In yet another landmark achievement, India’s nomination of the Jaipur City, Rajasthan got inscribed yesterday on the World Heritage List of UNESCO during the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee held at Baku, Azerbaijan. The nomination of Jaipur City has successfully been done by complying with the various UNESCO guidelines of 2017. With Successful […]
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These are the top 10 revenue generating monuments of India!
The top ten revenue generating monuments of India during 2015-18 are Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Sun Temple Konark, Group of monuments Mamallapuram, Ellora Caves, Group of monuments Khajuraho, and Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad. The year wise details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments under Archaeological Survey of India […]
Fake Universities are on the target of UGC, know their names!
Fake Universities play with the lives and future of the students. Taking this into account the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of 24 Fake Universities, which are available on its website www.ugc.ac.in. In addition, UGC has issued public notice against the unrecognized status of Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New […]
Zika Virus strain that causes microcephaly not found in Rajasthan
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is in the forefront of advanced research in virology and the ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) is at par with leading scientific establishments across the world. ICMR-NIV, Pune has sequenced 5 Zika virus strains collected at different time points of the Jaipur outbreak. Advanced molecular studies of Zika virus […]
World Toilet Day contest for District Collectors, chance to interact with Akshay Kumar
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation today announced the Swachh Bharat World Toilet Day Contest for districts and States. As the Swachh Bharat Mission enters its fifth and final year, the purpose of the World Toilet Day Contest is to encourage all districts in India to re-intensify the sanitation people’s movement with a special […]
The victory of Mahesh Malani has his friends and community feeling proud in India
Dr. Mahesh Malani of the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) has become the first Hindu candidate to win a National Assembly seat, 16 years after non-Muslims got the right to vote and contest on general seats in the country. Mahesh Malani contested and won the National Assembly (NA-222) Tharparkar-II seat in southern Sindh province, after defeating 14 […]
17 sites in the country to be developed as Iconic Tourist Sites
Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country for development under Iconic Tourist Sites Development Project, pursuant to Budget Announcements of 2018-19. Following are the 17 tourist sites: Uttar Pradesh- TajMahal & Fatehpur Sikri; Maharashtra- Ajanta & Ellora; Delhi- Humayun’s Tomb, Red Fort & QutubMinar; Goa- Colva beach; Rajasthan- Amer […]
Modi government refutes reports on reluctance of states on joining Ayushman Bharat
Modi government issued a press note on some news reports yesterday which had claimed that Maharashtra and Rajasthan are “reluctant” to join Ayushman Bharat. Both these states are ruled by the BJP. The government says that these reports are factually incorrect and that both states fully support Ayushman Bharat and are not reluctant to join […]
High pollution levels in Delhi but who is behind it this time?
Air pollution during Diwali is often blamed on firecracker bursting but even in June, Delhi is suffering from air pollution. So what is the reason behind it this time? Well! The high pollution levels during this time of the year in Delhi are unusual and primarily due to dust storms from Rajasthan. Rajasthan is facing […]
Madhya Pradesh is the most film friendly state
Madhya Pradesh loves the film industry! The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced by the Chairman of the Jury, Ramesh Sippy. The Most Film Friendly State Awards would be presented by President of India on May 3rd, 2018 during the presentation of the National Film Awards. State of Madhya Pradesh was conferred the award […]