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11-year old becomes ODF campaigner
Sakshi Yadav, an eleven year old school girl from Meedhiki village in Magardha Gram Panchayat of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh had heard about the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) campaign both on radio and on television. She was convinced about the need to practice safe sanitation and the need to use toilets. So when the Gram Pradhan, Roop Ram Sena asked her if she had a toilet at home, she was embarrassed and ashamed and decided to do something about it.
Modular Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting in Aligarh
Aligarh Development Authority (ADA) in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh is setting up a modular roof top rain water harvesting (RWH) unit atop the office of the Divisional Commissioner, Aligarh Division. From water shortage to water abundance, the system will also enhance water quality and provide unlimited water storage capacity.
Winner Announcement: Name and Logo Design Contest for Public Wi-Fi Network Services
A contest was conducted as part of TRAI’s initiative in recommending rolling out of Public Wi-Fi Network Services through Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (WANI ) Architecture , wherein the contestants were required to suggest a logo and a better alternative name to Public Data Office (PDO) entity. The contest commenced on 19th June 2018 and was closed on 2nd July 2018. A total of 1044 entries for Logo Design and 517 entries for alternative Name for PDO were received.
Winner Announcement- #Childline1098: Spot the logo and Suggest a Tagline Contest
The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched an online contest, #Childline1098, inviting people to share images of the Childline 1098 logo that they spot at unique locations and send it with a tagline, to mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30. CHILDLINE is India's first 24-hour, free, emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance. The Ministry wishes to spread awareness about this great initiative towards curbing trafficking and assisting every child in need.
Development of agricultural infrastructure for the welfare of the farmers
Under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, enthusiastic and positive results of the sustained efforts made for the betterment of agriculture sector and farmers are visible. The Modi government is committed for the welfare of farmers.
Our waste is our resource
With a view to addressing enormous amounts of waste being generated and dumped on road sides and open spaces, the president, project development officer, elected representatives and staff of Bashettihalli gram panchayat (GP) in Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka are making concerted efforts to manage solid and liquid waste. The move is in keeping with the ODF plus parameters outlined by the nationwide campaign – Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G).
Story of how a Check Dam revived the Paddy fields of Chovoorthazham
Introduction Cherpu BP, which consists of Cherpu, Avinissery, Paralam and Valachira GPs, is located in Thrissur District. The farmers in these GPs undertake paddy cultivation. With groundwater being the main source of irrigation, the water becomes scarce during the summer season. Chovoorthazham, an area formed by portions of Avinissery, Cherpu and Paralam, is a boundary of the Chanam paddy field. Earlier, paddy cultivation was done with the support of temporary bunds.
किसानों के हितों के लिए कृषि संरचना का विकास
माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी जी के निर्देशन में गत वर्षों में कृषि और किसानों की बेहतरी के लिए जो सतत प्रयास किए गये हैं उनके उत्साहजनक व सकारात्मक परिणाम दिखने लगे हैं। मोदी सरकार किसानों के कल्याण के लिए जिस मनोयोग से काम में जुटी है, इससे किसानों के जीवन में गुणात्मक सुधार आ रहा है। मोदी सरकार ने देश के विकास के लिए देश के सामने नई कार्यविधि, पारदर्शी कार्यशैली के नए प्रतिमान रचे हैं।
A different Identity in her society – Ruhee Begum
Ruhi Begum is an exception in her community, she formed the SHG in her village, kept books of accounts, then selected as a Krishi Sakhi, and then as a master CRP. She took a loan from SHG for the purchase of seeds, then took a second instalment and installed an irrigation system and converted her entire land into irrigated one. She received training on agro-ecology and applied those in her field, producde chemical-free vegetables, and increased her income to Rs 2.9 lakh from just Rs 60,000 per annum before joining in SHG.
Pondicherry creates inventory of water bodies, rejuvenates them
It’s been an uphill battle for the seaside town of Pondicherry in the Union Territory of Puducherry over the past few months as district officials made every effort to rejuvenate, renovate and restore water bodies in the district, many of which were almost lost or encroached upon. The initiative is a part of Puducherry’s Neerum Oorum (Water and Village) Scheme to adopt water bodies, renovate them and protect them. According to District Collector, Dr. T. Arun, many of the water bodies and ponds were almost lost, overrun as they were with foliage, waste or encroachments.
Recognised by Neighbour and Society – Rekha Devi
Even after an early marriage, Rekha Devi continued her study, helped her husband in agriculture and did wage labour to contribute to her family. She took two doses of loan from her SHG and purchased two buffaloes. She became a Krishi Sakhi, got training on new practices of agro-ecology, applied the learning in her field, thus increasing her income to Rs 1.25 lakh per annum. She formed and ran FFS, provided support to 30 SHG members in the adoption of various practices that reduced their cost of cultivation by Rs 1,575 per bigha and increased the production of Bajra by 30 kg per bigha.
न मैं गंदगी करूंगा, न ही करने दूंगा
क्या याद है आपको जब महात्मा गांधी ने अपने आसपास के लोगों को स्वच्छता बनाए रखने संबंधी शिक्षा प्रदान कर राष्ट्र को एक उत्कृष्ट संदेश दिया था। शायद कुछ लोगों को याद होगा और जिन्हें याद नहीं होगा उन लोगों को मैं याद दिलाना चाहूंगा, गांधी जी ने “स्वच्छ भारत” का सपना देखा था जिसके लिए वह चाहते थे कि भारत के सभी नागरिक एक साथ मिलकर देश को स्वच्छ बनाने के लिए कार्य करें और इस सपने को साकार बनायें।