and emit light in night. When used, there would be no need to spend electricity to illuminate roads. And this cement will last for 100 years.

झारखंड के 78 गांव में एक साथ गंगा को साफ रखने की शुरुआत आज गंगा संरक्षण कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत ग्रामीण स्वच्छता पहल का शुभारंभ झारखंड में हो रहा है। गंगा को पुनर्जीवन देने के लिए एक मॉडल के रूप में यह कार्यक्रम झारखंड में विकसित किया जा रहा है। गंगा के किनारे बसे सभी 78 गांवों को खुले में शौच मुक्त

महाराष्ट्र में एक दलित मजदूर की कहानी भी कुछ 'माउंटैन मैन' दशरथ मांझी की तरह है। कुएं के मालिक ने एक दिन पत्नी को पानी नहीं भरने दिया। BA पास मजदूर बापूराव को पत्नी की बेइज्जती बर्दाश्त नहीं हुई और उसने खुद कुआं खोदने की जिद ठान ली। दिन-रात एक कर 40 दिन में जमीन से पानी निकाल दिया। और पढ़े...

Villagers of Pipantola, in Chhattisgarh, are from a remote tribe Baigas. And this tribe is one of the seven primitive tribes here classified by the govt as 'protected vulnerable tribe' with a combined population of 72,000. They have fought the drought with their sheer will and well. A deep insight

A poor farmer single-handedly digs up a well in 20 days on his land in Madhya Pradesh to give his drought-hit village water for irrigation and daily use. But, it wasn’t easy for Bhagwan Singh, 38, of Nevari village in Agar district. He owns two bighas (about.8 acres) of farm land on the outskirts of

60 tribal students from Alirajpur and Jhabua districts in Madhya Pradesh have succeeded in clearing the JEE-Mains. A total of 210 students from these 2 districts had set for the exams. From Alirajpur 22 boys cleared and from Jhabua 38, including 9 girls cleared in their first attempt. These students

The Narendra Modi government has set up an inter-ministerial panel to suggest a plan to double farm income in 5 years. PM has been talking of this often and this was a promise made in this year's budget. The panel has been asked to submit its suggestions in 2 months.