Kanyashree Prakalpa, the scheme launched by Mamata Banerjee in October 2013, two years after she became West Bengal chief minister, today won her government the United Nations Public Service Award at The Hague. India was named first in the Asia-Pacific group for the category: ‘Reaching the Poorest and Most Vulnerable ...

Telangana government will soon launch a thrift scheme for welfare of weavers in the state. Industries and municipal minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday announced the new scheme, aimed at ensuring social security for weavers, will be launched at Pochampally in Yadadri-Bhongir district on June 24. The minister who held a review meeting with the textile department ...

In a bid to bring together the Indian scientists abroad and India-based researchers for conducting joint researches in India, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on Thursday launched a scheme named ‘Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty’ (VAJRA). Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhanlaunched the Web portal of VAJRA in ...