New Delhi, October 01, 2023: Sunidhi Jangid in Rajasthan’s Kekdi Nagar Parishad is one such young leader and Sanitation Ambassador whose efforts for the local swacchata movement have attracted everyone’s attention. She has led by example and spread awareness among masses to galvanize her peers as well as elders to join the campaign. 13-year-old Sunidhi […]
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Sundaram Verma: Journey of an innovator to an innovation influencer
New Delhi, November 15, 2021: Grassroots innovator turned social worker and noted environmentalist Sundaram Verma who grew over 50,000 trees in the arid Shekawati region of Rajasthan using a water saving technique ‘dryland agroforestry’ that requires only 1 litre of water per tree once, then it leaves the seedling to grow has been conferred with […]
Remdesivir manufacturers volunteer to reduce price to support PM Modi’s efforts against COVID
New Delhi, April 14, 2021: The issue of availability of Remdesivir was reviewed by Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State, For Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Independent Charge) and Chemicals& Fertilizers, Government of India in meetings with the all-existing manufacturers of the Remdesivir drug and other stakeholders on 12th and 13th April 2021, where decisions have been taken […]
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 […]
PM to mark 151st Birth Anniversary celebrations of Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj with the ‘Statue of Peace’
New Delhi, November 15, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil ‘Statue of Peace’ to mark the 151st Birth Anniversary celebrations of Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj, on 16th November 2020 at 12:30 PM via video conferencing. Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj (1870-1954) led an austere life as a Jain Saint working selflessly […]
Bundi: Architectural Heritage of a Forgotten Rajput Capital
New Delhi, October 26, 2020: The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series titled “Bundi: Architectural Heritage of a Forgotten Rajput Capital” on 24th October 2020 focused on Bundi, Rajasthan. In shadows of erstwhile power centres of medieval India, are small historic towns largely unknown today beyond their immediate geographical context. While considerable focus has […]
BJP leader sends 1 kg silver brick for Lord Ram Temple in Ayodhya (Pics)
New Delhi, August 23, 2020: BJP leader Gajendra Parikh has sent 1-kilogram silver brick for Lord Ram Temple building in Ayodhya. Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje posted the pictures of the brick and also said that she is happy that she too was able to do puja of the silver brick. BJP Leader […]
NHRC issues notice to Government of Rajasthan over deaths of children
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the death of more than 100 children at a government run hospital in Kota district of Rajasthan in the month of December 2019. Ten out of hundred children died within 48 hours between December 23 and 24, 2019. Reportedly, […]
ADB, India sign $190 million loan for improving road connectivity in Rajasthan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India yesterday signed a $190 million loan to upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards that will benefit about 26 million people in 14 districts of Rajasthan. The signatories to the Tranche 2 loan agreement for the […]
Deepika Singh remembers Diya Aur Baati Hum, shares emotional post (Pics)
Deepika Singh remembered her days of Diya Aur Baati Hum where played IPS officer Sandhya Rathi. Writing her stint as officer Sandhya, Deepika Singh wrote: Got nostalgic today seeing my baby, Soham as an Army Officer with the help of my sister Anamika as I was busy shooting. Remembering my Diya Aur Baati Hum (DABH) […]