NGOs for promotion of road safety
Union minister has informed that Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has launched a scheme for grant of financial assistance to NGOs for administering Road Safety Advocacy in the last …
Read MoreICMR scientists identify new biomarker for malaria
A team of researchers from Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) has identified a new biomarker in the body called as glutamate dehydrogenase of malaria parasite. This promises to help develop …
Read MoreCash in circulation fell post note ban: FM
Finance minister has said that demonetisation along with increased digital transactions and the reduced cash usage in the informal economy has led to a reduction in currency in circulation by …
Read More‘Impressive’ tortoise discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Wildlife experts have discovered the Impressed Tortoise (Manouria impressa) in near Yazali of Lower Subansari district in Arunachal Pradesh. The new species of tortoise are elusive and have never been …
Read MoreSingle mothers head 4.5% of all Indian households
According to UN Women’s Report titled “Women’s Progress of the World 2019-2020”, in India, 13 million (4.5% of all households) are run by single mothers. In India, 46.7% of families …
Read MoreKerala tops the list for best performing State in health
The NITI Aayog has released the second edition of its State Health Index 2019 in a report titled “Healthy States, Progressive India: Report on Rank of States and UTs” The …
Read More1 crore houses likely to be completed by 2020 ahead of deadline: Puri
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of State has said that the government’s target of constructing one crore houses by 2022 under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) could be …
Read More31.4% of Indian children will be stunted by 2022: report
According to a report prepared by the UN World Food Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, going by the current trends, 31.4% under five years …
Read MoreIOC inaugurates new Lausanne headquarters
The International Olympic Committee(IOC) has formally opened its new headquarters in Lausanne,Switzerland.The Olympic House has been built on the site of the former headquarters. The International Olympic Committee(IOC) is a …
Read MoreModi, Xi, Putin to meet in Osaka
China has said that Indian Prime Minister,Chinese President and his Russian counterpart will hold their second trilateral summit in Osaka, Japan. This meeting will take place on the sidelines of …
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