A national project ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ has been launched by the government to increase the productivity of local cows by starting ‘gokul grams’ to prevent their cross breeding. The project is estimated to cost more th
On February 16 last year, my father went for a routine medical check-up as he was not keeping well. The doctor said he needed to be hospitalised. That evening our life began to fall apart. His condition stabilised, but a battery of
The youth and women spoke frankly as they queued up to vote in 232 out of 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu on Mondayt. Yamini and Kirthika, who work at a private company, voted at a booth in the Cantonment Board High
Election is being held in a single phase in Kerala. Here is a quick fact sheet: • Polling will be held in 140 constituencies. Out of these, 14 are reserved for the scheduled castes while two are reserved for
After the success of ‘Save the Internet’ campaign that calls for net neutrality, another volunteer-based initiative – Save the Map – is gathering steam in the country. The initiative is in response to the draft Geospatial I
The BJP would gain in this assembly election as at “the ground level people, especially youth, want change and their connect with Narendra Modi is high today”, says party national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao, who is in charge of
At Kondhavguda village, most people are out in the forest to pick wild food or firewood, tending to farms, washing at streams or carving out bricks from a muddy ditch. Aadi Kumbruka looks much younger than 30, but is already an inspiration for man
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led-Delhi government will soon hold public consultation on its draft bill for full statehood of Delhi. Delhi AAP chief
C Thirunavakarasu, a member of the election surveillance team (called ‘flying squad’) on duty at Thiruvanmiyur in Tamil Nadu’s Velachery constituency, looks worried. He believes complaints coming in from people about distribution
Reflecting his disenchantment with political parties contesting polls in the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, Shankar, an auto-rickshaw driver from Ambattur (a newly formed assembly constituency after delimitation) has decided to go for NOTA (none of
Shovana Narayan is a renowned Kathak danseuse. She is well known as both a choreographer and a performer and has enthralled audiences all across the world. While she has learnt the dancing art from Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj, she hers
In what can only be described as rarest of rare case in Indian parliamentary history, the Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University Bill was passed by both the houses on Wednesday. Not just that. President Pranab Mukherjee too gave his assen
Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party [AAP], which is contesting the municipal elections for the first time, is all set to give a stiff challenge to the BJP and the Congress in the Delhi civic bypolls. The municipal corporation bypoll
The clock has just struck 6 pm. The blazing sun has already disappeared behind the mango groves and thick clouds envelop the sky. The call for azaan from a nearby mosque shatters the silence of the area. But Roshan Ali does not notice the call.
The National Human Rights Commission [NHRC] has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that two students of class XI, studying in Delhi Public School (DPS), NOIDA were beaten mercilessly by their 17 seniors for protesting against ragging
The South Asian region has shown an increase of five percent in air pollution level in more than two-thirds of its cities. Delhi has some reason to cheer after the release of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) report on the
Even in God’s own country – Kerala - which is rated high for grass root democracy and political awareness, parties have fielded candidates who stand accused of serious crimes including rape and murder. An analysis of the
Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that telecom operators do not need to compensate its users on every call drop. The apex court has ruled against Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which had directed mobile operators to p
As many as 283 candidates in the electoral fray in Tamil Nadu have declared criminal cases against themselves, showed an analysis of self-sworn affidavits of 997 of the 1,107 candidates by Tamil Nadu Election Watch and Association for Democratic R
The government has launched a web-based application on integrated waste management system (IWMS), ‘iwms.nic.in’, for better management of waste. All the industries dealing in hazardous waste can now apply online using this portal
