"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."

- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

November 2017

Odisha Government Gives A Thrust To Aquaculture

Odisha will soon have additional water bodies for freshwater aquaculture as the government on Monday launched the nbsp Fish Pond Yojna a state-sponsored scheme that will ensure income generation and employment creation through the promotion of aquaculture In order to give aquaculture a boost the government will also offer subsidies to farmers to build water tanks A farmer will be given a bank loan of Rs lakh per hectare for excavation of new tank So the government can provide maximum percent of the total cost Rs lakh per hectare as subsidy money According to a senior officer from FARD a maximum of two hectares for each farmer will be supported to undertake intensive aquaculture Farmers can also create ponds for production of fingerlings Chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced this Yojna while he attended a workshop organized by the fisheries and animal resources development FARD department in Bhubaneshwar He informed that

30 Nov 2017
Good News

World’s Largest Sketch Of PM Modi Made By Coloured Pencils

Manoj Soni an artist from Bhuj in Gujarat has made this astonishing sketch of Prime Minister Modi The speciality of this sketch is that it is nbsp world s largest sketch of nbsp PM Modi made by nbsp colour nbsp pencils The size of the sketch is sqft and it took almost five months for Manoj Soni to complete his work nbsp The Bhuj boy was surprised to have been tweeted by PM Modi himself on Tuesday morning He was praised nbsp for his outstanding artwork nbsp In a tweet PM Modi said ldquo Got this sketch from Manoj who belongs to Bhuj Spoke to him this morning and thanked him for his gesture rdquo Artists Manoj Soni was overwhelmed with joy all his hard work was paid off

29 Nov 2017
Good News

Indian Wrestlers Return With Historic Win

Bajrang Punia a -year-old lithely built lad from Khudan village in Jhajjar Haryana has made his country proud by winning a silver in the kg category at the nbsp World U- Senior Wrestling Championship which was held in Bydgoszcz Poland The cheer doubled for India as another Haryana wrestler nbsp Vinod Omprakash who hails from Jind also bagged silver in kg freestyle category on the same day nbsp With Ritu Phogat winning the silver in the women s kg weight class on Saturday History was created as India returned with three silvers from a world championship for the first time After sailing through the quarters it was a tough semi-final match for Punia where he was pitted against junior world championship bronze medallist Younes Emamichoghaei of Iran Emam had taken an early - lead but Punia bounced back and was soon tied at - He played a counterattacking game in

29 Nov 2017
Good News

School Radio To Improve Childrens’ Communication Skills

School Radio Programme is an initiative by Digital School that has been launched in many schools in Vishakapatnam to provide opportunities to children to improve their communication skills Each school where the programme is launched forms a radio club consisting of children from class V to X and five teachers Then school radio experts organise a three-day workshop for them in which students and teachers get trained in content development presentation skills recording and editing of voices Later on every month students and teachers of respective schools speak on a selected topic of their choice such as segregation of waste personal hygiene etc Their voices are recorded basic editing is done on Audacity which is a free open source digital audio editor then the files are converted into MP and sent to school radio for webcasting Aruna Gali founder of School Radio said that after the files are received from

28 Nov 2017
Good News

France To Honour Indian Soldiers Of World War I

France has expressed its gratitude to all the Indian soldiers who fought in the killing fields of France and Flanders in World War I A unique Indian Armed Forces Memorial will be inaugurated on December at Villiers Guislain years after the Indian cavalry had resisted a German counterattack here during the Battle of nbsp Cambrai nbsp in During the event the Indian Tricolour will be hoisted and French children will sing Jana Gana Mana The memorial not only cements the historical bonds between the two countries but also honours Indian servicemen who have remained a footnote of history for a century Squadron Leader Rana Chhina nbsp who has been the driving force of this memorial from the Indian side said that the land was a gift from the village of Villiers Guislain and the mayor Gerard Alart has been one of the key factors Sculptor Anil Sutar was happy and

28 Nov 2017
Good News

This Boy Dreams Big For His Village

Rohan a -year-old boy is on an important mission After making his village Bran the cleanest in Manali he dreams of making it the cleanest in the country Thanks to his efforts his village panchayat won the first prize for cleanliness Rohan believes that the PM alone cannot do everything and hence citizens should join him in his efforts to keep our country neat and clean Rohan now aspires that his village should like developed European villages- clean and organized In Bran Rohan is popularly known as the lsquo Dustbin Boy rsquo Rohan decided to put an end to littering by keeping adequate dustbins in his village and encouraging people to throw the waste in these dustbins Initially he had to struggle to even collect money for the dustbins He didn rsquo t get any help That is when his father and his friends encouraged him and they collected empty

28 Nov 2017
Good News

The Goodness Of Ghee

For ages ghee has been an important staple of traditional Indian cooking The simple kichdi or plain dal chawal becomes sumptuous by just adding a spoonful of ghee to it Ghee or clarified butter not only enhances the taste of food but also has many health benefits In fact Ayurveda India rsquo s ancient system of medicine uses ghee in most of its medicinal preparations However over the past years ghee has got a bad reputation due to its high saturated fat content Later research revealed that ghee is actually very good for the heart Instead of increasing the risk of heart disease it helps to decrease it It was also found to be rich in a number of vitamins and fatty acids leading to some interesting health benefits Ghee reduces the risk of heart disease It is unfortunate that the war on saturated fats has led to traditional foods

28 Nov 2017
Positive Reads

After Guarding The Borders Jawan Creates A Jungle

Jagat Singh Chaudhary an ex-serviceman who retired from the Border Security Force BSF has done laudable work by single-handedly creating a beautifully planned and manicured jungle He has created a lush green forest on a hectare wasteland in his village Kot Malla in Rudraprayag Uttarakhand His passion for the jungle is unending When Chaudhary retired in he spent his time collecting different species of trees and shrubs and planted these in his village Gradually the plantation grew and spread making him the proud owner of a mixed forest which is beautifully planned landscaped and manicured Such is the passion for the jungle that people of surrounding villages address him as Junglee ji A grave incident in his village triggered his determination to create a forest in the village He was deeply hurt when a woman of his village was grievously injured while trekking in the forest to collect fodder Such

27 Nov 2017
Good News

Globe Trotting Tribe Gets A Helping Hand

The Hakki Pikki community is a nomadic tribe that has its origin in south Karnataka but its members travel to far-flung places to promote and sell its indigenous products such as herbal oil From Sadashivapura in Shivamogga they have travelled to distant places like United Kingdom Ivory Coast and Uganda One astonishing fact is that they have traversed a lot many places across the world without being able to speak or understand English Now Karnataka rsquo s Non-Resident Indian Forum has decided to help this tribe by trying to educate them about all formalities that a foreign trip entails including the procurement of visa They decided to form district-level committees to extend a helping hand to them in the event of any untoward incidents A study was conducted by the forum which revealed that the youngsters from the community were travelling abroad promoting herbal products toys et al but without

27 Nov 2017
Good News

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