Category: Human Interest

Government building homes that poor don’t want

By Sukanya Bhattacharyya Over 10 years, the central government spent Rs 21,482 crore ($3.2 billion) building houses for the urban…

9 years ago

NGO advert seeks sweepers from ‘upper castes’, sparks controversy

Ahmedabad, June 23 (IANS) An Ahmedabad-based NGO, Human Development and Research Centre (HDRC), sparked off a controversy by putting out…

9 years ago

10 iconic places to have international cleanliness standards

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Central government has identified 10 iconic places for observing international standards of cleanliness under…

9 years ago

Solar plane on course to complete Atlantic crossing

London, June 23 (IANS) The world's largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has entered Spanish airspace with the aim of…

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Women continue to outnumber men in Australia

Canberra, June 23 (IANS) The latest survey of Australia's population shows that women continue to outnumber men, after the female…

9 years ago

How online shopping is changing rural India

By Anil K. Rajvanshi I stay in rural Maharashtra. We have reached a stage in life where we hardly shop…

9 years ago

Niroja Laxmi: An angel for children of jail inmates in Odisha

By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) A friend, philosopher and guide, she's the motherly figure for the children of…

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Jharkhand CM launches App to monitor water sources

Ranchi, June 22 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das on Wednesday launched an App named Irrigation Source Monitoring System (I&SM)…

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Yoga is science which improves health: Vice President

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Stressing the importance of good health, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said Yoga…

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Patanjali to spend Rs 10,000 cr on Yoga research: Ramdev

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday said that Patanjali Ayurved Limited will soon spend Rs…

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Shimla to have water supply and sewerage circle

Shimla, June 22 (IANS) To strengthen water supply and sewage disposal and to prevent recurrence of water-borne diseases in Shimla…

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On average, 5 divorce cases adjudged every hour in Kerala

By Saumya Tewari Family courts in the prosperous, southern state of Kerala ruled on just over five divorces every hour…

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1,600 pregnant women perform yoga in Gujarat city, set world record

Ahmedabad, June 21 (IANS) More than 1,600 pregnant women in Gujarat's Rajkot city claim to have set a new Guinness…

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Tamil Nadu woman creates yoga world record

Chennai, June 21 (IANS) On the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday, a woman advocate in Tamil Nadu created a…

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Pink autos launched for women in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad, June 21 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police on Tuesday launched pink auto-rickshaws exclusively for women passengers to ensure their safety…

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Without identity: Hindu migrants from Pakistan live on hope

By Anand Singh New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) In a settlement of 30 rickety huts near Majnu ka Tilla in…

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High on Yoga — 35,000 feet above Earth with SpiceJet

Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Budget airline SpiceJet celebrated International Yoga Day by conducting practice sessions on all its two-hour flights…

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Yoga formulations launched by Shahnaz Husain

New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Shahnaz Husain Group, leading manufacturers of ayurvedic beauty and wellness products, launched a range…

9 years ago

The great Indian water walkathon

By Saumya Tewari & Rohan Bapat More than half of Indian households did not have a source of drinking water…

9 years ago

Odisha govt to bear education expense of three poor students

Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday announced it would bear all expenses of study and boarding of…

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