-The Hindu Ties up with IIT-Kharagpur to gauge happiness levels Happiness, its pursuit and examining its essential nature have been considered the domain of philosophy, an ephemeral rather than tangible value. The Madhya Pradesh government, however, has tasked the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur with finding a quantifiable answer to that eternal question — what constitutes happiness and how happy are people really. The State government had, in July last year, set up the...
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Citing cow deaths, Madhya Pradesh government bans polythene bags -Milind Ghatwai
-The Indian Express A cabinet meeting chaired by CM Chouhan endorsed an ordinance to control non-biodegradable waste to enable the ban on polythene carry bags. Bhopal: More than three years after the National Green Tribunal recommended a ban on polythene to protect the environment, the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday announced a complete ban on polythene carry bags from May 1. The BJP government, however, cited cow deaths as one of the...
More »Did Modi receive over Rs 55 crore from the Sahara Group as the chief minister of Gujarat? -Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Advait Rao Palepu
-Economic and Political Weekly Documents seized by the Income Tax Department in private corporations imply pay-offs were made to the PM and leading politicians. At 8 pm on 8 November 2016, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to a live broadcast on Doordarshan to make the historic announcement that the government was demonetising notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, emphasising his commitment to ridding India of the “evils of corruption” and...
More »After Amma canteen, Chouhan thali for Rs 10? -Rajendra Sharma
-The Times of India BHOPAL: Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's Amma Unavagam (mother canteen) and Odisha chief minister Navin Patnaik's Aahar Yojna, the Madhya Pradesh government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan is planning to launch a subsidised meal programme for the poor in the state. On the plate will be a healthy and filling 'thali' that will come for just Rs 10. The chief minister is expected...
More »17 Die In Floods In Madhya Pradesh, Assam
-PTI New Delhi: There was no let up in flood misery in Madhya Pradesh and Assam with the number of deaths climbing to 17 today while heavy rains lashed parts of Rajasthan as the Northern Limit of Monsoon crossed Jodhpur. While monsoon continued to be active over Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, north interior Karnataka and Kerala, rains eluded the national capital where it was a sultry day with maximum temperature settling at 36.7...
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