New Delhi, June 12, 2022: A new telescope facility atop a mountain in the Himalayan range will now keep a watch on the overhead sky to identify transient or variable objects such as supernovae, gravitational lenses, space debris, and asteroids. The telescope, commissioned at Devasthal, a hill in Uttarakhand, will help in surveying the sky making […]
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Change in course of Himalayan glacier can help to understand the glacial-tectonic interaction
New Delhi, November 25, 2021: Indian researchers studying an unnamed glacier in one of the less explored region in the upper Kali Ganga valley, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India, have reported that the glacier had abruptly changed its main course. It is for the first time that such change in course has been reported from a Himalayan […]
Exercise Surya Kiran to begin at at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
New Delhi, September 19, 2021: 15th Edition of Indo – Nepal Joint Military Training, Exercise Surya Kiran between Indian Army and Nepali Army is commencing from 20 September 2021 at Pithoragarh (UK). During this exercise, an Infantry Battalion from Indian Army and an equivalent strength from Nepali Army would be sharing their experiences gained during […]
Mohua flower and Himalayan Goat meat exported to France, UAE
New Delhi, August 14, 2021: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) on August 11 2021 facilitated exports of dehydrated Mohua flower from Chhattisgarh and Himalayan goat meat from Uttarakhand to France and United Arab Emirates respectively. For promoting exotic fruit like dragon fruit exports, APEDA also organized a promotional event at Saudi Arabia […]
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 […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland coming to India
Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland is due to arrive today and he will be in India from December 7th to 14th. He will be meeting Minister R.K. Singh who overlooks Power & NRE, K.J. Alphons who is the minister for Tourism and then he will meet Sushma Swaraj who is the […]
Hindu exodus from Haridwar now?
The claims of Hindu exodus from devbhoomi Uttarakhand has sent shock waves across the nation. Sadhwi Prachi claimed that no less than 62 Hindu families have been forced out of Dhanpura village in Haridwar from another community. The village is around 40% Hindu. Sadhwi Prachi also said that there have been cases of Love Jihad […]
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) […]
India and World Bank sign $120 million loan agreement to improve access to water service in UKD
The Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank Board signed here today in New Delhi, a $120 million Loan Agreement which will help increase access to improved water supply services in peri-urban areas in the State of Uttarakhand. The Agreement for the project was signed by Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary, […]