New Delhi, October 05, 2023: UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) India, in collaboration with the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), unveiled the highly anticipated “India Ageing Report 2023.” This report sheds light on the challenges, opportunities and institutional responses surrounding elderly care in India, as India navigates a demographic shift towards an ageing population. […]
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Teen girl from Rajasthan drives sanitation campaign
New Delhi, October 01, 2023: Sunidhi Jangid in Rajasthan’s Kekdi Nagar Parishad is one such young leader and Sanitation Ambassador whose efforts for the local swacchata movement have attracted everyone’s attention. She has led by example and spread awareness among masses to galvanize her peers as well as elders to join the campaign. 13-year-old Sunidhi […]
Secretary East paid an official visit to Mongolia
New Delhi, Sept 19, 2023: Secretary (East) Saurabh Kumar paid an official visit to Mongolia from 12-14 September 2023 says a note from the Ministry of External Affairs. During the visit, Secretary (East) held talks with State Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia N. Ankhbayar. He called-on Minister of Education and Science L. […]
DIVYA KALAMELA: Have you seen it yet?
New Delhi, Sept 16, 2023: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) organizes unique event showcasing the products and craftsmanship regular Divyang entrepreneurs/artisans from across the country, ‘Divya Kala Mela’ to continue the efforts divyakala mela is being organized from 15-24th September 2023 at Varanasi. The event would present an enthralling experience to the […]
Jal Jeevan Mission Achieves Milestone of 13 Crore Rural Household Tap Connections
New Delhi, Sept 11, 2023: The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) on September 5, 2023 achieved another milestone of providing tap water connections to 13 Crore rural households. Working with ‘speed and scale’, the life changing mission has increased the rural tap connection coverage from only 3.23 Crore households at the start of the Mission in […]
Kolkata Metro Railway is set to become member of elite club
New Delhi, September 08, 2023: Kolkata Metro Railway, India’s first Metro built by Indian Railways on 24th October 1984, has been serving as a lifeline for Kolkata, the city of Joy for nearly 40 long years. In Kolkata Metro Railway, the power to Metro Rake is supplied to rolling stock at 750V DC through steel […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Jakarta
New Delhi, September 06, 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia on 06-07 September 2023 at the invitation of Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia. During his visit to Jakarta, Prime Minister will attend the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit being hosted by Indonesia as current Chair […]
Ministry of Jal Shakti Releases the 6th Census Report On Minor Irrigation (MI) Schemes
New Delhi, August 31, 2023: The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation released the report on the 6th census on minor irrigation schemes. As per the report, 23.14 million minor irrigation (MI) schemes have been reported in the country, out of which 21.93 million (94.8%) are Ground Water (GW) […]
Indian Air Force participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23
New Delhi, August 28, 2023: Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent departed today, for participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23 a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise scheduled to be held at Cairo (West) Air Base, Egypt from 27 August to 16 September 2023. This is for the first time that IAF is participating in Ex BRIGHT STAR-23 which […]
Number of Jan Dhan Accounts Cross 50 Crore
New Delhi, August 26, 2023: The national Mission on Financial Inclusion popularly known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched on 28th august 2014 and it has completed almost 9 years. As per the latest reports submitted by banks the total number of Jan Dhan accounts have crossed 50 crore as on 9th August 2023. […]