New Delhi:9/3/18; Women from Odisha have been breaking the glass ceiling and carving a niche for themselves in fields of their interest. Sabarmatee Tiki, a scholar and conservationist, is a crusader in her own right. The founder of Sambhav, an NGO that runs organic and training farms near Bhubaneswar, she was conferred with ‘Nari Shakti Award’ yesterday. She received the award from the President of ...

Newdelhi:7/3/18;NITI Aayog, the premier think tank of the country will launch its Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) on 8th March tomorrow, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. NITI Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar,CEO, Amitabh Kant, UN Resident Coordinator in India Yuri Afanasiev and Kailash Kher, along with industry leaders and partners of WEP will be present on this occasion Women Entrepreneurship Platform ...

Newdelhi:6/3/18;Petroleum Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has emphasized the importance of research to promote the use of biofuels. In his inaugural speech at the “EU-India Conference on Advanced  Biofuels” here today Pradhan said while there are challenges in promoting advanced biofuels but it also offers business oppurtunities worth one lakh crores in the ‘waste to wealth’ sector. He emphasizes the need for synergies ...

Aligarh(, Uttar Pradesh)7/3/18; The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the annual convocation of the Aligarh Muslim University today (March 7, 2018) in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.   Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Aligarh Muslim University has played a special role in India’s development and noted that it is going to complete 100 years ...

Newdelhi:7/3/18;The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Public Service Commission of Mauritius. The MoU will strengthen the existing relationship between UPSC and Public Service Commission of Mauritius. It will facilitate sharing of experience and expertise of both the parties in ...

New Delhi:7/3/18; Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will field for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh (MP). The Central leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday named Pradhan as the party’s nominee for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh (MP), sources said. Pradhan hailing from Odisha was elected to Rajya Sabha from the state of ...

Newdelhi:6/3/18:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on Monday reviewed the progress of preparations towards the launch of Ayushman Bharat – the National Health Protection Scheme announced in the recent Union Budget. At a high-level meeting over two hours, the Prime Minister was apprised of the work done so far, by top officials of PMO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ...

Newdelhi:6/2/18;40 participants of Indian Origin from Nine Countries called upon the Union Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal in New Delhi today. The Know India Programmes (KIP) is an important initiative of the Government of India with an aim to engage and make the students and young professionals of Indian Diaspora, in the age group of 18 to 30years, ...

Newdelhi:6/2/18;The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today inaugurated the new building of the Central Information Commission (CIC) in New Delhi. He noted that the building had been completed before the due date, and congratulated all agencies involved in the construction. He said the environment friendly Griha-IV rating would ensure energy savings, and help conserve the environment. The Prime Minister expressed ...

  Newdelhi:6/2/18;Addressing the Directors of IISc, IITs and IISERs in the concluding session of the meet, President Kovind said that education, especially higher education, is a subject he was personally passionate about. This led him to ask for this meeting to be convened – to understand, discuss and, where possible, to find quick solutions to the problems faced by these ...