As the global aid community marked World Humanitarian Day on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres paid tribute to all those who help people in need and urged support for the day’s #TheHumanRace campaign, which aims to protect the most vulnerable people from the climate emergency. “Humanitarian workers are here to help the world’s most vulnerable people when disaster strikes”,
The provisional payroll data of EPFO (Employees’ Provident Funds Organization) released on Friday, highlights a growing trend with 12.83 lakh net payroll additions during the month of June, 2021. With respect to payroll data, the impact of second wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Minister for Minority Affairs Mr. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here a target has been set to provide employment and employment opportunities to 7 lakh 50 thousand artisans, craftsmen through 75 “Hunar Haat”, to be organised across the country as a part of
The global initiative to save the planet’s biodiversity on land and water must not be allowed to threaten the world’s most vulnerable people, a top human rights expert said. Under the UN-backed global biodiversity framework draft agreement, countries have agreed to protect 30 per
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the National Institute for Urban Affairs (NIUA) had organised ‘Re-Imagining Urban Rivers’, a national-level thesis competition in September 2020, under a joint project that the two organizations are implementing to promulgate river-sensitive development in our
The Taliban gained massive new war equipment and devices, complete with U.S.-made Humvees, planes, helicopters, night-vision goggles, and drones besides biometrics devices that could aid in the identification of Afghans who assisted coalition forces. Videos have come forward showing militants inspecting lines
The Calcutta High Court has directed an investigation into all alleged cases of heinous crimes such as rape and murder in connection with alleged violence following the Assembly election in West Bengal. The investigation will be carried out by the Central Bureau
In a push towards women empowerment, Delhi government’s Transport Department has planned to issue 35 per cent of over 4,200 e-auto permits to women applicants, besides extending them subsidy under its electric vehicle policy. The Supreme Court in December 1997 had directed the
Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Mr. G Kishan Reddy said “the government is making relentless efforts towards fulfilling the vision of a prosperous farmer for a prosperous nation. Farmers are the bedrock of our country’s
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said new business enterprises are heavily dependent on scientific technology and for the
