New Delhi, November 10, 2020: The saffron bowl, which was so far confined to Kashmir, may soon expand to the North East of India. Plants from seeds transported from Kashmir to Sikkim and acclimatized there are now flowering in Yangyang in the Southern part of the North-East state. Saffron production has long been restricted to a […]
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Great news! Five out of eight Northeast States are Coronavirus free
Five out of eight Northeast States are Coronavirus free while the other three States have not added any new Coronavirus positive case in the last few days. This was disclosed in New Delhi yesterday by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances,Pensions, Atomic Energy and […]
Glaciers in Sikkim are losing mass faster than other parts of the Himalaya
Scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun an autonomous research institute for the study of Geology of the Himalaya under the Department of Science and Technology, have found that glaciers in Sikkim are melting at a higher magnitude as compared to other Himalayan regions. The study published in Science of the Total Environment […]
Calagary Zoo chooses ‘Hindu’ name for Red Panda cub! (Pic inside)
Calgary Zoo has chosen a pretty name for the cool Red Panda cub. The zoo in a tweet stated that the ‘red panda cub, Udaya (a Hindu name meaning “Dawn”), makes her public debut today. This little firecracker was born in June and spent the summer bonding with her Mom, Sakura, in the nursery.’ Udaya […]
Japan and India take to Bamboo research among others for development in North-East
The Ambassador of Japan to India, Kenji Hiramatsu called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in New Delhi today. The two discussed cooperation in various sectors in India’s North-Eastern Region (NER) including infrastructure […]
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 […]
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) […]
First ever Lord Parshuram statue is coming up in this state but that’s not all!
Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling has laid the foundation stone of the Parshuram Dham at Barang, Lower Tumin, East Sikkim on 8th February 2018. On the Occasion, Chief Minister said that when completed, it will be the first and the only statue of Lord Parshuram in the country. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Minister […]
Facebook group ‘My Delhi Keep It Clean’ gets Swacchata Award for voluntary citizen action
Delhi based citizen group ‘My Delhi Keep It Clean’ has got the award for promoting voluntary efforts to clean public places effectively using Facebook, in the Self-Help Group category. Fertilizer Cooperative, KRIBHCO will be conferred the Swacchata Award tomorrow by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs on the occasion of the third anniversary of […]
Priyanka Chopra wants you to hear her on Sikkim (full statement)
Priyanka Chopra is sad that her comments on Sikkim have hurt people in India. The Bollywood beauty expressed sadness over the same and apologized. This is the full statement of Priyanka Chopra: It saddens me that a comment I made during a recent interview at TIFF has caused this much pain when that was never […]