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Maulana Azad fellowship delay hits 1,400 PhD scholars; stipends stalled since Jan

India, June 7 -- More than 1,400 PhD scholars relying on the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) face mounting financial distress as stipend payments remain stalled since January 2025, with the re... Read More


Amazon to restore 400M litres of water yearly to Yamuna watershed near Delhi

India, June 7 -- Corporate giant Amazon has initiated a water replenishment project for the Yamuna River watershed near Delhi, which aims to restore over 400 million litres of water annually. Announce... Read More


Centre launches portal for Waqf registrations

New Delhi, June 7 -- The centre on Friday launched the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development (UMEED) portal, a digital platform for the registration and monitoring of Waqf ... Read More


Upgraded nuclear power gallery opens at Delhi Science Centre

India, June 6 -- The National Science Centre on Friday unveiled a fully revamped version of its Hall of Nuclear Power: Atoms Serving the Nation gallery, showcasing nuclear energy through immersive sim... Read More


Rijiju launches portal for registration, monitoring of waqf properties

India, June 6 -- Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday launched a portal for the registration and monitoring of waqf properties, calling it a symbol of dedication to transparency and ... Read More


Former Railway Board and Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani made PM Museum director

India, June 5 -- Ashwani Lohani, former chairman of the Railway Board and ex-CMD of Air India, has been appointed as the director of the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML), according to an orde... Read More


PhD scholars say delay in MANF aid causing distress

New Delhi, June 4 -- More than 1,400 PhD scholars relying on the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) face mounting financial distress as stipend payments remain stalled since January 2025, with re... Read More


PhD scholars say delay in MANF aid causing distress

New Delhi, June 4 -- More than 1,400 PhD scholars relying on the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) face mounting financial distress as stipend payments remain stalled since January 2025, with re... Read More


Centre's NAMASTE scheme nears 2 years; 91,000 sanitation workers identified

India, May 31 -- Approximately 80,000 sewer and septic tank workers (SSWs) and 11,000 waste pickers have been identified nationwide as the Centre's NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation E... Read More


Tourism sector's share of GDP to be 10% by '30: Min

New Delhi, May 31 -- Union minister for tourism and culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said the tourism sector's share of the country's GDP would rise to 10% by 2030, in line with global bench... Read More