Dalits raise arms, demand stringent action against killers of Lakhbir Singh in Singhu

Dalits raise arms, demand stringent action against killers of Lakhbir Singh in Singhu

16-10-2021 

Dalit Sangh of Jharkhand is up in arms.This Sangh is among 16 Dalit outfits who have submitted a memorandum to the National Commission for Scheduled Caste demanding stringent action against those who killed a man and tied his body to an overturned…

Yet another PIL filed in SC,seeking removal of protesters from Singhu, other sites

Yet another PIL filed in SC,seeking removal of protesters from Singhu, other sites

16-10-2021 

What was inevitable has happed. Just a day after a Dalit man's body with a hand chopped off was found at the farmers' protest site at the Singhu border in Haryana, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of a pending…

Happy Dussehra: Why Mother Goddess Durga Worshipped?

Happy Dussehra: Why Mother Goddess Durga Worshipped?

15-10-2021 

On the day of Dussehra, the end of Navratri needs to be explained. This is for two reasons. One, among Hindus, these nine-day celebrations end on Vijay Dashmi( today). Two, this period falls around the departure of the monsoon from the sky across…

Jharkhand village reeling in grief as four Adivasi boys met with death while fishing

Jharkhand village reeling in grief as four Adivasi boys met with death while fishing

15-10-2021 

While the nation is celebrating Dussehra, four Adivasi families who reside in Nayakhad village in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand were in shock and grief. Reason?

Four Oraon boys had died while fishing in a dam on Friday. The police said these…

Month-long Clean India Drive in full swing throughout the country

Month-long Clean India Drive in full swing throughout the country

14-10-2021 

Key Highlight

  • M/o YAS is organizing the pan India Clean India Programme from 1st October 2021 to 31st October 2021 for collecting and removing garbage mainly plastics
  • Cleanliness Drive being taken up as part of Azadi ka Amrit…

India begins its journey in Battery Energy Storage System for 1000 MW Hour Project

India begins its journey in Battery Energy Storage System for 1000 MW Hour Project

14-10-2021 

The government has given go-ahead for inviting the expression of interest for the installation of 1000 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as a pilot project. This is the joint effort of both Ministry of New and renewable energy and the Ministry…

Drizzle marked Navmi of Durga Puja in Jharkhand

Drizzle marked Navmi of Durga Puja in Jharkhand

14-10-2021 

Some areas of Jharkhand experienced rain accompanied by thunder on Thursday due to the impact of a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal coupled with a cyclonic circulation.

Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro, Deoghar, Dumka and several other…

Over 2 crore IT Returns filed on the e-Filing Portal

Over 2 crore IT Returns filed on the e-Filing Portal

14-10-2021 

The e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department (www.incometax.gov.in) has marked receipt of more than 2 crore Income Tax returns as on 13th October 2021. The new portal was launched on 7th June, 2021 and in the initial period taxpayers had reported…

Handbook Released on Sustainable Management of Plastic Waste

Handbook Released on Sustainable Management of Plastic Waste

13-10-2021 

NITI Aayog and UNDP India launched a handbook to promote sustainable management of plastic waste in the country. 

The report, titled ‘NITI Aayog-UNDP Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management’, was released on…

Modi Govt accords 'Maharatna' status to Power Finance Corporation

Modi Govt accords 'Maharatna' status to Power Finance Corporation

13-10-2021 

Govt. of India accorded  ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), thus giving PFC greater operational and financial autonomy. An order to this effect was issued today by the Department of Public Enterprises,…