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Highlights Recently, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Atal Setu, the nation gazed in awe at the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, the country’s longest sea bridge, which was completed nine months before schedule. Yet another such engineering marvel is getting readied to be unveiled – the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, that will have India’s …

The IAS Officer Striving to Take Mumbai Metropolitan Region to a Trillion Dollar Economy  Read More »

Highlights One of the fastest growing districts in India, Janjgir Champa, is also a food bowl of Chhattisgarh, being a major producer of food grains. Now, the same district is showing an impressive success rate in reshaping the future of young minds, by breaking the shackles of stage fear and nurturing confident speakers through an …

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Highlights Kandhamal Haldi is the famous brand of turmeric that has made this tribal dominated district in Odisha a household name in the state and beyond. This local haldi has even earned the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. With the successful branding of their turmeric, the people of the Kandhamal district are now setting their eyes …

Strawberry Farming is Transforming Lives of Kandhamal’s Tribals Read More »

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 »