In a bid to increase the green cover in Odisha, the state government is planning to plant 13.11 crore saplings over a total area of 1,30,624 hectares under a new initiative called 'Sabuja Odisha'. The initiative was decided in a high-level meeting...

For the first time in its 87-year history, 'Lalbaugcha Raja' will not visit Maharashtra's Mumbai this year. In the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the state, Lalbaughcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal on Wednesday, July 1, decided not to hold...

The coronavirus crisis could push millions of more girls into child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), the United Nations said.'The pandemic both makes our job harder and more urgent as so many more girls are now at risk,' said Natalia...

In a bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic in West Bengal, the state government has set up a unique 'COVID warrior club', comprising of people who have recovered from the disease and are willing to aid the administration and health workers in...