New Delhi, Dec. 30, 2013: Government spending of over Rs 46,000 crore on infrastructure augmentation under UPA's flagship JNNURM scheme seems to have improved key indicators of urban life in India and reached the poorest of poor.....
Nagpur, Dec. 27, 2013: Following Bombay High Court's ruling that minority unaided educational institutions do not need to reserve 25% seats for admissions under right to education (RTE), Nagpur district will have about 1,150 RTE seats less.....
Chennai, Dec. 27, 2013: Making a strong case for improving hygiene and sanitation in the country, Noble laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan pointed out on Thursday that the West had been able to get rid of many diseases and infectio....
Indore, Dec. 25, 2013: A 27-year-old dalit woman has agreed to return to her husband's home at a village in Dewas district, after he promised before a court to get a proper toilet constructed at his place. Savita, who got married to Mundlaana village ....
New Delhi, Dec. 25, 2013: Two leaders on opposite sides of the political spectrum have expressed similar views on this. Both minister for rural development Jairam Ramesh and the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi have spoken about the... ....
Bhopal, Dec. 24, 2013: The Madhya government has named this ambitious scheme ‘Maryada’ (dignity). But the state government’s modus operandi is gives little of it to women. The scheme – meant to discourage defecation in the open and promote constru....
Shimla, Dec. 20, 2013: The tiny hill state of Himachal Pradesh has been adjudged as the best state of the country in health and investment sectors. Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh presented the Best State Awards to Chief Minister Virbh....
New Delhi, Dec. 18, 2013: With an eye on the upcoming General elections, the Centre on Monday announced significant changes to its flagship MGNREGA programme seeking to ensure permanent and durable asset creation and an introduction of a penalty for del....
New Delhi, Dec. 14, 2013: The Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry Of Drinking Water and Sanitation Shri Bharatsinh Solanki said in a statement in the Parliament that as per India Rural Development Report released in 2013 by the Ministry....
Panaji, Dec. 18, 2013: Data obtained by the 2011 census shows that Goa's slums are the best when compared to urban slums elsewhere in the country, with some slum dwellings even boasting of tiled floors and five bedrooms. ....
