Food Wastage-Critical Issue of National Importance
Food wastage is an extremely critical issue of national importance. To address the problem of food loss and waste globally, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 aims to halve per…
200th anniversary celebrations of the Paika Rebellion
President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Paika Rebellion of Odisha in New Delhi. About the rebellion: The uprising of soldiers led by Buxi…
The changing map of India from 1 AD to the 20th century
The Indo-Parthian and Indo-Synthian era: 1 AD The Kushan Empire: 100 AD The Kushan Empire was founded under Kujula Kadphises but it was under his grandson, the Buddhist emperor Kanishka,…
“Historic City of Ahmadabad” on UNESCO’s World Heritage list
The Walled City of Ahmedabad, founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah in the 15th century, has been declared India’s first World Heritage City. It is under the dynamic and visionary leadership…
Maternity Benefit Act
Almost 56 years after the enactment of the Maternity Benefit Act of 1961, Parliament introduced much-needed amendments to the law in a statutory recognition of the women workforce’s contributions to…
The eleventh Annual Status of Education Report (ASER 2016)
The Annual Status of Education Report, ASER 2016 was released in New Delhi today after a break of one year in 2015. This is the eleventh annual report. The report…
Sex ratio in Haryana touches 900-mark for first time in 20 years
After launching the ambitious “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” (B3P) campaign against female foeticide in Panipat in January 2015 & two years later, Haryana, notorious for its skewed sex ratio and…
UN agency data on labour migration shows 150 million migrants in global workforce
There are about 150 million migrant workers around the world, according a recent United Nations study, which provides useful labour migration data for policy makers as they seek to make…
Government launches Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2017 in 500 cities
Swachh Survekshan of 500 cities launched. Swachhata Helpline ‘1969’, Swachhata App launched to promote people’s participation Swachh Bharat Mission not a mere slogan, a people’s movement for Clean India. Minister…
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