The village of Patwatoli is small, with only 1500 households, it is a traditional weaver village where just about every household earns their daily wage from making bedsheets and Gamucha, a traditional Indian towel. But there is something unique happening in this tiny village. In recent years there has been an explosion of engineers coming...Read More
Undoubtedly the most colorful festival celebrated, Holi is all about spreading happiness and indulging in pure fun. For most of us, Holi is the festival of colors that celebrates the spring season. But if you thought that Holi is only about welcoming the spring with delicious gujiyas and a myriad of colors then here’s something...Read More
Everyone has heard about the great man, Mahatma Gandhi ji, at one time or the other. He was the man who led the fight for India’s independence from British colonial rule. Though he is long dead, his memory still rings on. His birthday is always being celebrated in India every 2nd of October in remembrance...Read More
Cleanup expedition of Mount Everest ended with collection of tons of rubbish and dead bodies
An expedition to clean Mount Everest was able to remove about 11,000 kilograms of trash and four corpses. It is reported that it took 45 days for cleaners and volunteers to collect rubbish like plastic bottles, cans, food containers, and empty oxygen cylinders among many other trash found. The expedition was led by Dawa Steven...Read More
PM Narendra Modi receives the 2019 “Goalkeepers Global Goals Award” for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently received the 2019 Goalkeeper Global Goals Award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He received the award for his government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan “Clean India Mission” program, which was launched in 2014 by the Modi National Democratic Alliance government during his first term. Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan was launched...Read More
The Indian Parliament has recently been introduced to a new Bill concerning Dual Citizenship by Dr Sashi Tharoor, a renowned Congress leader and MP for Thiruvananthpuram. This drafted legislation seeks to grant millions of foreign nationals hailing from India to secure a dual citizenship status from the government. Dr Tharoor reiterated that having a foreign...Read More
Indian PM Narendra Modi is a will-powered and robust leader. He exerts control to do something and restrain impulses. He works hard through long days, starting with sending emails, even before his aides and staffers have risen. Being a multi-tasker, he quickly scans the social media and looks for some clues that he thinks he...Read More
The 2019 Indian national elections was an unfortunate development for Congress as it was defeated for a second time, and it is expected that the leadership of Rahul Gandhi will Read More
Sikh Temple Secures $340,000 Funding
In a positive response to a ‘very-professional’ proposal from the Officer Gurudwara, Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh temple in Melbourne’s Southeast area received a funding of $340,000 for some key facilities inside the Gurudwara. The funding was announced by Mr Jason Wood, the federal member of Latrobe. Primarily, the funding would be used to develop...Read More
India has experienced digitisation and urbanization to a great extent in the last few years. Thanks to the government’s insistent push towards the financial inclusion of the people from the rural areas as well. India will soon have a staggering count of 1 billion debit cards. The scenario wasn’t any similar even four years back...Read More