New Delhi, September 8, 2021: Chandigarh now has its first pollen calendar, which can identify potential allergy triggers and provide a clear understanding for clinicians as well as allergy sufferers about their causes to help limit their exposure during high pollen loads. About 20-30% of the population suffers from allergic rhinitis/hay fever in India, and […]
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Kota farmer develops mango variety that bears fruits round the year
New Delhi, April 9, 2021: Shrikishan Suman (55 years), a farmer from Kota, Rajasthan, has developed an innovative mango variety which is a regular and round-the-year dwarf variety of mango called Sadabahar, which is resistant to most major diseases and common mango disorders. The fruit is sweeter in taste, comparable to langra and being a dwarf […]
Women of India Organic Festival in Chandigarh
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is organising the three-day 6th Women of India Organic Festival from tomorrow at Leisure Valley, Sector-10, Chandigarh, to celebrate and promote women farmers and entrepreneurs in the organic sector from the remotest parts of India. On 14 January 2019, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development […]
No need for Sikh women to wear helmet in Chandigarh
The Union Home Ministry has advised the Chandigarh Administration to follow the notification issued by Delhi Government giving an exemption to Sikh women from wearing protective headgear (helmet) while driving two wheelers in UT Chandigarh. This is in response to the representation received by to the Union Home Minister from representatives of Sikh bodies. Shikhar […]
Independent verification of Swachh Bharat Gramin confirms 93% usage of toilets
The National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2017-18, conducted by an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) under the World Bank support project to the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), has found that 93.4% of the households in rural India who have access to a toilet use it. The NARSS also re-confirmed the Open Defecation Free (ODF) […]
Aviation Multi Skill Development Centre at Chandigarh launched
A first-of-its-kind Aviation Multi Skill Development Centre (MSDC), a CSR initiative of Airports Authority of India (AAI) was inaugurated in Chandigarh today by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, P Ashok Gajapathi Raju, in the presence of Member of Parliament Chandigarh, Smt. Kirron Kher, and Member of Parliament Anandpur Sahib, Prem Singh Chandumajra. The Centre […]
Yoga Day celebrated, but there are hiccups in India
New Delhi, June 21, 2016: India’s greatest spiritual gift to the world today united mankind. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed how to bend it for the International Day of Yoga which he pushed for with gusto. He participated in the mass yoga demonstration at the Capitol Complex, Chandigarh, on the occasion of the 2nd […]