NEWS ETC J&K: Electricity supply set to resume as power dept employees call off strike after admin’s assurance The strike which lasted three days threw normalcy out of gear in Jammu and Kashmir as multiple districts lived through...
NEWS ETC India’s COVID19 caseload from Omicron variant reaches 200; Delhi & Maharashtra report most cases While most of the Omicron cases of COVID19 in India have been reported as asymptomatic, the high transmissibility of the...
NEWS ETC Explained: Power shutdown in J&K, Army’s help sought — what is the crisis about? Indian Army’s assistance has been sought as employees of the Jammu and Kashmir’s Power Development Department have gone on a...
NEWS ETC Karnataka introduces eggs in mid day meals in seven dists; health activists demand all 31 dists covered As part of the new initiative, the state government has decided to offer three eggs per week to 1.4 million...
NEWS ETC Parliament Winter Session: Bill to link Aadhaar-Voter ID passed in Lok Sabha by voice vote The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to provide an option to link Aadhaar number to electoral rolls. The Speaker...
NEWS ETC Vaccines could be tweaked to protect from emerging COVID19 variants: AIIMS Director Five days ago, on December 15, COVID Task Force Chief had stated that there is a potential scenario that our...
NEWS ETC Delhi records highest daily COVID19 cases in six months; genome test of all positive samples Amid the fear of Omicron, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged the Centre to allow booster shots for fully...
Livelihood Rural women to get Rs 5,000 approved loans; 50 million self-help group members to benefit A new programme by the Union Rural Development Ministry promises an overdraft facility of Rs 5,000 to self-help group women...
We asked some young people about their addictions — here’s what gives them a ‘high’ Gaon Connection collaborates with the World Health Organization South-East Asia (WHO SEARO) for a social campaign – ‘Meri Pyaari Zindagi’...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Explained: Here’s how climate change will impact India’s winter season this year According to weather scientists, India’s ongoing winter season is set to be significantly affected by climate change. The global warming...