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80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: Report According to the report, nearly 43 per cent of the surveyed farmers lost at least half of their standing crops. Rice, vegetables, and pulses were particularly affected by uneven rainfall. In the northern states, paddy fields often remain submerged f...
25 Jun, 2024, 08.49 PM ISTIndians lost over ₹1,750 crore to cyber fraud in first four months of 2024 According to Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), on an average 7,000 cybercrime complaints were registered per day in May 2024, a jump of 113.7% between 2021-2023 and 60.9% from 2022-2023, and 85%of them were financial online frauds.
27 May, 2024, 12.01 AM ISTOver 900 candidates from 32 states and UTs to compete at the India Skills 2024 The winners of the five-day event, starting from Wednesday, will represent India at the World Skills 2024 which will be held in France in September this year, the ministry of skills development and entrepreneurship said on Tuesday.
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Over 9,600 children jailed in adult prisons between January 2016 and December 2021: Study A study by legal rights body iProbono reveals that over 9,600 children were wrongly held in adult prisons in India from 2016 to 2021. The study obtained data through the RTI Act, exposing flaws in the juvenile justice system. Many states showed disc...
13 May, 2024, 06.12 PM ISTLok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3: 93 seats across 11 states and UTs to witness polls; Here's all you need to know The third phase of the Lok Sabha elections will witness voting in 93 seats across 12 states and Union territories on May 7. Among the key candidates are Amit Shah, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Pralhad Joshi, Basavaraj Bommai, and Bad...
07 May, 2024, 12.22 PM ISTUnion Territories Lok Sabha polls 2024: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu to vote on May 7. Here are key details here India prepares for the 18th Lok Sabha polls in April and May. Campaigns are underway in Union Territories like Chandigarh. Congress, BJP, and Shiv Sena contest for seats. Prominent candidates include Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Kirron Kher, Natubhai Gomanbh...
06 May, 2024, 03.28 PM ISTRSS now says it's not against reservation but had spoken about opposing quotas in past: Rahul Gandhi Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat earlier in the day said in Hyderabad that the organisation has always supported reservations as per the Constitution. Gandhi said the fight between the Congress and the RSS-BJP is ideological and sough...
28 Apr, 2024, 09.41 PM ISTOver 50 pc posts in pollution control bodies vacant, says CPCB report More than 50% of sanctioned posts in state pollution control boards are vacant. Bihar has the highest vacancy rate at 84%. Delhi has 44% vacant positions but has engaged 111 contract employees. Multiple states face high vacancy rates.
10 Apr, 2024, 09.55 PM IST"Priyanka Gandhi may be a possible candidate from Daman and Diu": Congress' Ketan Patel Congress in Daman and Diu suggests Priyanka Gandhi as candidate. BJP announces PM Modi as candidate from Varanasi. Congress confident of winning in Uttar Pradesh.
03 Mar, 2024, 02.34 PM ISTLakshadweep being discussed across the world after PM's visit, says its administrator "At the moment there is a small airport. Looking at this, the prime minister has directed us to work towards developing a proper airport. We have submitted proposals for the airport to the Union government. We have leant that a big airport will be c...
08 Jan, 2024, 07.50 PM ISTOver 71% of rural households have tap water connection under Jal Jeevan Mission: Government As on November 29, out of 19.24 crore rural households in the country, around 13.69 crore households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes, which accounts for about 71 per cent. The government's flagship initiative aims at providing s...
04 Dec, 2023, 05.57 PM ISTCabinet okays tenancy regulations to provide transparent ecosystem for renting premises The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for promulgation of The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Tenancy Regulation, 2023, The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Tenancy Regulation, 2023, and The Lakshadweep Tenancy Regulation, 2023. T...
04 Oct, 2023, 04.28 PM ISTAmit Shah chairs 26th Western Zonal Council Meeting Shah, in his address, said that after the passage of the 3 new bills - Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, BhartiyaNagrik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 - introduced by the Modi government in Parliament, no case can con...
29 Aug, 2023, 12.11 AM IST78% of parents in rural India aspire to educate their girls to graduation and beyond: Pan-India survey According to the report by DIU, a collaboration between Transform Rural India and Sambodhi Research and Communications, parents from rural communities firmly believe that a child's gender, whether a boy or a girl, should not hinder their educational...
08 Aug, 2023, 06.11 PM ISTScholarship for Scheduled Castes kids stuck as states fail to release share of funds SC students of classes 11 and 12 in Maharashtra, Bihar, Punjab, Telangana, Daman and Diu, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Sikkim were unable to utilise the Centre's Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste students, a ce...
07 Jun, 2023, 12.34 AM ISTNo wrongdoing: Kiren Rijiju on removal as law minister India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrityunjay Mohapatra and Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor Vishwajit Sahay were present when Rijiju assumed charge as the Minister of Earth Sciences.
19 May, 2023, 05.46 PM IST90 per cent work on UCC draft complete, panel to submit proposal by June 30: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said a committee formed by his government to prepare the draft of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state has completed 90 per cent work and will submit its proposals by June 30.
15 May, 2023, 04.17 PM ISTPM Modi to inaugurate new campus of only medical college for UT Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu The infrastructure has come up at a cost of Rs 203 crore and features state-of-the-art amenities such as a multi-storey library, academic block with four lecture halls and an auditorium, club house, residential accommodation for faculty and hostels ...
11 Apr, 2023, 02.35 PM ISTGovt to host country's first global tourism investors summit in Delhi in Apr under G20 Presidency India assumed the presidency of the influential bloc on December 1, setting the tone for the ministry's calendar this year.
19 Jan, 2023, 09.07 PM ISTDrug smuggling has increased, deeper probe needed: Amit Shah Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have a vast coastline. Additionally, Gujarat, along with Rajasthan, shares its border with Pakistan. There has been an increase in smuggling of south central...
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