Ensuring livelihoods, education for COVID-hit poor families in Karnataka

As a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lives of poor women and children in Karnataka were adversely affected. Many...

The Golden Hour campaign: Street play organised to raise awareness about snake bites

As part of its awareness campaign to inform rural residents about the measures needed to prevent deaths due to snake...

Nothing bullish about Jharkhand’s largest cattle fair as low rainfall and fear of drought hit sales

Every Sunday, hundreds of farmers in northwest Jharkhand, and their cattle in varying sizes, colours and breeds, make their way...

Heart Under Attack: A new study links exposure to air pollutants to cardiovascular diseases

A recent study undertaken in West Bengal by Climate Trends and IIT Delhi shows a higher prevalence of upper and...

Fear of drought looms large over Bundelkhand; paddy and pulses crops affected

Half of the southwest monsoon season is almost over, and several districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and...

‘Recommendations ignored’: Head of SC- appointed panel on Char Dham project resigns

In the wake of rising tensions with China, the Supreme Court, on December 14, had accepted Union Defence Ministry’s request...

Disability pension less than Rs 500 a month in eight states: Govt

Persons with disability are provided less than Rs 500 as monthly pension from the government in states such as Bihar,...

More than 25,000 Indians died by suicide due to unemployment, inability to pay loans during 2018-2020

More than 16,000 people ended their lives due to bankruptcy or indebtedness while 9,140 people died by suicide due to...

Budget Session: Enabling gram panchayats to become self-financed will strengthen rural economy, says Centre

In reply to a question about the government’s plans to make gram panchayats self-financed, the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj...

COVID19 infections drop below 1 lakh, government offices to resume in full attendance

After a surge in COVID19 cases which was fueled by the Omicron variant in December, India is presently witnessing a...