After the national Mission Solar Charkha project, MOUSHUMI BASU, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports how one Indian state is training female cotton spinners to use solar-powered wheels.
Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to provide maximum investment and employment under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) in the country.
A day after Rajasthan minister Rajendra Gudha faced massive flak over a video of him saying that roads in his constituency should be like the cheeks of Katrina Kaif the BJP - in Opposition in the state - has called for "strict action" against him.
The NCR Planning Board on Tuesday approved the Draft Regional Plan-2041 paving the way for a future-ready, slum-free National Capital Region with air ambulance facility and high-speed connectivity through helitaxis, road, rail and inland waterways.