New Delhi, Sep 4 : Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), a nationwide non-profit organization founded to protect the common national heritage, has signed an agreement with the Swiss Red Cross to secure sustainable improvement in health and well-being of Tsunami-affected communities in five villages of Puducherry.

“An agreement was signed for the well-being of Tsunami-affected communities in five villages of Puducherry in the fields of water supply, hygiene, environment and sanitation,” said S. K. Misra, Chairman of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.

Working on this social aspect, INTACH has been provided with two crore and 33 lakhs of funds by the Swiss Red Cross, he added.

New Delhi, Sept 4 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday congratulated the winners of National Teachers Award and said that the awards conferred on them were a token of the nation’s appreciation of their efforts, dedication and commitment.

The Prime Minister met the awardees today here on the eve of Teacher’s Day.

New Delhi, Sept 4 : The Delhi High Court today directed the National Capital Territory (NCT) government to formulate a scheme to prevent harassment of minor children after being employed in households.

The court order came following a letter received from the Chairperson of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) challenging a Metropolitan Magistrate''s order dismissing its application for a baby''s custody and allowing a couple to adopt a baby whose mother was a minor maid and a rape victim.

New Delhi, September 4 : The archaeology department of China’s Chongqing Municipality have announced the discovery of a tomb made from more than 2,000 blue and white porcelain bowls, which dates back to the Qing Dynasty.

The tomb was found by a team of road workers in E’Ling Street, in the Yuzhong district of Chongqing.

The Chongqing Economic Times quoted archaeologists as saying that this kind of tomb is very rare and had probably been constructed by migrants to the area.

New Delhi, Sept. 4 : India''s largest IT Scholarship Program - the 18th Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship Test - will be conducted on September 21 (Sunday) by NIIT across over 400 education centres in the country.

The scholarship program rewards fee waivers to meritorious students and graduates desirous of building successful careers in diverse industries that require Information Technology skills.

NIIT plans to offer scholarship to 20,000 students in the country, this year, based on their performance in the competitive written test, personal interview and Class XIIth score.

New Delhi, Sep 4 : China will set up a new observatory station in Antarctica at the region’s highest peak within two years.

“The 25th Chinese Antarctic expedition starting in October will mainly focus on building a new station on Dome A and further exploration of the Antarctican plateau,” said Wu Jinyou, party secretary with the Polar Research Institute of China.

Wu made the statement during a visit on Wednesday to the Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to promote environmental protection.