New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Vishnu Vaghela from Gujarat is the captain of Indian blind football team. Though he hails from a rural background and lost his eyesight in childhood but that didn't deter him from pursuing his dream.
Katra, Aug 23 (IANS) The success story of an 80-year-old farmer in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra has taken the villagers in adjoining areas by surprise, as his floriculture enterprise has turned into a money-minting business and is making heads turn because of a ‘novel’ concept of farming.
Port Louis, Aug 23 (IANS) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed possibilities for furthering cooperation in the energy sector, the Indian High Commission said on Sunday.
Raipur, Aug 23 (IANS) The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), a flagship poverty alleviation programme of the Central government, is enabling poor households across the country to get gainful employment by providing them with sustainable livelihood options.
Gandhinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Bhujodi, a village in Gujarat's Kutch district, has carved a distinct identity for itself as the locally made traditional handloom shawls are finding acceptance and recognition in global markets.
Gandhinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on seventh day of his US tour, visited the BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in New Jersey on Sunday.
Ulaanbaatar, Aug 23 (IANS) Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav arrived in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday to participate in the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The month-long nationwide Seva Sankalp Abhiyan planned by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday is likely to focus on youth-focused expansion of the organisation, building the momentum for the Assembly elections scheduled early next year, party sources said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The impact of the gas crisis in Bangladesh, which began on July 21, is spreading across the country’s industrial belts, with factories cutting production, shutting units and sending workers on leave, according to a Bangladeshi media report.
Ahmedabad, Aug 23 (IANS) India’s space sector now has around 440 startups, marking a significant expansion of private participation in an industry that was once dominated by government institutions, ISRO Chairman and Department of Space Secretary Dr V. Narayanan said at the third National Space Day celebrations in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
