The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) launched the ‘Stree Manoraksha Project’ in collaboration with NIMHANS Bengaluru with an aim to improve the mental health of women in India. The project would focus on building on capacity building of OSC (One-Stop Center) functionaries on the tools and techniques as to how to handle the cases of women approaching the…
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Tata Motors launches ‘showroom on wheels’ for doorstep car buying
Auto giant Tata Motors Ltd introduced a new initiative for ‘showroom on wheels’ also called ‘Anubhav’, which is a door-step car buying experience for rural customers. In line with the company’s rural marketing strategy, the new initiative is aimed to help increase its reach in tehsils and talukas. A total of 103 mobile showrooms are being deployed across the country…
Read MoreFilm critic Jai Prakash Chouksey passes away
Noted film critic Jai Prakash Chouksey has passed away. He had been ill for a long time. At the age of 83, he had made a different identity with his column ‘Perde Ke Peche’. Jai Prakash Chouksey’s last article was titled, ‘Dear Readers… This is a farewell, not a goodbye, I can face the lightning of thought again, but the…
Read MoreIndia, Pakistan most vulnerable to climate change: IPCC Report
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has cautioned that the extreme climatic conditions are threatening the food security in South Asia with escalated droughts and floods making India and Pakistan the most vulnerable to climate change. The second installment of the IPCC Report titled ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptations, and Vulnerability’ was released on February 28, 2022. Click here…
Read MoreCDSL becomes 1st depository with 60 million active demat accounts
Central Depository Services (India) said it now has more than six crore plus (60 million) active demat accounts. Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) is India’s only listed depository. Points to Note: Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL), India’s only listed depository has become 1st depository with 60 million active demat accounts CDSL: Founded: Feb 1999 Headquarters: Mumbai CEO: Nehal…
Read MoreNASA launches next-generation GOES-T satellite to track hazardous weather
US space agency, NASA, successfully launched the third in a series of four next-generation weather satellites, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The satellite is named as GOES-T. Once the satellite gets positioned in its geostationary orbit it will be renamed from GOES-T to GOES-18. GOES-T will be used by the National Oceanic and…
Read MoreStrandja Memorial Boxing: Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Strike Gold for India
Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) struck gold at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria by notching up thoroughly comprehensive victories in their respective finals on Sunday. Nitu, cometing for the first time in the event, prevailed 5-0 over Italy’s Erika Prisciandaro, a former youth world championship bronze-medallist. Zareen, on the other hand, outpunched Ukraine’s Tetiana…
Read MoreAssam govt declares entire state as “Disturbed Area” for up to 6 months
The Assam government has declared the entire state as “Disturbed Area” for up to six months. A press release issued in Guwahati said that the order came into effect on 28th of February and will stay in effect unless otherwise withdrawn by the state government. The declaration has been made as per powers conferred under Section 3 of the Armed…
Read MoreSreenidi Deccan beat TRAU 3-1 for Maiden I-League Win
David Munoz scored a brace as Sreenidi Deccan FC beat TRAU FC 3-1 to notch up their maiden win in the I-League in Naihati (West Bengal). Munoz scored in the second and 41st minutes while Louis Ugochukwu Ogana (30th) struck in between for Sreenidi Deccan. Akobir Turaev (33rd) scored a consolation goal for TRAU. Points to Note: I-League Winner: Sreenidi…
Read MoreUjjain enters Guinness Book for lighting more than 11 lakh diyas on Mahashivratri
In Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain entered Guinness Book of World Records for lighting more than 11 lakh earthen lamps simultaneously on the occasion of Mahashivratri. It broke the record of 9 lakh 41 thousand lamps lit in Ayodhya last November. The event was performed in zero waste format. The clay from the lamps will be used to prepare idols, while the…
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