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A host of NGOs and organisations played part in giving a send-off to the 'joy of giving' week celebrations by conducting awareness drives, holding street plays and distributing food to the poor. Indians have never lagged behind in philanthropy. From centuries we have seen 'dharamsalas', 'sarais'

Agricultural waste can be processed into not just something useful for farmers but also enrich the soil by putting back carbon into it. Paddy straw and wheat residues are usually burned by farmers in Punjab and Haryana in the absence of affordable alternatives to dispose them of. The team at Climate

In the tribal Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, state government employees won't get their salaries if they don't construct toilets at home and get it verified from officials. This is another step to make the district Open Defecation Free (ODF). District collector Mukesh Shukla said that the

Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines Shri Piyush Goyal expressed confidence that 100% rural electrification, including villages in LWE districts and dense forests, would be achieved by 1st May, 2017, one year ahead of schedule as set by the Prime Minister

(News in English given below.) जलवायु परिवर्तन के फौरी खतरे के मद्देनजर जैविक खेती का महत्व कई गुना बढ़ गया है। इसलिए सरकार ने देश में राष्ट्रीय सतत कृषि मिशन के तहत देश में जैविक खेती को प्रोत्साहन देने के लिए परंपरागत कृषि विकास योजना (पीकेवीवाई) और जैविक मूल्य संवर्धित विकास योजनाएं शुरू की हैं।

It may sound incredible but ahead of the festival season, rail passengers can now avail travel insurance scheme at just one paisa from 7th October. The reduced premium cost will be valid for all tickets booked up till October 31, 2016. The insurance scheme of Railways for its passengers was launched

Veganism is a comparatively new concept and slowly moving forward. Who is a vegan - a person who consumes plant-based products and eliminated leather and dairy produce from daily life. Vegetarians are different as they consume animal-based products which include dairy produce, leader and fur

Delhi has 166 Special Training Centres (STCs) to run bridge courses for out-of-school children (OOSC). 122 of these are in government schools. It is estimated that Delhi may have about one lakh OOSC. The Directorate of Education intends to ask each school - municipal and government -- to start one

(News in English given below) केंद्रीय कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री, श्री राधा मोहन सिंह ने आज राष्‍ट्रीय कृषि बाज़ार (e-NAM) के पहले चरण को सफलतापूर्वक पूरा करने की घोषणा की और e-NAM मोबाइल एप लॉन्च किया। पहले चरण में e-NAM से 250 मंडियां जुड़ी। e-NAM से किसानों को अधिक लाभ मिलेगा, क्रेताओं को कम

Ministry of Urban Development has approved projects worth Rs.114 cr under Heritage Infrastructure Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) for improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage sites in five cities of Varanasi, Amritsar, Dwaraka, Puri and Warangal . Minister of Urban

For stricter law on celebrities endorsing misleading advertisements, a proposal to ban is being considered by consumer affairs Ministry, said Ram Vilas Paswan minister for Consumer Affairs at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on Thursday. The government will soon bring in stringent laws to curb

The government has taken up river transport projects on priority. The Ministry of Shipping has identified 106 National Waterways with a total length of 2,027 kms. Out of these 37 stretches have been earmarked to be developed in the next 3 to 4 years. 8 priority stretches, which have high potential