Meghalaya Government and University of California, Berkeley, would sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in September next to adopt 100 villages in which the concept of smart village would be introduced. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma made the announcement at the Caux Forum 2019 in Montreux, Switzerland which he is attending.
Year: 2019
Rainwater made its way into the viewing gallery of the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, with tourists sharing videos of puddles on the floor and water dripping off the roof. The viewing gallery, at a height of 135 metres, has a grill frontage which allows winds to blow in water
Bollywood actor Zaira Wasim, who rose to fame with her debut film Dangal where she played the onscreen daughter of Aamir Khan, has announced that she has decided to quit Bollywood as she felt her relationship with religion was threatened. Hailing from Kashmir, the 18-year-old went on feature in a
A three-member committee of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) headed by Retd. Justice BP Kakoti expressed concern over the water of the streams and rivers that are turning acidic and also informed that there are altogether 24, 392 coal mines in Jaintia Hills. Kakoti informed that NESAC is mapping the
Even after the Assam government’s threatening, the TET qualified teachers have come out to take part in ‘Dispur Chalo’, a protest against the government demanding regularisation of their contractual jobs, against all odds. The epicentre of the protest is the Veterinary College Field, Khanapara from where the rally is scheduled