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A study of Natural Resource Management Component under MGNREGS (on which minimum 60% is spent since 2015) and its impact on Sustainable Livelihoods carried out by the Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi (November 2017), was carried over 30 districts in 29 states covering 1160 households. The

Paytm Payments Bank plans to recruit 1 lakh business correspondents (BCs) who will be designated as 'Paytm ka ATM'. These business correspondents will accept and disburse cash from account holders without any charges and will also open accounts and complete the 'know-your-customer' (KYC) process

Union Cabinet has approved setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a three year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18. The NNM, as an apex body, will monitor, supervise, fix targets and guide the nutrition related interventions across the Ministries. The proposal consists of

Engineering students across the country will undergo a compulsory induction programme from next year as part of their undergraduate programmme. Students will have to follow a daily routine of physical activity with games and sports including Yoga. Each student will pick one game and learn it for the

A target of completing one crore new houses by 31 st March, 2019 was set for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G) announced on 20th Nov, 2106 by PM Modi. Of these, 51 lakh houses are to be completed by 31 st March, 2018. To meet the challenge of assisting 51 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awaas

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari has called upon Indian business leaders in UK to come forward and cooperate with the Indian Government in its Namami Gange project to clean the river Ganga. Addressing a gathering of business leaders in London

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has reduced the pass percentage in the board examinations to match with the other boards. For the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) class 10 exams the pass marks has been dropped by two per cent from 35 per cent to 33

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that education is the most powerful weapon which can transform the world. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Andhra Pradesh Campus of Vellore Institute of Technology, in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh today. The Chief

India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI) was launched at a function in New Delhi on Tuesday. The IHMI aims to reduce disability and death related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in India, by improving the control of high blood pressure (hypertension), reducing salt

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is stepping up its initiative to achieve the target of one crore accounts under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) by the fiscal-end. Focused on the workers in the unorganised sector, PFRDA has already been able to open 73 lakh such accounts

Theirs was the story that made Dangal a superhit film. After Geeta and Babita on whom the movie was based, and their cousin Vinesh, another Phogat girl is on the rise. And according to brother Rahul, Ritu Phogat is ruthless, merciless and the most menacing of the sisters when she is on the mat. At

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an one-in-all app called UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) to provide over 150 services of the centre and state government on one single platform. This app is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and