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The World Bank has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. The scheme is to be implemented over a period of five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23, with World Bank assistance. The scheme

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfarehas launched the Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan from 1 st June, 2018 till 31 st July, 2018 so as to aid, assist and advice farmers on how to improve their farming techniques and raise their incomes. The Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan will be undertaken in 25 Villages with

Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Mansukh L. Mandaviya, launched the ‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’, the Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), on Monday. The affordable sanitary napkins will

A new grassroot-level volunteer workforce is out there to protect the bio-diversity of river Ganga called Ganga Praharis. A group of 427 trained volunteers are reaching to each and every house in areas along river Ganga to educate them about the importance of protecting river’s bio-diversity. They

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has taken a decision to vaccinate all healthcare workers who are at an increased risk of acquiring Hepatitis-B infection such as those involved in conducting deliveries, giving injections and exposed to blood or blood products.Hepatitis B vaccination is

Ministry of Culture introduced a new scheme namely ‘ SevaBhojYojna’ with a total outlay of Rs.325.00 Crores for 2018-19 and 2019-20. The scheme envisages to reimburse the Central Government share of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) on purchase of raw

The mark sheets, pass and migrations certificates of all the 28 lakh candidates of CBSE of Class X and Class XII examinations are available in the students' digital lockers. These digital documents are digitally signed, digilocker verified and also have QR codes. This can be accessed https://cbse

India has made unprecedented progress in coconut cultivation from mid 2014 to 2018 and now it has become the leading country in coconut production and productivity. Productivity increased to 11516 fruits per hectare in 2017-18 as compared to 10122 in 2013-14. Between 2014 and 2018, 13,117 hectare

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of another 1.5 lakh affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Rs.7,227cr with central assistance of Rs.2,209 cr. The approval was given in the 34th meeting of the

He lost his left leg in a train accident in 2013 and years later he is gearing up to get his name etched in the Guinness World Records. Meet 30-year-old Pradeep Sen, an Indore-based theatre artiste, who has been cycling across the country with the help of his prosthetic leg for the last six months

A loan agreement was signed with the World Bank today for $500 million to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rural Roads Project, which will build 7,000 km of climate resilient roads, out of which 3,500 km will be constructed using green technologies. The

Four years ago, she was born with a double whammy - a hole in her heart and one of the rarest blood groups - in an Odisha village. Now, as Iteeshree Nayak from Chandpur village, Kankadahad block of Dhenkanal district plays with her sisters Rani and Pree-tishree before going to school, her parents