In this Lok Sabha, 78 women MPs have been elected, one of them is Pramila Bisoi of Orissa, who once used to work as a cook in Anganwadi. She has helped women in self help group (SHG) on a large scale and has now been elected as an MP in the 17th Lok Sabha. 70-year-old […]
Following a national news agency report that an ‘unprecedented hike in bank fraud cases’ happened under the Modi government watch in 2017-18, politicians are coming out with their reactions. It remains to be seen what the finance minister says on the issue. “Through an RTI query, it has been revealed that the the bank fraud […]
NEW DELHI: Of the 56 ministers who took oath on Thursday 30 May and are part of either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha, 51 are crorepatis and 22 have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). It said eight ministers have declared their educational qualification to […]
NEW DELHI: The Union government in its first Cabinet meeting on Friday (May 31) approved a new scheme, which assures minimum monthly pension of Rs. 3,000 to all shopkeepers, retail traders and self employed persons after attaining the age of 60 years, fulfilling its poll promise. The decision taken at the Union Cabinet meeting chaired […]
The continued effort of union health ministry goes in vain to prevent the entry of electronic cigarette or e-cigarette companies into India as a latest survey has found that 36 brands have been selling the devices illegally in the country since the last three years. An e-cigarette is a handheld electronic device that simulates the experience […]
Elections are over and now we are waiting for the results but the issue that is very important but did not receive attention in the election campaigns of all major parties is the country’s growing water crisis. According to a report by NITI Aayog, our country is “suffering from the worst water crisis in its history”. It […]
Tropical cyclone Fani packed up with wind speed of 250 Km per hour is all set to hit the coasts of Odisha. Fani is located in the Bay of Bengal that has expected to make a landfall on Friday. The neighbouring coastal states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have also been put on high […]
Water is essential thing for living being but if we are talk about pure water then there is huge scarcity of pure water in our country; just because water is getting polluted day by day. So I am going to share my problem regarding scarcity of water in my locality. We face lot of problem […]
India should export 30 percent of its GDP, but presently it is only 10 percent, says World Bank Chief Economist Hans Timmer. India’s economic growth in recent years has been “too much” driven by domestic demand and its exports were about one third of its potential, a World Bank official said, asserting that the next […]
State of Global Air 2019 report, which was released by US-based organisation Health Effects Institute (HEI) on Wednesday, said that air pollution is the third highest cause of death among all health risks in India, ranking just above smoking. Over 1.2 million people died in India due to air pollution in 2017, said a global […]
India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 scheduled for launch in April, would be carrying a NASA science probe. During the lunar and planetary Science Conference held at Texas, US last week, NASA confirmed that Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA- owned laser retroreflector arrays that will allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the […]
Wake up India, cricket isn’t the whole world. Stand up and give a resounding cheer for some of our less noticed international heroes! India returned with 368 medals, including 85 gold, at the Special Olympics World Summer Games which was held at Abu Dhabi, UAE from March 14 to 21. The Indian team of 284 […]
