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The Kanya month is called Purattasi in the Tamil Hindu calendar. [1] The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Kanya, just like they do with other months. For example, the Surya Siddhanta, dated to c. 400 CE, calculates the duration of Kanya to be 30 days, 10 hours, 35 minutes and 36 ...
The Government of India launched the Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) initiative to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on shramik (migrant) workers in India. [1] It is a rural public works scheme which was launched on 20 June 2020 with an initial funding of ₹ 50,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 590 billion or US$6.8 billion in 2023).
The parents and students of the class of 2009 in Centerburg, Ohio held their own unofficial graduation ceremony at the local park when the school board decided to cancel the official graduation ceremony, in response to a cheating scandal, [14] even though only one person out of the entire 97-student graduating class was ever proven guilty of ...
Bihar is the second poorest state in all of India. [32] In Bihar, around 80% of the population relies on agricultural production, and over 40% of the population is considered to be below the poverty line. [33] The state has poor levels of educational attainment and a high rate of illiteracy. Access to education is a major factor in the region's ...
In Chhattisgarh, the Sukhad Sahara Yojana provides a monthly pension to all widows aged 18–50. [12] The Lakshmi Bai Pension Yojana [13] in Bihar covers all widows above 18 years of age whose annual family income is below ₹ 60,000 (US$690).
Bhadra (Nepali: भाद्र) also known as Bhadau (Nepali: भदौ) is the fifth month in the Bikram Sambat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with August 17 to September 16 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long. Being mostly based on Hindu calendar, Nepali calendar's festival dates are flexible. Important events are:
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 (PMGKY) (English, Prime Minister's Poor welfare scheme) is a scheme launched by the Narendra Modi led Government of India in December 2016 on the lines of the Income declaration scheme, 2016 (IDS) launched earlier in the year.
Households in Gujarat typically prepare kites months in advance. The festival of Uttarayan marks the day when winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar. It is the sign for farmers that the sun is back and that harvest season, Makara Sankranti/Mahasankranti, is approaching. This is considered one of the most important ...