Union Ministers enlist govt’s 4 years’ achievements

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh presented the account of the four-years of the NDA government at the center in Lucknow on Tuesday. He said the government has ensured clean and transparent governance to the nation. Counting his ministry achievements, he said that incidence of Maoist violence has come down drastically comparing to 2013. Addressing press … Read more

4 Years Modi Govt: Reforms put India’s economy on growth trajectory

According to the global ease of doing business report, India jumped up 30 notches into the ‘ease of doing business’ index. India now ranks 100 globally as compared to previous year’s 130. Not only opening a new business is easier than ever, the government has also reduced from 30% to 25% the corporate tax for the businesses … Read more

4 Years Modi Govt: Thousands of locals harvest honey to become self reliant in Bastar region

‘Bastar honey’, is not just a product that is generating revenues for these beekeepers from Dantewada’s Bade Kameli village, it is gradually becoming a tool which is boosting the rural economy of the region. Hundreds of women are harvesting honey in a purely natural and eco-friendly way and the brand has become quite popular for … Read more

4 years Modi Govt: Digital India taking Internet revolution to next level

Success often depends on how one utilizes the right environment. Sreenath’s story is classic example of this,  that not only tells how strong determination can change the course of one’s life… but also shows how the internet revolution is transforming ordinary lives. Sreenath works as a porter on call at the Ernakulam railway station. Aspiring to … Read more

4 years Modi Govt: India at historic best on ‘Ease of doing business’ index

According to the global ease of doing business report, India jumped up 30 notches into the ‘ease of doing business’ index. India now ranks 100 globally as compared to previous year’s 130. Not only opening a new business is easier than ever, government has also reduced from 30% to 25% the corporate tax for the businesses … Read more

60% of children adopted in India in last 6 years were girls, reveals RTI plea

New Delhi: Nearly 60 per cent of children adopted in the last six years were girls across states in India, led by Maharashtra which also recorded the highest number of adoptions in recent years, government data showed. Of the 3,276 children adopted in the country in 2017-18, a total of 1,858 were girls, the data … Read more

Polls open in Lebanon’s first general election in nine years

Voting is scheduled to last from 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) until 7 p.m. (1600 GMT), with unofficial results expected to start coming in overnight and a formal tally announced in the coming days. Election law makes it illegal to publish forecasts of how the parties will perform. Whatever the result, another coalition government including most … Read more

Five practices that may add extra years to your life

Researchers led by Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health also found that US women and men who maintained the healthiest lifestyles were 82 percent less likely to die from cardiovascular disease and 65 percent less likely to die from cancer when compared with those with the least healthy lifestyles over the course of … Read more

Modi, BJP taking fake credit for work done by us in 60 years: Congress

The Congress on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, accusing the BJP of taking “fake credit” for work done by grand old party in the past 60 years. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “Dear Amit Shahji, India has 6,49,867 villages. Congress … Read more

Do we build infrastructure to last for years?

Coastal salts (i.e. sodium, calcium and magnesium chlorides) can create a corrosive environment for any infrastructure across the world, the reason being humid  and saline climate. The only remedy is to use galvanized steel (the zinc coated steel) that provides the much needed strength to the rebars.  Using galvanised steel, Delhi’s Lotus Temple structure has … Read more