Uttar Pradesh [India], July 16: District Rural Development Department, Pratapgarh District, Government of Uttar Pradesh, has achieved a historic milestone by setting a world record for establishing 2,017 farm ponds for farmers across 17 blocks of the district, which consist of 1,148 village
India received 11 per cent less rainfall in June due to a delay in monsoon momentum for the North West and Central regions of the country, highlighted a report by 'Bank of Baroda'.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 26: World-famous Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh visited Roundglass Foundation's tree plantation site at Sekhan Majra village, Mohali, in Punjab on Sunday (June 23) to extend his support for the Foundation's Billion Tree Project.
According to the press release, the e-Shram portal, launched on August 26, 2021, is a major step towards creating a comprehensive national database of unorganised workers, authenticated with Aadhaar.
Punjab BJP on Saturday filed a complaint with the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) against the Chief Secretary and other erring officials for allegedly forcing MGNREGA workers to work despite there being a mandatory holiday throughout Punjab due to General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024.
Six Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employee Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) workers were injured and one died on Tuesday when a mound of earth caved in on them while they were digging a trench in Venkatraopet village of Rajanna Sircilla district.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal seeking bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds and other charges.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday saying that it does not suit a Prime Minister to speak so many lies.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi invoked memories of his grandmother, the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and asserted that he learned a lot about politics from her grandmother, adding that the "leader should search for unfairness and challenge it without fear".
Congress leader and candidate from Sivaganga constituency, Karti P Chidambaram, said that people are looking for change and the manifesto given by Congress is for change.
In a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh asked the Centre to issue a "white paper" to disclose the fund by the union government for the state.
Speaking about the developmental projects launched in Uttarakhand by the BJP government, Nadda said, "Did you ever think medical college would be opened in Almora? But today medical colleges are being opened. For drinking water Rs 1200 crore is being spent, Rs 64 crore for MGNREGA."