Centre wants CSs to use Community Radio Station to meet information needs of communities in vulnerable areas

Centre wants CSs to use Community Radio Station to meet information needs of communities in vulnerable areas

08-08-2026 

Considering the proven utility of Community Radio Stations in meeting the information needs of local communities, particularly in flood-prone, coastal and other disaster-vulnerable areas, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting…

PM-YASASVI Scholarship Empowers an OBC Student Bishwajit Mondal from Rural Jharkhand

PM-YASASVI Scholarship Empowers an OBC Student Bishwajit Mondal from Rural Jharkhand

08-08-2026 

Every body knows that education has the power to transform lives, particularly for students from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds. By providing financial assistance to deserving students, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment…

CCTVs installed in Base Kitchens for better monitoring  of food preparation for rail passengers, says Railway Minister

CCTVs installed in Base Kitchens for better monitoring of food preparation for rail passengers, says Railway Minister

08-08-2026 

Indian Railways serves about 58 cr meals every year on average. Only about 0.0008% of food quality-related complaints are received on average. 

Based on complaints during the last three years, appropriate penal actions have been taken…

Jharkhand students to gherao Assembly on Aug 10 over alleged exam irregularities

Jharkhand students to gherao Assembly on Aug 10 over alleged exam irregularities

08-08-2026 

Come August 10 when students will gherao the state Assembly to press the state government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren to meet their demands.

“Protest to continue until all demands, including cancellation of 14th JPSC exam,…

Exclusive: JPSC is under fire : Hemant Soren govt faces students’ trust deficit

Exclusive: JPSC is under fire : Hemant Soren govt faces students’ trust deficit

07-08-2026 

WHY?

Consider this: 

1. The Hemant Soren government is yet to hold talk with agitating students who have continued to hold dharna for the 14 the day on August 7.

2. The Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Hemant Soren…

National Handloom Day 2026: Wear Indian cotton and silk, forward identities of the weavers to a wider world

National Handloom Day 2026: Wear Indian cotton and silk, forward identities of the weavers to a wider world

07-08-2026 

India’s handloom tradition has deep historical roots, with its earliest traces dating back to the Indus Valley Civilisation. Spinning and weaving find mention across the Rigveda, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The fine quality of Indian…

HM’s 14 C records a sharp rise in complaints relating to takeover of many prominent persons’ WhatsApp accounts

HM’s 14 C records a sharp rise in complaints relating to takeover of many prominent persons’ WhatsApp accounts

07-08-2026 

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has observed a sharp rise in complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) relating to the takeover of WhatsApp accounts of professionals and businesspersons…

IRCTC yet to receive demand to set up Packaged Drinking Water - ‘Rail Neer’ plant in Jharkhand

IRCTC yet to receive demand to set up Packaged Drinking Water - ‘Rail Neer’ plant in Jharkhand

06-08-2026 

If the information provided on the floor of the House by the Union Minister for Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnav, in a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on August 5 is any indication, Jharkhand does not have a ‘Rail Neer’ water plant.

Farmers voice support for Ethanol after apprised of its possible contribution to farming sector in India

Farmers voice support for Ethanol after apprised of its possible contribution to farming sector in India

06-08-2026 

A delegation of the All India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC) met Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on August 5, 2026, and categorically stated that Ethanol is a big…

Rs 3 crore worth 364 MT of dry Dates seized by DRI in Kandala port first transported from Pakistan to Dubai

Rs 3 crore worth 364 MT of dry Dates seized by DRI in Kandala port first transported from Pakistan to Dubai

06-08-2026 

Enquiries have established that the consignment seized by the DRI was first transported from Pakistan to Dubai, where it was shifted to another set of containers before being exported to India.

The importers allegedly suppressed material…