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Respite For Animals As India Bans Skin, Fur Imports
In a bid to end the suffering of animals abroad, which are culled in large numbers to meet the market demands here, India has shut its doors to fur and reptile skin products from around the world.....
Polling Booths In UP Declared No Smoking Zones
In an encouraging initiative aimed at protecting people from the health hazards of passive smoking, the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh has declared all polling stations as no smoking zones in the upcoming UP state assembly polls.....
NHRC Notice To Bihar Over Girl Student Found Dead Outside Hostel
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Bihar government on the alleged murder of a class 10 girl student whose body was found in a drain near the gate of the hostel earlier this month.....
Kejriwal To Miss AAP Government's Second Anniversary
The AAP government in Delhi will celebrate its second anniversary on Tuesday without Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in Bengaluru receiving treatment for diabetes. ....
Rohtang Tunnel Will Boost Tourism: Himachal CM
Tourist footfalls in the picturesque, remote Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh will spike with the construction of the 8.8-km horseshoe shaped Rohtang tunnel, an engineering marvel, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh informed the assembly on Thursday. ....
Why India Should Use Private Pharmacies In Its War On TB
India has over 850,000 private pharmacies or chemists nationwide; yet, only nine per cent of them have been engaged in efforts to control tuberculosis (TB), according to a January 2017 paper published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Policy.....
Railways On Path To Modernise 1,253 Stations
A total of 1,253 stations have been identified for modernisation out of which 1,022 railway stations have been upgraded so far, Parliament was told on Wednesday.....
Rural Jobs Scheme: 3 Northeastern States On Top, Two At The Bottom
Three northeastern states -- Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim -- topped the country in the just-concluded 2016-17 fiscal in providing work under a flagship rural jobs scheme while two others -- Manipur and Assam -- are at the very bottom in its execution, an official report has revealed.....
Google.org Announces $8.4 Mn Grant To Four Indian NGOs
Google's philanthropic arm Google.org on Thursday announced grants of $8.4 million to four Indian NGOs over the next two years to expand their efforts to enhance the learning experience for students in the classroom.....
Counting Of Old Notes To Still Take A Few Months: Shaktikanta
It will still be a few months before the total amount of old currency notes deposited with banks post-demonetisation is known since the RBI is doing a thorough physical verfication, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday.....
