Over 10,000 km of roads sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV: GovtOver 10,000 km of road projects have been sanctioned for six states under PMGSY-IV, promising connectivity to 3,270 isolated habitations. T...
22 Jan, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Enrolment to higher edu institutes: TN, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Kerala emerge top 'achievers'New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Kerala were recognized for their high gross enrolment ratios in higher education ...
10 Feb, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
Garbage bags now must for tourist vehicles entering SikkimAs per the official order, it will be the responsibility of the tour operators, travel agencies and vehicle drivers to inform the traveller...
21 Jul, 2024, 09.23 AM IST
Mind the gap, then fix it: The mismatch between workforce skills and job market demands in IndiaWhile current PLFS data does tell a story about job creation, it also exposes challenges. To grasp the intricacies of India's labour landsc...
11 Jul, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
Sikkim CM Tamang urges Centre to build modern corridor between Sikkim and Eastern NepalThe Chief Minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang, urged the Union Government to construct a Multi-modal Corridor between Sikkim and Eastern ...
29 May, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang announces recruitment drive of 1000 posts in police with 50% reservation for womenThe 48th State Day of Sikkim, to commemorate the formation of Sikkim as the 22nd State of India Union, was celebrated in Gangtok. The event...
17 May, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
View: Indian education system needs an enhanced regulatory architectureNEP identifies 'conflict of interest' as the core issue of the current regulatory framework. It states that presently, 'all main functions ...
25 Mar, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
West Bengal on top, Uttar Pradesh at bottom of index for literacy among children below 10 yearsAmong smaller states, Punjab was at the top of the index while Telangana was at the bottom while Puducherry topped the index among union te...
24 Feb, 2023, 02.44 PM IST
Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab top education ministry's 2020-21 Performing Grade IndexSix states and one Union territory have attained the best rating of Level 2 (L2) in the ministry's Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2020-21,...
03 Nov, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
Kerala's poverty index achievement reflective of govt's "unwavering commitment" towards social welfare: VijayanNITI Aayog's Multi-dimensional Poverty (MPI) Index listed the state as the one with lowest poverty of 0.71 per cent across India, followed ...
26 Nov, 2021, 10.21 PM IST
NE Region District SDG Index: East Sikkim amongst 103 districts across eight statesIn the composite index, all districts in Sikkim and Tripura fall in the front runner category and there are no districts in the aspirant or...
26 Aug, 2021, 08.10 PM IST
Goa safest for women, Delhi near the bottomThe index puts Goa on top with a GVI of 0.656, more than the national average.The index scores are on a scale of zero to one. The closer th...
02 Nov, 2017, 08.11 AM IST
Sikkim became India's first fully organic state in 2016Around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land were gradually converted to certified organic land by implementing practices and principles as ...
31 Dec, 2016, 02.15 PM IST
3.64 lakh toilets built in schools since last Independence Day: GovernmentClose to 87 per cent of schools have been provided with toilets so far under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative, the government today said.
10 Aug, 2015, 08.03 PM IST
Government racing against time for PM Modi's promise of school toiletsPM Modi had last year promised toilets in all schools within a year, as lack of such facilities was keeping girls away from schools in many...
26 Jul, 2015, 09.07 AM IST
2.86 lakh toilets constructed in schools across country under Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative: Smriti IraniSmriti Irani said states and PSUs from 15 Central ministries and more than 10 private sector entities are involved in construction of toile...
22 Jul, 2015, 09.27 PM IST
- Planning Commission approves Sikkim's Rs 2,060-crore outlay for 2013-14
The Planning Commission today approved Sikkim's annual Plan expenditure of Rs 2,060 crore for the current fiscal.
03 Apr, 2013, 08.11 PM IST