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COVID-19: The Second Wave. What Students Can Do?

The unprecedented disruption in the functioning of the education system during the first wave of the covid 19 pandemic has already conditioned the minds of the students on how to be prepared for a response for the second time. Here are some suggestions that can help you in enhancing your creativity and productivity during the pandemic holidays.

Posted on: 17 May 2021

CHIEF MINISTER-GI HAKSHELGI TENGBANG

Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) is a pioneering health assurance scheme initiated by the Government of Manipur. The Scheme will provide Cashless treatment to the poor at the Empanelled Network of Hospitals and cover up to Rs. 2 Lakhs per eligible family per year to the enrolled beneficiary.

Posted on: 07 Apr 2021

Education: In the times of Corona

The impact COVID-19 had on our education system cannot be termed as just negative or positive. It was a combination of both. It showed the fallacy of our education system and how ill-prepared we were to tackle something like a pandemic.

Posted on: 22 Jan 2021

PradhanMantri Street Vendor AatmanirbharNidhi: A Helping Hand for the street vendors

The PM-SVANidhi is a Central Sector Scheme launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 1st June 2020 to provide affordable working capital loans up to 10,000 rupees with a 1-year tenancy to street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have been affected due to Covid-19 lockdown. The loan will be repaid in monthly installments and no collateral will be taken by the lending institutions.

Posted on: 16 Jan 2021

mPension Manipur: Overcoming Inconveniences One Click At a Time

To ease the burden both on pensioners and treasury officials, an online solution called "mPension Manipur" has been introduced whereby the pensioner, instead of visiting the Treasury Office, can make their periodic photograph updation online through a smartphone or desktop/laptop, from the comfort of their own homes.

Posted on: 15 Jan 2021

A Glimpse of the Indigenous Tribes of Manipur (Part I)

Manipur is a multi-ethnic state located at the easternmost part of India. It has a total population of 28, 55,794 according to 2011 Census of India covering an area of 22,327 square kilometres. Out of this, 58.9% represents the valley population and 41.1% represents the population of the hills. In this blog, we shall discuss 10 out of the total 33 tribes of Manipur and follow up with a series of two more blogs studying the remaining tribes. Read the blog and learn more about each tribe.

Posted on: 07 Feb 2020

10 Study Tips for Exam Preparation

Preparing for an exam can be stressful at times when we have a lot to study but a restricted period of time. While few people having a proper study plan studies better and faster but many others end up studying less and stressing more about the outcome of the exam. We have listed ten exam preparation tips that’ll come handy for any student preparing for an examination, so read the blog to check them out!

Posted on: 07 Feb 2020

Ningol Chakouba - The festival of family reunion that signifies rich cultural heritage of Manipur

Ningol Chakouba is one of the popularly celebrated festivals in the state which falls on the second lunar day of the Manipuri calendar’s Hiyangei month. Ningol means ‘married woman’ and Chakouba means ‘invitation for feast’; so the festival is the one where the married women are invited to their parents’ home for a feast. The invitation comes from the son(s) of the parental family of the ningols, generally a week in advance; it strengthens the bond of affections among the brothers and sisters, daughters and parents of a family.

Posted on: 30 Oct 2019

Reduce, Recycle & Re-Use Today for a Plastic-Free Tomorrow

Plastic products which were once our saviour are now becoming our own biggest threat. The accumulation of plastic products in the Earth’s environment affecting the living organisms dwelling on the surface of the Earth is termed as plastic pollution and it has become one of the most concerning pollution in the world today. It can afflict land, waterways, oceans, and air when burnt in the open air. From the beginning of plastic production in the 1950s up to 2018, an estimated 6.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced worldwide, of which an estimated 9% has been recycled and another 12% has been incinerated. As of 2018, about 380 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year. India alone produces about 25,940 tons of plastic and more than 97,000 tons of solid waste per day. Earlier this year, on World Environment Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the world to fight plastic pollution and other environmental pollution.

Posted on: 19 Sep 2019

School Fagathansi Is Encouraging Students To Attend School

Education plays a huge role in shaping up the best of any nation’s future. No nation can grow or develop when the quality of the education system of the nation is poor. As an initiative to improve the condition of Government schools of the State for overall development in shaping future pillars of the society, Chief Minister of Manipur Shri N. Biren Singh launched School Fagathansi Mission (Go To School)under Go To Village Mission on 18 January 2019 at Yumnam Huidrom High School, Wangoi in Imphal West District. After the huge success run of Government missions such ‘Go To Village’ and ‘Go To Hills’, Go To School aims to give renewed thrust towards the improvement of Government schools both in terms of physical and manpower infrastructure. On 31 May 2019, an order was issued for implementation of the mission in one school each in all the 60 Assembly constituencies of the State.

Posted on: 02 Aug 2019

“Nisha Thadoklasi”, Manipur Government Declares War On Drugs

Drug trade is considered as the third largest business in the world, next to petroleum and arms trade. It has been a backdoor business of almost every country, hindering the wholesome development of a nation and destroying precious lives of resourceful youths, with drug addiction and immense human distress.