There is a steep decline in the number of consequential train accidents from 473 in 2000-01 to 48 in 2022-23.
The average number of consequential train accidents during the period, 2004-14 was 171 per annum, while the average number of…
On the occasion of World Indigenous Day, Vandna Tete from Jharkhand has been invited to the South Asian Community Radio Conference, to be held from August 8 to 10 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Notably, August 9, adopted in December 1994 by UN…
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated from 1-7 August every year. This year the theme is creating an “Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a Difference for working parents” and “Breastfeeding in the first hour of Birth and exclusively…
In 1973, the Government of India launched Project Tiger, an ambitious, holistic conservation project, aimed at safeguarding the nation's tiger population and preserving biodiversity.
Over the past fifty years later, Project Tiger…
Union Coal Ministry has clarified that there is adequate availability of coal for Thermal Power Plants (TPP) in the country.
As on 16th July 2023, the thermal power plant end coal stock stands at 33.46 million tonnes (MT) which is 28%…
Poverty is being axed in India where a total of 415 million people moved out of poverty within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021.
This achievement has been highlighted by the UN in its report made public on Tuesday. The UN report highlights…
The journey from Patna to Ranchi is smoothly covered by bus in 9 hours. The fastest Janshatabdi train takes 7 hours and 45 minutes to cover the same distance. But the Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express will cover the journey from Bihar capital city…
Responding to the state government’s four 4- lane highway project proposals, the National Highway Authority of India( NHAI) has reportedly started a survey to study their feasibility.
These four 4-lane project proposals, submitted by…
India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world as per the World Economic Outlook report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
As per IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, “even with global growth…
The dairy sector assumes a great deal of significance for India on various accounts. As an industry, it employs more than 80 million people, with the majority being small and marginal farmers as well as the landless. Further, women constitute the…