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Interim Budget 2024 Key Highlights

Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Budget on 1st February, 2024. The Interim Budget talks about expenses and revenues of the Government for a short span in an election year until the formation of a new government through election. The Interim Budget for FY 2024-25 was presented on Thursday ahead of the...

Indian Newspaper Day: Newspapers which played an important role in India’s freedom movement

The history of India’s freedom movement during the colonial regime will be incomplete if the role of vernacular press is not mentioned. Newspapers were a major tool for national awakening against colonial rule and a mouthpiece of protest against imperial injustices. These newspapers played a crucial role in influencing the masses, updating them about...
Girl Child Education

National Girl Child Day 2024: Challenges to Girl Child Education in India

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) “Worldwide, 129 million girls are out of school.” According to The National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) 2019-21 for India, child marriages and domestic work are two major reasons behind girls being made to drop out of schools. “Investing in girls’ education transforms communities, countries and the entire world....

National Girl Child Day 2024: Govt Schemes for girls

The sex ratio at birth (SRB) in India is 896 females per 1000 males. The huge disparity in the lower number of girls is not a natural phenomenon but an outcome of a dominant patriarchal society. The country talks about economic growth, but illegal practices like female foeticide, infanticide, and sex determination are very...

Parakram Diwas 2024: Inspirational quotes by ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose on his Birth Anniversary

‘First Prime Minister of India’ – this is how Indian netizens fondly remember India’s ‘immortal’ freedom fighter ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose in the present day. Subhas Chandra Bose - a name synonymous with courage, with bravery, with integrity, with self-confidence and with self-respect; a name which is an integral part in the history of...

त्रिपुरा, मणिपुर, मेघालय में होता है बहुत कम सीएसआर

देश की कॉरपोरेट्स कंपनियां सरकार के नियम के मुताबिक कॉरपोरेट सोशल रिस्पांसिबिलिटी (Corporate Social Responsibility -CSR) की रकम तो खर्च कर रही हैं मगर पूर्वोत्तर राज्यों को इसका बहुत छोटा हिस्सा मिल रहा है। रविवार को Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Foundation Day है ऐसे में आइये जानते हैं कि त्रिपुरा मणिपुर और मेघालय में...

Adani Group offers 350 sq ft. flats to Dharavi slum dwellers in Mumbai

The Adani Group has made an announcement saying that it would offer new flats measuring 350 sq ft. to residents of the Dharavi slum who are eligible for the same once the redevelopment project is completed. The size of the flats being offered are 17 per cent more than what is normally offered in...

National Youth Day 2024: Government schemes to empower India’s Youth

On the occasion of National Youth Day 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik, Maharashtra on Friday. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that the day marks the occasion of India’s youth power and is dedicated to the great personality of Swami Vivekananda who filled the county...
Binish Desai

Meet Indian Captain Planet: Binish Desai

On National Youth Day this is the inspiring story of 30 years old eco-entrepreneur Binish Desai and his groundbreaking inventions. Remember Captain Planet from childhood? That eco-friendly superhero whose mission was to save the planet? Little did we know then that he wasn't just a character but an inspiration for real-life heroes like Binish Desai....

Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024: Big announcements by Adani Group, Reliance and Suzuki

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani announced a whopping Rs 2 lakh crore investment in Gujarat over the next five years while Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani promised a 5,000-acre Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex within this year at the inauguration of the 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 on Wednesday. Japanese...

Indians react to Maldives Ministers’ jibe at PM Modi post Lakshadweep visit

The jibe from Maldivian ministers against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sparked outrage on social media. Indian netizens have also threatened to boycott Maldives which is heavily dependent upon India for tourism. As a result, hashtags like #BoycottMaldives, #ExploreIndianIslands #MaldivesOut and #Lakshadweeptourism are trending on social media. In the first week of January this year, Prime...

World Braille Day 2024: CSR initiatives for eye care

Early 19th century French educator Louis Braille had invented a universal system for reading and writing for people who are blind or visually impaired. Every year Louis Braille’s birth anniversary 4th January is celebrated globally as World Braille Day with the aim of spreading awareness about the importance of Braille as a communication support...

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