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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicSelf help group

Topic: Self help group

Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,261cr drone scheme to 15,000 women Self Help Groups

Union minister Anurag Thakur announced at a press conference Wednesday that the SHGs would be able to provide the drones as rental services to farmers for agricultural purposes.

Desperation made an Odisha woman turn to sanitation work. Now it’s her life’s mission

Salila Jena began her journey with phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission as a waste segregator. Now she works with the municipality to treat sewage.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.