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The Department of Consumer Affairs' states that, all-India retail prices of potato and tomato have risen. As per the prices on July 20, potato and tomato costs Rs 30 and Rs 50 per Kg, respectively. Meanwhile the price of onion has gone down from Rs 30 to Rs 20 per Kg. It is believed that the increase in costs are due to lower production.
Taking inspiration from the Chipko Movement, a Uttarakhand-based farmer Jagdish Kudiyal has incredibly revived a dead spring by planting saplings. Reportedly, Jagdish hired several labourers to dig pits near the fountain that ultimately revived… read-more
TAGS: Uttrakhand, Mann Ki Baat, Narendra Modi, Chipko movement, Jagdish Kudiyal
The Centre on March 1 stated CoWIN app has been developed only for administrators to manage the inoculation drive and is not a registration platform for COVID-19 vaccination. It clarified that individuals, who want to get vaccinated, can register… read-more
TAGS: Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccines, India, Covaxin, CoWIN App
The Mayor's Bungalow in Mumbai will be renovated into the Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial as the state cabinet approves Rs 400 crore-project on March 1. Spread over 1,19,130 sq. feet, the project will be completed in two phases i.e., Rs 250 crore … read-more
TAGS: Mumbai, Balasaheb Thackeray, Mayor's Bungalow, Memorial
The scrappage policy to be launched by the Union Transport ministry is likely to include commercial vehicles in the first stage. The Ministry plans to cap the life of commercial vehicles at 15 years and private vehicles at 20 years. Reportedly,… read-more
TAGS: Scrappage policy, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union government, Road & Transport ministry
The mass donation drive for Ayodhya's Ram Temple was concluded on February 28, collecting approximately Rs 2,100 crore. Started by the Vishva Hindu Parishad on Makar Sakranti in January, the 45-day-long nationwide drive was reportedly the biggest… read-more
TAGS: Ram Mandir, Ram mandir Ayodhya, Collection Drive, Vishva Hindu Parishad
Cybersecurity company Recorded Future has hinted that 'RedEcho' - a China-linked organization - may have had a share in Mumbai's recent electricity blackout. It further revealed that RedEcho had 10 distinct Indian organizations, within power… read-more
TAGS: China, RedEcho, Recorded Future, Blackout, Mumbai, Cyber Attack