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Disability affairs department receives hike of 0.02%, allocated Rs 1,225 crore in budget
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has been allocated a total of Rs 1,225.2…
PTI
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Over 23 lakh govt employees under NPS get option to choose unified pension scheme
Unlike the old pension scheme, UPS is contributory in nature, wherein employees will be required to…
PTI
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Centre to provide Rs 4,136 cr for 15 GW hydropower projects in northeast region
The issues like land acquisition, rehabilitation & resettlement and local law & order issues would …
PTI
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52.81 crore Jan-Dhan accounts have deposited balance of over Rs. 2.3 lakh crore: Minister of State for Finance
About 35.15 crores or 66.6 per cent of PMJDY accounts have been opened in rural and semi-urban area…
ANI
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Budget: Rs 13,539 cr allocated to social justice department, 37% higher than last year
This increase is primarily focused on enhancing welfare programmes for marginalised communities and…
PTI
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Most adults agree: Ban phones in schools. But that's the easy part — social media is the harder question.
Nearly 70% of adults in a recent Pew survey said cellphones should be banned during class time. Tha…
Katie Notopoulos
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Rapid rise in students cycling to school in rural India, girls leading 'silent revolution': Research
The scholars at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the Narsee Monji Institute of Managem…
PTI
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Fund allocations to key sectors and schemes hiked in budget
The revenue to the government is generated from multiple sectors. Income tax contributes 19 per cen…
ANI
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New shipbuilding scheme in the works; will incentivise Indian shipyards till 2035
Responding to a question on the government's plan for green shipping, Ramachandran said the ministr…
PTI
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I hired a virtual assistant after I realized how overwhelmed I was with work. Asking for help was hard, but it's been so worth it.
Since hiring a part-time virtual assistant, I finished writing my book and started a business. I co…
Tawny Lara
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Don't fall prey to rumours about discontinuation of schemes: Delhi govt to citizens
The Delhi government on Tuesday appealed to citizens to not fall prey to misinformation being sprea…
PTI
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Budget 2024: Can Lakhpati Didi Yojana’s reality inspire better focus on women?
A Lakhpati Didi is a rural woman whose annual household income exceeds Rs. 1 lakh.
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Fabric of a nation: Sustaining India's handloom legacy in modern times
The industry is largely unorganised, and the wages are shockingly low. 67% of handloom workers are …
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Vijayawada floods: NDRF and Central forces provides food, water to affected areas using helicopters
Amid heavy rain fall and flood situation in Andhra Pradesh, the National Disaster Response Force (N…
ANI
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Centre has sanctioned Rs 21,253 crore to tackle Kerala's economic crisis, MoS for Electronics and IT reveals
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come forward to assist Kerala in a bid to alleviate the state from…
ANI
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Women are more likely to adopt digital financial services when introduced by local agents or women community influencers
Nalin Bansal, Chief Relationship Management and Key Initiatives, NPCI, said "While we've achieved s…
ANI
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Many boomers on Social Security live near poverty and don't tell anyone. It's adding to the loneliness crisis.
With limited money to maintain a social life, many baby boomers feel lonely and isolated.
Allie Kelly
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Khelo India once again gets lion's share in Union Budget for sports
Khelo India, which is the government's flagship project to promote sports at the grassroots level, …
PTI
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I work at Yellowstone National Park. I have free room and board, 3-day weekends, and unlimited access to the park.
I signed a two-month contract in the co-op employee recreation program at Yellowstone National Park…
Ana Altchek
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Reasi terror attack: Why is the hashtag #UninstallInstagram trending on social media?
Many netizens have been claiming that they were unable to use the Reasi hashtag because Instagram h…