Niti Aayog is in the process of developing a National Gender Index to measure the progress and identify the persisting gaps in gender equality to make informed policy decisions. In its latest annual report, Niti Aayog said the index will serve as a tool to map the progress of states and Union Territories (UTs) on defined gender metrics and build…
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Blue Cross flag off country’s first mobile ambulance for street animals’ treatment in TN
The Blue Cross of India and Four Paws International inaugurated India’s first fully equipped mobile animal ambulance for stray animals In Chennai, Tamil Nadu. As shelter became overcrowded due to hundreds of sick and injured animals, this ambulance launched would treat thousands of animals in the city and outskirts. The Stray Animal Care programme will be a “hospital on wheels”…
Read MoreInternational Monsoons Project Office launched
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) in IITM Pune on the occasion of National Science Day 2022. The International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) was hosted at the Indian Institute of…
Read MoreGoogle starts ‘Play Pass’ subscription in India
Tech giant Google has made its Google Play Pass, a subscription service which provides access to apps and games without ads, in-app purchases, and upfront payments, available in India. It is already operational in 90 countries. Play Pass will offer a high-quality and curated collection of more than 1,000 titles across 41 categories from developers across 59 countries including many…
Read MoreAirport in Kochi to become power-positive with new solar plant from March 6
The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy, is to become power-positive with the commissioning of its new solar power plant near Payyannur in Kannur district of Kerala. Chief Minister of the State Pinarayi Vijayan would inaugurate the 12 MWp solar power plant on March 6, Managing Director of CIAL S Suhas said.…
Read MoreMoS for Education Annpurna Devi presents National ICT Awards to 49 teachers
Union Minister of State for Education Annpurna Devi presented National ICT Awards to 49 teachers across the country. She said the National Education Policy-2020 emphasizes on the extensive use of technology in teaching and learning processes, removing language barriers, increasing access for DIVYANG students along with educational planning and management. She informed that the Information and Communication Technology intervention under…
Read MorePresident Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates ‘Arogya Vanam’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a hub of medicinal herbs and plants ‘Arogya Vanam’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and First Lady Savita Kovind. The Arogya Vanam has been developed in a 6.6 acre area and it has 215 types of medicinal plants like Neem, Tulsi, Bel, Arand, Arjun, Ashwagandha and Harsingar. Aroma Garden,…
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