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IIT-Kanpur launches online education for children in rural UP
As per the UP chief Secretary, the number of rural schools to be covered under the programme will soon be expanded to 100 and later it would be implemented in all schools across the state.
Flower power
Even the dullest, oldest stone house turns into a fluffy romantic fable when wrapped in a cascade of this delicate mauve spray.
Tribal students from Odisha excel in JEE with govt’s education push
Sundargarh District Welfare Officer Pabitra Mohan Pradhan said this is no mean feat for these tribal students considering their socio-economic and family backgrounds.
State’s Mukhyamantri Medhabi Chhatra Protsahan Yojana scheme has…
Retired but not tired: Brajabandhu grows a forest
Athagarh’s Brajabandhu Lenka spent all his savings and sold his properties to plant 500 varieties of trees on a barren hillock in his village. He speaks to Arabinda Panda about his green initiative
Protecting nature, one story a day
Storytelling sessions are being organised every weekend at Sambalpur zoo and Zero Point inside Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary to create awareness among people about wildlife, writes Mayank Bhusan Pani
Gujarat: Class 3 topper with learning disability aspires to become an IPS officer
The District Child Protection Unit of Rajpipla had found Ankit Vasava, a tribal child aged 7, on the roads.
Reclaiming food heritage
Explaining the process, ISCRISAT Senior Scientist Jana Kholova states that a survey was first conducted to identify the need for such a project.
Galwan hero’s wife becomes Army officer; posted to eastern Ladakh
She has been posted to a frontline base along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
Udupi girl speaks about ‘Clean India’ in front of President Murmu
UDUPI: In a rare opportunity, a Class 9 student of Anandathirtha Vidyalaya in Pajaka, Udupi - Avantika V Rao - spoke in front of President Droupadi Murmu earlier this week, as she had bagged the first prize in the Tata Building India School…
Refused water, this farmer in Jharkhand dug his own pond over 40 years
When a farmer in Jharkhand was unable to source water for his crops, he began to single-handedly dig a pond on his land, which is now fully functional. A report by Mukesh Ranjan
Purple Revolution in mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir
Thousands of farmers in Bhaderwah area of Doda district in J&K have taken to lavender cultivation, which is rewarding in terms of much better returns and low upkeep, reports Fayaz Wani
Improving education in tribal hamlets
NGO Aarohan sets up digital classrooms to bridge literacy divide, improve quality of edu for tribal children
Better lake than never! A vow to save Pondy waterbodies
PUDUCHERRY: As the temperature sizzled at 39.8°C across Puducherry, and deadpan ponds with murky water shimmered in the midday heat, disquiet was palpable in the air. The scorching sun screamed down parched fields mercilessly.…
”New Accomplishment”: Ministry Of Railways Shares Glimpse Of World’s Longest…
It falls under the South Western Railway zone.
The Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi railway station in Karnataka recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest railway platform in the world. The 1,507 m…
Nowruz 2023: Google Celebrates Start Of Persian New Year With A Floral Doodle
The festival marks the beginning of spring.
Google Doodle on Tuesday, March 21 is celebrating the Iranian or Persian New Year, popularly referred to as Nowruz. The doodle which represents the Nowruz theme features spring flowers…
India most preferred destination for investment- Deepak Vohra
Bhubaneswar: An emerging India, bubbling with self-confidence and new energy, has become the world’s fifth largest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) of 3.5 trillion dollars, senior diplomat and special advisor to the Prime…
Delhi roadshow of UP govt nets Rs 2.75 lakh cr plus MOUs
Lucknow: Team UP's visit to Delhi turned out to be a success, as the Uttar Pradesh government received investment proposals of more than Rs 2.75 lakh crore at the Delhi Roadshow organized on Friday in a run-up to the UP Global Investors…
PM Modi to inaugurate this year’s NYF in Hubballi
Hubballi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this year’s National Youth Festival here on January 12 on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
This was announced by the Union Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs…
PM to flag off world’s longest river cruise ‘Ganga Vilas’ on Jan 13
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off Ganga Vilas cruise on January 13 in the presence of Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at Ravidas Ghat in…
Croatia’s earn record revenues from tourism in 2022
Zagreb: Croatia's revenues from tourism in 2022 are projected to total a record 13 billion euros (13.87 billion U.S. dollars), the country's Minister of Tourism Nikolina Brnjac said here on Monday.
The number of tourists who visited…