New Delhi, March 28, 2022: The Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWMR), 2016, provides the statutory framework for plastic waste management in an environmentally sound manner throughout the country. Thirty Four States/UTs have issued notifications/orders introducing regulations pertaining to complete or partial ban on plastic carry bags and/or identified single-use plastic items, over and above the Plastic […]
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Know the status of Jal Jeevan Mission right here!
New Delhi, March 26, 2022: Since August 2019, the Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the country by 2024, through tap water connection at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day […]
1947 partition: Remembering the massacre that shook the world
New Delhi, March 10, 2022: Maharashtra’s Parbhani is known as the land of the saints. Amrit Pal Singh ‘Amrit’ the Sikh hermit from Punjab has just arrived there to speak up on the 1947 massacre. Swami Amrit Pal Singh ‘Amrit’ was received at the Parbhani Railway Station by Advocates Sateesh Deshpande, Gyanoba Darade, Ganesh Yadav, […]
Visit of Australian Army Chief to India from 08 to 11 March 2022
New Delhi, March 10, 2022: Lt Gen Richard Maxwell Burr AO, DSC, MVO, Australian Army Chief along with four member delegation is visiting India from 08 to 11 March 2022. On 09 March 2022, the Australian Army Chief laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and received a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the […]
Multi-faith clergy to hold candlelight vigil to pray for peace in Eastern Europe
New Delhi, March 05, 2022: Christian-Muslim-Hindu-Buddhist-Jewish-Baha’i-Pagan religious leaders of northwestern Nevada will unite in a candlelight vigil and pray together in Reno on March six, seeking peaceful resolution of violent armed conflict in Eastern Europe. Being jointly coordinated by Saint Catherine of Siena Episcopal Church Rector the Reverend Thomas W. Blake and distinguished Hindu statesman […]
EPFO Payroll data: 14.60 lakh net subscribers added during December 2021
New Delhi, March 01, 2022: The provisional payroll data of EPFO released on 20th February 2022 highlights that EPFO has added 14.60 lakh net subscribers during December 2021. Comparison shows an increase of around 2.06 lakh in net payroll additions in December 2021 as compared to 12.54 lakh net subscribers added during the corresponding month […]
What is the population of minorities in India?
New Delhi, February 28, 2022: Government notifies the minorities as per Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, and the Central Government has so far notified six communities as minority communities namely Christians, Sikhs, Muslims, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains. The term “Minority” is not used in Census. However, data on all religions as […]
Second India-EU Maritime Security Dialogue
New Delhi, February 02, 2022: India and the European Union held their second maritime security dialogue in a virtual format on 1 February 2022. The consultations included developments in the maritime security environment, policy developments covering the EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Initiative, India-EU maritime cooperation, and regional initiatives […]
Yoga finally enters Alabama public schools with 3 Birmingham schools
New Delhi, February 1, 2022: Although Alabama public schools were reportedly allowed to offer yoga through state legislation after about 28 years ban, with Governor Kay Ivey signing a bill on May 20 last, schools still seem to be shy of introducing it. But Birmingham City School District (BCSD), which runs 42 schools with over 22,000 students, seemed to have […]
AYUSH to organise global Surya Namaskar on Makar Sakranti
New Delhi, January 9, 2022: The Ministry of AYUSH is organizing a global Surya Namaskar Demonstration program on 14 January 2022 for 75 lakh people globally (on the day of Makar Sakranti to commemorate the journey of the sun to the Northern Hemisphere). This occasion commemorates thanksgiving to ‘Mother Nature’ for bestowing health, wealth and […]