National Press Day — A Day Signifying the Importance of Free Press India observes November 16 as National Press Day in honour of the Press Council of India and celebrates the country’s...
NEWS ETC Birsa Munda — ‘Dharti Aaba’ who Championed the Rights of Tribal People Son of the soil, Birsa Munda, a revolutionary tribal leader of Jharkhand was born on November 15, 1875. Hailed as...
Arts & Craft The Age Old Tradition of Making Aalta Patra for Chhath Puja Aalta Patra is offered to the Sun God during Chhath Puja. There are communities in Bihar that have been traditionally...
NEWS ETC India’s First Elephant Hospital Completes Five Years The hospital, which is located in Mathura, has state-of-the-art equipment, including digital X-ray machines, dental X-ray machines, ultrasonography devices, and...
Festivals Fasting and Feasting on Chhath Every single festival in the Indian calendar comes with its own special menu card. For Chhath the food made during...
Matar Tihar — A Festival in Chhattisgarh that Celebrates Cattle Matar Tihar is celebrated two days after Diwali and is mostly observed by the pastoral community in Chhattisgarh. As a...
Her nickname was ‘Chindi’, meaning a scrap of rag, but Sindhutai Sapkal became a mother to thousands of orphans Today, Children’s Day is also the birth anniversary of Padma Shri Sindhutai Sapkal who dedicated her entire life to taking...
Jharkhand’s ‘Abua Bir Dishom’ Campaign to Provide Land Under Forest Rights Act As part of the Abua Bir Dishom campaign, Jharkhand has set a target to provide community forest rights titles to...
NEWS ETC Marketing Infant Formula in Developing Countries Caused 10.9 Million Excess Infant Deaths: Analysis Baby milk powder coupled with a lack of access to clean drinking water has resulted in the deaths of millions...
Applications for Best Rural Homestay Competition Open From Nov 15 The competition launched by the Ministry of Tourism aims to create rural experiences in tourism to promote indigenous jobs, and...
