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Highlights The Patwa plant (Meizotropis pellita) is facing extinction. Nestled in the enchanting Patwadangar near Nainital and Champawat in Uttarakhand, this endemic plant, also called “miracle plants”, holds the key to not only the region’s biodiversity but also to potential medicinal breakthroughs. Amid threats ranging from deforestation, habitat fragmentation, forest fires and human interference, there …

This IFS officer is on Mission to Save Nainital’s ‘Miracle’ Plant Read More »

Highlights Police station grounds being full of scrap vehicles is not so rare a scene. Not only these vehicles unnecessarily occupy space in the campus and dent the aesthetic value, an extra burden falls on the SHOs to maintain records of these malkhana vehicles and ensure security.  Police stations in Kishanganj were also facing a …

Using Scrap, Kishanganj SP Added 1 Crore to the Coffers  Read More »

Highlights In a visionary move, District Magistrate Rishav Gupta of Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, has pioneered an innovative initiative named ‘Coding for Everyone’. This program, initiated under the aegis of the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), is a 400-hour computer programming course aimed at empowering government school students in classes 9 to 12. CODING FOR EVERYONE …

Empowering Young Minds With ‘Coding for Everyone’ Read More »

Highlights Founded by Sikh Guru Gobind Singh and situated on the banks of Yamuna river, Paonta Sahib is an industrial town in Himachal Pradesh with a rich history. It is dotted with many big industries, including cement and pharmaceutical, which explains the fairly large population in the town. And, due to this, waste management has …

How An Open Dumping Ground in Paonta Sahib Became The Yamuna Riverfront  Read More »

Highlights Getting job is not an easy task, especially in a rural district. But vision of a young IAS officer has provided youth a platform in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh where they can easily get the job, matching their skills. After meeting some salesmen who were working on meagre pay scales, 2016 batch IAS officer …

This Young IAS Officer Bridged Gap Between Job-Seekers and Job-Givers, Provided Over 800 Jobs Read More »