Aravalli, April 17 (IANS) Gujarat is the highest employment-generating state in the country, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Friday while addressing a campaign meeting in Aravalli district ahead of the local self-government elections. Speaking at a ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ in Sathamba village of Bayad taluka, Patel said, “If there is any state in the entire country that provides the highest employment, it is Gujarat,” attributing this to sustained development policies and infrastructu…
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Raipur, April 3 (IANS) Chhattisgarh’s Korea district (also identified as Koriya) has set a unique precedent in the field of water conservation and has become the talk of town not just domestically but nationally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently praised Korea district’s ‘Five per cent water conservation model’ during his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.Prime Minister Modi, praising the initiative remarked that this was ‘living example’ of how small efforts can lead to significant cha…
Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Emphasising the role of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 in shaping future-ready institutions, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday said Gujarat Law Society’s centenary year offers an opportunity to further align higher education with value-based and holistic learning envisioned under the policy. Addressing the inauguration of the centenary year celebrations of Gujarat Law Society (GLS), the Chief Minister said institutions with a legacy of public trust …
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), over 15.79 crore or 81.57 per cent rural households have been provided functional tap water connections, up from 3.24 crore or 16.71 per cent in August 2019, the Parliament was informed on Monday.In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, said that as per data updated by States/UTs on the IMIS portal till December 31, 2024, a total of 189 districts and 2,50,021 villages were reported t…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check unit on Wednesday dismissed as fake claims circulating on social media that AI-generated images were used to secure the National Water Awards.In a post, PIB Fact Check said some social media users alleged that AI-generated images, invitation cards and minor pits were falsely projected as large water reservoirs to obtain awards under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan–Jan Bhagidari (JSJB).“These claims are fake,” the unit said.C…