Everything you need to know about National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme

The NAMASTE Scheme was launched jointly by the “Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment” and the “Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.” It is a central sector scheme. The scheme aims to provide safety, dignity, and respect for sanitation workers across urban India by erecting an enabling ecosystem that recognises sanitation workers as significant contributors … Read more

Assam’s Behali Reserve Forest announced as a Wildlife Century

The Assam Environment and Forest department has issued a preliminary information for granting wildlife sanctuary status to Behali reserve forest located in Biswanath district. “The Governor of Assam hereby appoints the Deputy Commissioner of Biswanath District to act as a Collector under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, to inquire into and determine the existence, nature … Read more

Northeastern state “NAGALAND”, 1st to ran paperless session with National e-Vidhan application

The Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) transpired to be the first state in the country to run a session in completely paperless mode, as they operationalized the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). It was seen that amidst the ongoing Budget session, the Nagaland Assembly Secretariat attached an e-book or a tablet to each table of the 60 … Read more

Medharam Jathara 2022: Asia’s Largest Tribal Festival, the Medharam Jathara commences with traditional fervor in Telangana

The celebrations of the First Day of the auspicious and much-awaited biennial “Medaram Jathara” commenced on the 16th of February 2022 as the arrival of Saralamma on to the ‘Medaram Gaddhe’ (Platform) was undertaken by the Koya Tribe of Telangana. Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela, celebrated by the second-largest … Read more

Shri Sarbananda Sonowal flags off maiden voyage of shipment of steel from Haldia to Pandu through the Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBP Route)

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and  AYUSH Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, today flagged off the maiden voyage of barges with a consignment of 1798 MT of finished steel products of Tata Steel Limited from Haldia to Pandu ( in Assam) through the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBP Route) in presence of Shri Shantanu Thakur,  MoS … Read more

ISRO successfully launched Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04 and two small satellite on PSLV-C52

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04) onboard the PSLV C-52 rocket on 14th February 2022 from Sriharikota.  The launch also carried two other rideshare satellites into orbit. The launch was conducted at 5.59 am from First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre of Sriharikota to deploy EOS-04 in the Sun-Synchronous … Read more

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar Passes away at the age of 92

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, known by the affectionate moniker ‘Nightingale of India’, passed away early Sunday aged 92. The Bharat Ratna awardee passed away at 8:12 a.m. after suffering a multiple-organ failure on Saturday night at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital, said medical sources. Hospital CEO Dr. N. Santhanam attributed the iconic singer’s death to post-Covid-19 … Read more