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Faced with budgetary cuts from the central government, IIT Kharagpur+ has found a new way to raise funds through a "Learn-Earn-Return Fund" scheme, where students will get a fee waiver if they pledge to donate money after getting a job. Launched from this new academic session, the scheme will help

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today held meeting with all District Nodal Officers (DNOs) of Eastern States and North Eastern States. Nearly 250 DNOs, Senior Officials of the Ministry and Oil Marketing Companies attended the meeting. The DNO

The Ministry of AYUSH has created Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) in collaboration with Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) for digitalization of traditional medicinal knowledge. Under TKDL, more than 2.90 lakh formulations from the texts of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha

Food Corporation of India (FCI) has decided to develop an online procurement system for registration of farmers and procurement of foodgrains. This system will send alerts through short message service (SMS) to the registered farmers on date of procurement, location of procurement center, weight of

Hon’ble Minister for Steel, Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh conferred the SAIL logo on Rio Olympics Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, in New Delhi on July 15, 2016. Chairman SAIL, Mr. P.K. Singh was also present on the occasion. Shri Chaudhary Birendra Singh, while felicitating the Olympic going athlete said,

We have heard so much of the good work being done by Minister of Railways Sri Suresh Prabhu for the betterment of railways and its travellers. Cleanliness has been seen all over and on the social media so many photos have been shared of clean platforms. Sharing with you a model of the Imphal station

The Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) are engaged in various training and skill development activities through various programmes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Core Programme, Functional &

Eminent agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan has suggested for preparation and operation of 'Flood Code' - an anticipatory code of action - for regions which are affected by floods. Under the Flood Code, alternative crops must be kept ready so that as soon as the flood recedes. Read more in TOI

Aadhaar enables students to apply for scholarships online conveniently and receive money into their bank accounts directly As a part of its resolve to enrol every resident of India, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is carrying out a special Aadhaar enrolment drive for school

Passengers who book their railway tickets through the IRCTS web site will be able to avail insurance cover for less than 10 Rs for cover of 10 lakhs. This facility is to start from September. Three private insurance companies have been selected to provide this service. They are ICICI Lombard

Delivering a lecture in Kolkata recently an expert in clinical oncology, Jack Cuzick, said that taking aspiring every day may help prevent gastrointestinal cancer. According to him aspirin, which is cheap and most commonly used drug, not only reduces the risk of GI cancers but also prevents its

According to a study by Mumbai University's School of Economics team many categories of people who were in the clutches of poverty have found their place in the middle class with their income increasing. As per the study pani puriwalas, dosa sellers, carpenters, welders etc. have pulled themselves