Moving to improve public transportation in rural India, the Centre has decided to involve women self-help groups (SHGs) in the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Parivahan Yojana which is expected to be launched on August 15 this year. Amarjeet Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, said the scheme
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Speaking at the 9th foundation day of The Foundation for Restoration of National Values Union Urban Development Minister S hri Naidu said that Swachh Bharat Mission, launched in October, 2014 has gained significant momentum over the last three years. He said that 33,76,793 Individual Household
According to forecast of the Indian Meteorological Department normal rainfall is expected during the June-September south-west monsoon. The rainfall is likely to be 98% of the long period 50 year average. भारतीय मौसम विज्ञान विभाग (आईएमडी) ने भविष्यवाणी की है कि कुल मिलाकर, पूरे देश मे दक्षिण
Many a times news comes of army not having bullet-proof vests for all its personnel, of the costs being involved etc. These bullet proof vests have always been imported and cost a whopping one and a half lakh each. Now comes the good news of one Bengali scientists Dr Shantanu Bhowmick, who is the
A Handbook along with Module & Guidelines on protection of Child Rights at Gram Panchayat level was released jointly by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Ministry of Panchayati Raj and UNICEF at New Delhi today. The Handbook, Module & Guidelines will be useful for the
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) & National Skill Development Fund (NSDF), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here today. The Minister of State for
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh announced the launch of, “Hill Area Development Programme” (HADP) for Northeast in Imphal (Manipur) today. Dr
An MoU was signed between National Skill Development Corporation and Bird Academy on the 1st of June 2017 in New Delhi, with regards to skilling of unemployed youth in the aviation and aerospace Sector. With the signing of the MoU NSDC has agreed to enter into an arrangement with BIRD ACADEMY to
For promotion of toilet usage across the country’s villages, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has come out with an aggressive new campaign called Darwaza Bandh starting on May 30th, 2017. Iconic actor, Shri Amitabh Bachchan, who leads the campaign, is proposed to be joined by Union
The Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has announced the launch of five high end diploma courses in the skill ecosystem for the academic year 2017. The five courses in Welding Technology, Industrial Electronics and Automation
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh said that it is a matter of immense pride that our country is number one in milk production in the world. In the year 2015-16, the growth rate of milk production has been 6.28 per cent due to which total production has reached 156