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Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations end with the immersion or Visarjan of clay Ganapati idol in water.

Ganesh idol immersion 2015

As feared, there has been nearly an 11% deficit in monsoon rainfall across the country as the vital four-month-long rain cycle enters its last leg. Barring regions like West Rajasthan (57%), Gangetic West Bengal (25%), West MP (22%), Arunachal Pradesh (12%), Jammu and Kashmir (9%), which saw some excess rainfall, most other parts recorded a fall in monsoon rain in about three months. Marathwada (-50%), Central Maharashtra (-40%), most parts of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab and Haryana were among the regions/states that saw a sharp dip in rainfall this monsoon. With less than a month of monsoon season left, met department is still hopeful of some good rain on its retreat.

El Nino Dries up Monsoon, Rainfall Dips in India

As many as 286 people have been provided security cover by the Indian government depending on threat perception. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) figures, 33 people have been accorded the highest Z plus category security, while 76 have been given Z class security cover as in August 2015. The highest 141 secured people were in Y category and 36 others got X category security cover. The list of secured people doesnâ€™t include security cover given by states.

Centre Provides Z Plus Protection to 33 VIPs

Despite lower than normal monsoon rainfall, the sowing of major kharif crops has increased marginally in India this year. According to the data released by Ministry of Agriculture, the overall sowing increased to 998.67 lakh hectare in 2015 compared to 979.40 lakh hectare area in 2014, a jump of nearly 2%. Sowing of rice, which forms the biggest portion of kharif crops, increased by little more than 1%, while that of pulses rose by over 11%.

Sowing of Kharif Crops Rises Marginally Despite Poor Monsoon

The much awaited One Rank One Pension Scheme for veterans of the armed forces was finally implemented by the Modi government on 5 September, 2015. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the government was ready to implement the scheme even though it would lead to a huge financial burden of around Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed the previous government for not implementing the OROP scheme even though ex-servicemen have been demanding it for about 42 years. While the veterans wanted the pension to be revised every two years, the government decided a time-span of five years for the same.

Govt Announces the Much Awaited One Rank One Pension Scheme

India's national capital is often termed as the

Delhi Reports India's 43% of Mobile Phone Thefts

Haryana offers the highest daily wage rate of Rs 251 for unskilled manual workers under the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme that promises job guarantee to unemployed for 100 days in a year. Kerala (Rs 229), Punjab (Rs 210), Goa (Rs 208) and Karnataka (Rs 204) are the other states where the daily wage rate is above Rs 200. On the other hand, Chhattisgarh & MP offer the lowest daily wages of Rs 159, followed by Uttarakhand & UP at Rs 161 and Jharkhand & Bihar at Rs 162.

Haryana Pays Highest Wage Under MGNREGA; MP, Chhattisgarh Lowest

Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong pitch for

India's Budgetary Allocation for Defence Research Falls 6%

Arunachal Pradesh emerged as the state with the highest child sex ratio--972 girls to 1,000 boys in the age group of 0-6--as per 2011 Census as compared to 964 in 2001, even as the national average fell to 918 from 927. Northern states Haryana (819 in 2001 to 834 in 2011), Punjab (798 to 846) and Delhi (868 to 871)--notorious for female foeticide--continued to be at the bottom of the table, but the situation improved slightly apparently due to strict action against sex determination. Jammu & Kashmir, on the other hand, saw a sharp fall to 862 from 941.

India's Child Sex Ratio Drops Further

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in India to honour of the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha.

Vinayaka Chaturthi 2015: Lord Ganesha Idols

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on Thursday, 17 September.

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations of Previous Years

Mumbai Local Train Derails Near Andheri

Mumbai Local Train Derails near Andheri

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