A 46-year-old woman died after colliding with the glass door at the Bank of Baroda's branch in Perumbavoor of Ernakulam district on June 15. The glass door shattered into pieces after the woman accidentally walked into it. Perumbavoor Police said Beena Jiju Paul passed away at the Perumbavoor Taluk Hospital. The Perumbavoor Police have registered a case of unnatural death.
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 Election Commission has invalidated disqualification claims against 12 Manipur BJP MLAs in a 2018 'office of profit case,' owing to their additional position as parliamentary secretaries. Earlier the state Congress, citing Manipur High Court'… read-more
TAGS: Election Commission, BJP MLA, Manipur, Office of Profit, Congress, Najma Heptulla
Chaos broke out at the Taj Mahal premises on March 4 after the Uttar Pradesh Police received an anonymous call claiming about a bomb planted inside the monument. The security personnel, including the Agra Police and the CISF, launched an… read-more
The United Nations Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report has revealed that over 931 million metric tons of food were wasted worldwide in 2019. The report added that nearly 61% of food is wasted every year at household levels. While the… read-more
TAGS: United Nations, food, Hunger, Global Huger
Addressing an event organised by the Entrepreneur's Organisation, Union Minister Anurag Thakur reiterated the Centre's willingness to improve governance by evaluating and using cryptocurrencies. Besides, Anurag welcomed innovation mentioning… read-more
TAGS: RBI, Anurag Thakur, Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin
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