With an aim to free India from cataract by 2022, the government has approved a Rs 756 crore scheme to treat over 700 lakh such patients in the next five years. “Big relief to cataract patients : Modi govt approves scheme of Rs 756 crore for the treatment of 786 ...

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched SAATHIYA Resource Kit and SAATHIYA SALAH mobile app for adolescents as part of the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) programme. The kit and app will help Peer Educators (Saathiyas) who are introduced under the RKSK programme. The Saathiyas act as ...

The Union Ministry of Urban Development approved development of 6 km long Bet Dwarka Darshan Circuit in Gujarat under Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY). Decision in this regard, was taken HRIDAY National Empowered Committee meeting chaired by Urban Development Secretary in New Delhi. Key Facts The circuit will ...

Arts influence us all. The music, dance, drama, visual arts always have special side in every Indians. The effort of these artistes, feels us proud that India is blessed by such talents. Seeing such enthusiasm, the Government initiated scholarships programs for young artistes in different cultural fields. Objective: To provide ...

We everyday came across many children who is selling goods in metro station, station areas, red light area etc and we often say how painful their life is. Yes! their life is painful and who wants to work at such a age. The degradation is menace and we need to ...

Agricultural Insurance in India is covered by “National Crop Insurance Programme” which was launched by UPA government in 2013 by merging three schemes viz. Modified National Agricultural insurance Scheme (MNAIS), Weather Based Crop insurance Scheme (WBCIS) and Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS). These three schemes now serve as components of ...

India is a pool of sports talent. Many athletes have put India’s flag up in national and international games. Athletes need great sports infrastructure to practice. These infrastructures were created in many states, but all remain under utilized due to proper maintenance, coaches, equipment etc. Hence, there is need of ...

To make the private schools of the state more self-sufficient in the field of electricity, the Haryana government has found a new way; the state asked all the private schools to install solar power systems. A Haryana government official on Thursday told Indo-Asian News Agency that, it has been made ...

Enthused by the response it got in Madhya Pradesh, the Centre has decided to double the capacity target to be achieved by solar parks by 2019-20. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved reworking of the scheme for development of solar parks and ultra mega solar power projects ...

Prime Minister Modi envisage aim to make India, “A Digital India” starts taking a beautiful mold with the BHIM App and the Unified payments Interface. The mold will take new forms with the introduction of “Bharat QR Code”. It is the latest initiative to boost digital transactions that will make ...