Companies across India will soon have an incentive to participate in the 'Accessible India' campaign by taking up disabled friendly initiatives. They will be rated on the basis of disabled-friendly office buildings, number of employees with disabilities and more.
When 23-year-old Devina Singh found out about Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru, she stood on the road with a placard to ask him a crucial question. This is what it was.
In Silicon Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met many influential technology leaders, each of whom had something to say about, and add to, the Digital India campaign. Here are some highlights showing how this US visit will potentially contribute to technology in India, in the long run.
After years of struggle and many mothers and newborns losing their life to maternal and neonatal tetanus, India has finally been declared free of this infection by WHO. Three cheers to the better health of the country.
Following the #GiveItUp campaign launched by the government, numerous households have given up their LPG subsidies with the aim of helping the government in utilising that amount for other development activities in the country.
A project under which cashless treatment will be given to road accident victims, will be launched very soon in India. As announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat programme, the victims will not have to worry about the cost of treatment for the first 50 hours, once the project is implemented.
The approved model will cover stations which are located in major cities, metros and near famous tourist spots. Third parties can place bids and give a new look to the railway station as per their ideas and designs.
To increase digital connectivity and make governance more transparent, Digital India initiative has launched some amazing projects. Here are 12 of them.
From politicians to celebrities and people across the globe, everyone came together and participated in the interesting initiative, which was kickstarted by a sarpanch in a Haryana village and has now become a worldwide trend after PM Modi's intervention.
With the successful commencement of International Day of Yoga on June 21, the world saw a revival of the ancient art of physical and mental well-being. From new coins to stamps and many records, the day gave a much needed boost to the traditional philosophy as well as practice. Here are 20 exciting things that happened on IDY 2015.