Chasing 100%, this time, Chandigarh literacyChandigarh aims for 100% literacy, tasking teachers with 'adopting' non-literate adults amidst existing duties, offering bonus marks as inc...
14 Apr, 2025, 11.41 PM IST
Share of women mutual fund folios and assets in B-30 cities reflects growth: AMFI reportThe report titled ‘Mutual Growth’ underscores significant strides women have made in mutual fund participation. The report is backed by rec...
11 Mar, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Over 5 cr unorganised workers registered on e-Shram portal in 2 months: GovtThe government on Tuesday said over five crore people have registered in two months on the e-Shram portal, which is India's first national ...
26 Oct, 2021, 07.24 PM IST
Over four crore unorganised workers registered on e-Shram portalAll workers in the unorganised sector, including migrant ones, can now take the benefits of various social security and employment-based sc...
17 Oct, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
Nothing tangible only pompous announcements in Budget, says CM Amarinder Singh"There was nothing in the budget that could pave the way for economic reforms or raise public consumption that was an imperative for revivi...
01 Feb, 2020, 07.43 PM IST
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal directs institutions to fill up vacancies to increase education qualityPokhriyal said vocational and skill education must be promoted in all the institutions.
11 Jun, 2019, 11.05 PM IST
Will Balakot get Modi votes in upcoming Lok Sabha elections? A 1,500-km stretch holds clueBalakot strikes have found the highest resonance in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
26 Mar, 2019, 10.11 AM IST
How adopting to entrepreneurial approach has helped Atul Satija achieve scale and attract big investorsAt one point he was heading the mobile business for Google in the Japan and Asia Pacific region. In December 2010 he joined InMobi, which w...
05 May, 2017, 01.23 AM IST
Bhagwat Gita, yoga should be part of education system: Manohar Lal KhattarTo improve the education system and provide literacy to all, the state government has constructed various schools and colleges, Khattar said
02 Apr, 2017, 11.29 PM IST
Samsung Smart Class takes digital literacy to rural IndiaSamsung Smart Class, the company’s flagship citizen programme in India, promotes digital education among underprivileged students, especial...
27 Nov, 2016, 05.54 PM IST
How startup firm Eckovation is using AI to make open school platform smarterThe firm has taken initiatives across three major areas - forging new partnerships, extending the depth and reach of open school and contin...
01 Jul, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
Financial inclusion: All households in Kerala, Goa get bank accountsRecently, Financial Services Secretary Hasmukh Adhia reviewed the progress in implementation of PMJDY with state level banking committees c...
14 Nov, 2014, 03.26 PM IST
Finance Commission should relook at formula of funds allocation: Bhupinder Singh HoodaStating that allocation of funds should be more judicious, he sought special grant to Haryana for creation and up-gradation of infrastructu...
23 Jul, 2013, 08.03 PM IST
What makes Haryana the land of social contrastsTall tales of wealth creation spurred by proximity to Delhi apart, Haryana is home to a series of bad news reeking of a feudal social order.
27 Jan, 2013, 05.34 AM IST
- Vijaya Bank opens 171 ultra small branches in a single day
Vijaya Bank has announced opening of 171 ultra small branches in a single day under the Financial Inclusion (FI) villages initiative in dif...
25 Jun, 2012, 07.11 PM IST
- Dust settled, SEZ saga now unravelling
The din over allegations of land grabbing and revenue settled, impact of the special economic zone (SEZ) policy across the country has star...
08 Oct, 2007, 05.24 AM IST
- Social Sectors
As per the Human Development Reports (HDRs) published annually by the UNDP since 1991, India has consistently improved on the human develop...
26 Feb, 2005, 12.28 AM IST