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READ (Read-Engage-Achieve-Dream): Indio-US alliance to improve reading skills at Indian Schools

READ (Read-Engage-Achieve-Dream): It is an alliance between India and USA to improve the Reading skills of millions of primary school-aged children in India. It is a US $3.2 Million...

April 6, 2014

‘Kisan Card’ launched by Axis bank to facilitate easy agriculture lending to farmers through ATMs.

The private lender bank, Axis Bank launched an electronic Kisan Card on the RuPay platform, through which a farmer can withdraw up to Rs. 1 lakh per day...

March 29, 2014

“Jammu and Kashmir”- First state to declare all Election booths as No Smoking Zones

Jammu and Kashmir became the first state in the country to declare all election booths in the Lok Sabha polls 2014 as no smoking zones. It will be...

March 28, 2014

WHO declared South-East Asia region polio-free

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared South-East Asia region as polio-free region. The certification is being hailed as a historic milestone in the global fight to eradicate the...

March 28, 2014

SC directed Centre to withdraw all orders making Aadhar mandatory for any service

The Supreme Court of India has directed the Union Government to withdraw all orders that makes the Aadhaar card mandatory for availing any service and also directed the...

March 25, 2014

Indian Journalist Mr. Shubranshu Choudhary won Google Digital Activism Award 2014 for regional news service

Indian Journalist Mr. Shubhranshu Choudhary won the Google Digital Activism Award 2014 in Barbican Centre in London for his work in using mobile phones to bring local news...

March 24, 2014

Lok Sabha election 2014: EC ropes in Aamir Khan as national icon

The Election Commission signed up Bollywood actor Aamir Khan as its national icon in the run-up to 2014 Lok Sabha poll. Aamir Khan will spread awareness about the...

March 23, 2014

India Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2011-12

As per the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) survey, 4 out of 10 women in India still have no say in their marriage, 8 out of 10 need...

March 23, 2014

Lok Sabha elections 2014: EC issued detailed guidelines for political ads on social networking sites

In a bid to curb paid news in the Lok Sabha elections 2014, the Election Commission issued detailed guidelines to social networking sites on posting of election related...

March 23, 2014

Union Government mulls to build 200 low cost airports

The Government of India (GoI) announced to build 200 low cost airports in the next 20 years. Objective: To expand connectivity to Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Benefit: The development of...

March 19, 2014