India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.A total of 18 countries, including China, Kuwait and Brazil, shared the top rank with GHI score of...

The central government's decision to clear the proposal of affiliation of 100 schools, including both private and public, with the Sainik School Society has been called a historic decision. According to people aware of the developments, these Sainik Schools will now be sharing their...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday said PhD was not mandatory for direct recruitment of Assistant Professors till July 2023. The C said it has extended the date of applicability of PhD as a mandatory qualification for recruitment of Assistant Professors in Departments...

Amid a looming power crisis, as stocks of coal in power plants have fallen to unprecedentedly low levels and states are warning of power blackouts, the Centre has issued directions to NTPC Ltd and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to supply as much power as available to Delhi due to a...

Indian Railways' South Central Railway(SCR) zone for the first time clubbed together three goods trains and operated them as a single long haul goods train. The initiative was taken to speed up the operation of goods trains so that the empty wagons can be transported to their loading...