Ahead of polls, FCI plans to deliver foodgrains in bags with PM Modi’s photo

Ahead of polls, FCI plans to deliver foodgrains in bags with PM Modi’s photo

Under the PMGKAY, free foodgrains are to be provided to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Households (PHH). Photo: Special Arrangement In the run-up to the 2024 general election expected to be held between April and May, the Central government is ensuring that the brand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more

Watch out for these fashion trends in 2024

Watch out for these fashion trends in 2024

Smartwatch | Photo Credit: Akshaya Ganesh@Chennai Someone once said, “Style is nothing but a reflection of the collective vanity of the times.” I think it was uttered yesterday, and the bearer of this epiphany was none other than me. Either way, I thought it would make for a weighty phrase to start the annual trend … Read more

Karnataka: KSRTC and BMTC bags awards

Karnataka: KSRTC and BMTC bags awards

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has bagged nine and BMTC has bagged four awards during the 17th Global Communication Conclave and award felicitation function organized by Public Relations Council of India in New Delhi on September 22. The awards include customer friendly company of the year diamond award, best innovative service of the year … Read more

Results of IIT entrance exam JEE-Advanced announced; Hyderabad’s Vavilala Chidvila Reddy bags top rank

Results of IIT entrance exam JEE-Advanced announced; Hyderabad’s Vavilala Chidvila Reddy bags top rank

A total of 1,80,372 appeared in both papers in IIT-JEE Advanced of which 43,773 have qualified. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: V. Raju Hyderabad zone’s Vavilala Chidvilas Reddy has bagged the top rank in the IIT entrance exam JEE-Advanced, the results of which were announced on June 18, officials said. According to IIT Guwahati, … Read more

‘Gauri’ bags ‘Best Long Documentary Award’ at South Asian Film Festival of Montreal

‘Gauri’ bags ‘Best Long Documentary Award’ at South Asian Film Festival of Montreal

“Gauri,” a documentary based on journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, directed by Kavitha Lankesh, has won the “Best Long Documentary Award” at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal 2023. According to a release, the citation of the award reads: “A brave and uncompromising pulse-taking of the current crisis in Indian politics, focusing on the … Read more

Meenangadi grama panchayat bags Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar

Meenangadi grama panchayat bags Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar

Meenangadi grama panchayat president K.E. Vinayan receiving the prestigious Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on Monday.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Meenangadi grama panchayat on Monday bagged the prestigious Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on Monday. The first such award instituted … Read more

On Malai Eco’s coconut leather crafted into bags by Waraq

On Malai Eco’s coconut leather crafted into bags by Waraq

After managing luxury brands for several years, New Delhi-based Isha C and Alok Dhodapkar wanted to venture into something drastically different from what they had done before. “We wanted a creative outlet,” says Alok, adding how they spent the lockdown years on research before zeroing in on coconut leather. While vegan alternatives to leather have … Read more

HGS bags contract worth Rs 2,100 cr from UK Health Security Agency – ET HealthWorld

HGS bags contract worth Rs 2,100 cr from UK Health Security Agency – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi, Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) on Sunday said its UK arm has bagged a contract worth Rs 2,100 crore to provide critical customer support to UK citizens for an initial period of two years. HGS UK Ltd bagged the contract from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which is responsible for NHS Test & Trace, … Read more

From ‘Go Bags’ to Evacuation Routes, Prepare for a Disaster

Jan. 11, 2022 — A couple of days shy of New Year’s Day, residents in the suburbs of Boulder, CO, met a shocking site: a massive wildfire, something practically unheard of in the past. Fire season used to be an actual season, but with climate change, no more. It’s a year-round occurrence. Ultimately, about 600 … Read more

Facing Killer Heat, ERs Use Body Bags to Save Lives

By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Thursday, July 22, 2021 (Kaiser News) — As a deadly heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest last month, overwhelming hospital emergency rooms in a region unaccustomed to triple-digit temperatures, doctors resorted to a grim but practical tool to save lives: human body bags filled with ice and water. Officials … Read more