New Delhi, January 11, 2022: The devotees visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi and hundreds of temple workers will no longer need to enter the temple premises barefoot. Starting 14th January, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is beginning the sale of Khadi handmade paper “Use & Throw” slippers for the use of the […]
Category: Social
Check out the number of old age homes in India
New Delhi, December 27, 2021: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has said that it does not directly construct/setup Old age homes. However, under the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSr.C), financial assistance in the form of Grant-in-Aids is given to the Implementing Agencies for running and maintenance of, inter alia, Senior Citizens […]
GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana exported to Bahrain
New Delhi, October 6, 2021: The first consignment of GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana sourced from Bardhaman, West Bengal has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The consignment of unique sweet dish Mihidana was exported to Bahrain by APEDA registered M/S DM Enterprises, Kolkata and imported by Aljazira Group, Bahrain. The sweet dish from West Bengal is being displayed […]
PM to bring home 157 artefacts and antiquities from the US
New Delhi, September 26, 2021: 157 artefacts and antiquities were handed over by the United States during Prime Minister Modi’s visit. PM conveyed his deep appreciation for the repatriation of antiquities to India by the United States. PM Modi and President Biden committed to strengthen their efforts to combat the theft, illicit trade and trafficking of […]
India gets its 39th World Heritage Site in the Rudreswara Temple
New Delhi, July 25, 2021:In yet another landmark achievement, India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The decision on the Rudreswara Temple was taken at the 44th session of the World Heritage […]
Tata Memorial Centre Publishes Study on the Treatment of Oral Cancer In India
New Delhi, June 20, 2021: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, with approximately 70% cancer cases occurring in low and middle-income countries. India’s cancer scenario is burdened with oral cavity cancer being the most common among men. In fact, India accounted for almost a third […]
NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation Launch Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan
New Delhi, June 10, 2021: NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation on June 8th, 2021 launched Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan in 112 Aspirational Districts to assist district administrations in providing home-care support to Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. The Abhiyaan is being part of a special initiative, Aspirational Districts Collaborative, in which […]
No data to show children will be seriously infected in subsequent COVID-19 waves
New Delhi, June 8, 2021: “It is a piece of misinformation that subsequent waves of the COVID-19 pandemic are going to cause severe illness in children. There is no data – either from India or globally – to show that children will be seriously infected in subsequent waves.” This was informed by Director, All India […]
Government launches YUVA – Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors
New Delhi, May 30, 2021: The Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education yesterday launched YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors, an Author Mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian […]
Hindus urge Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to withdraw Lord Ganesha Finger Puppet
New Delhi, April 30, 2021: Upset Hindus are urging Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) in Sydney, “Australia’s leading museum”, to immediately withdraw Lord Ganesha Finger Puppet from sale in its Store; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in […]