The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (DDKY) is a district-focused agricultural development scheme aimed at improving productivity and farm resilience in selected districts. The 100 identified districts were...
The Panama Canal is operating at full capacity, handling 36 to 38 vessels a day, as global shipping patterns shift due to the war in Iran and disruptions...
Kalpana Soren, Gandey MLA and wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, was conferred the Women Empowerment Trailblazers Award at the BRICS CCI WE Annual Women Summit and...
UNESCO has responded to a representation opposing the proposed Aghanashini-Vedavathi river-linking project in Karnataka and advised that any such development must comply with World Heritage Conservation norms. The...
The Lok Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. The Bill changes the...
India has approved the Namo Drone Didi Scheme as a Central Sector Scheme to provide drones to selected Women Self Help Groups for agricultural rental services. The scheme...
The Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) initiative has expanded export planning to the district level across India. It aims to identify local products and services with export potential,...
India’s largest pregnancy cohort study under the GARBH-INi initiative has reached around 12,000 enrolled women, marking a major step in indigenous research on preterm births. The programme aims...
Karnataka Grameena Bank has received the National Award for Outstanding Performance in SHG Bank Linkage 2024-25 from the Union Ministry of Rural Development. The award recognises the bank’s...
The Hudsonian godwit, a long-distance migratory shorebird, is facing a sharp population collapse due to climate change, habitat loss and human activity across its flyway. The species breeds...
