The process of printing documents for the 2017-18 Budget began with the ritual 'halwa ceremony' in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's presence.
FM participated in the...
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for amendment in the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) to further incentivize investments in Electronic Sector...
The Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India is to form a National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation with...
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has partnered with mobile wallet company MobiKwik to convert all its payment facilities into cashless mode.
To...
Bureau of Mines Achievements in 2016-17
For promotion of conservation and scientific development of mineral resources and ensuring protection of mines environment in mining areas,...
Geological Survey of India has completed 3762 sq. km Specialized Thematic Mapping (on 1:25,000 scale) out of 9230 sq. km target during Annual Programme...
Tata Motors get Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador for its commercial vehicle (CV) business unit.
Tata Motors’ association with Kumar for commercial vehicles...
Ministry of Railways has decided to revise the amounts of compensation payable in respect of Death & Injuries to the passengers involved in Accidents...
Declaration of State Roads as new NHs are done from time to time keeping in view the requirements of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability...
The measures announced to prevent accidents and ensure safety in the last two Railway Budgets were, Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) on High Density...
As per World Bank Disaster Management and Climate Change Unit Report, “India – Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges”, the cost of serious health...
The amount of education loan sanctioned and number of beneficiaries during the last three years are given as under:
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Health being a State subject, the technical and financial support by various development partner including international agencies are given to the States where they...
The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC), which is based at & operated by Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad has...
Under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, the practices of making any statement, whether orally or in writing or by visible representation which falsely represents...
Steps taken by the Government to ensure timely release of funds for Tribal education are as follows:
All Scheme Guidelines are placed on the website...
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) through its constituent laboratories has conducted research studies in collaboration with Go Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur on...
During the last three years and the current year, a total of 409 safety violations by flight crew of Scheduled Operators, Non-scheduled Operators and...
Indian Air Force fighter jets touch down on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh as part of the grand opening of India's longest expressway;...
Permission to new Medical Colleges/ increase of seats in existing medical colleges is governed under Section 10 A of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
The...
Conference of the 12th International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) - Asia Pacific Regional Assembly and 9th Cooperative Forum was held recently in New Delhi.
There are...
The civil services preliminary examination, to select IAS and IPS officers among others, will be held in June instead of August next year.
Thousands of...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated First National Tribal Carnival 2016 in New Delhi.
The four day long carnival has been organised by Ministry of Tribal...
The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2016 at different venues located at 41 Centres throughout the...
The Central government removed Sushil Muhnot from the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Maharashtra with immediate effect.
The move has been...
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) declared the results of HP Judicial Service (preliminary) Examination-2016 that was held on September 4.
The exams were conducted...
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for entrance to MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses shall be conducted by the National Board of Examinations.
1. The examination shall be held...
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of around one million Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones plagued by incidents of batteries...
The results of civil services preliminary examination was declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Thousands of candidates had taken this test held on...
India's first-ever hotline to curb sexual abuse of children through the internet and to remove child pornographic content online is set to be unveiled...
Britain's former prime minister David Cameron has resigned his seat in the House of Commons.
Cameron stepped down as prime minister in June, after Britain...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has joined other airlines in banning the inflight use of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones after reports of exploding batteries in...
Based on the results of the written examination held by the Union Public Service Commission in May, 2016 followed by interviews for Personality Test...
Mother Teresa is being canonised by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016 at Vatican City.
Mother Teresa dedicated her entire life to serving the poorest...
Reliance announced the much awaited launch of Jio 4G services in India.
Reliance Jio 4G is confirmed to commercially launch on Sept. 5.
The notable aspect...
The NCC Boys Mountaineering Expedition to Mount Bhagirathi II was flagged off by Director General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lt Gen A Chakravarty.
The team...
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The government issued new set of regulations for college and university teachers and doctoral students, pertaining to issues ranging from teaching hours to guidelines...
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has got 47th position in the overall Financial Times Executive Education 2016 Ranking, moving one spot up from...
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the final result of Civil Services Examination 2015.
The first position was secured by Tina Dabi (roll no...
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore Director Sunil Vachani has demitted office, a few months before his term was set to expire.
Around two months...
Rapid and equitable economic growth requires the formulation and implementation of good policy, which in turn involves both ministers and civil servants. There is...
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the dismissal of Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Sushanta Dattagupta, the first instance of sacking of the V-C of a Central University.
The...
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2016 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old,...
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to all officers, soldiers, civilians, ex-servicemen and their families on the eve...
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee attended the Sixth Foundation Day of this prestigious Institute as also its 3rd Convocation ceremony.
The institution was established in...
Each winter season, the New Delhi Book Fair brings to the city a treat for book lovers, an international gathering of publishers, authors, intellectuals...
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, delivered the inaugural address for the National Youth Day at Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, via video-conferencing from Race Course Road.
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A meeting of the Somnath Trust was held in Delhi under the Chairmanship of Shri Keshubhai Patel.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, L K Advani, Harshavardhan...
Devender Kumar Sikri, an officer of 1975 batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) took oath as the Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI).
He...
The Gardens of Rashtrapati Nilayam, Bolarum, Secunderabad received more than 75000 visitors this year during its annual opening from January 3 to 10, 2016.
This...
Union Government is organising a "National Industry Conclave on Skills" on 12th January, 2016 at Mumbai.
Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development and Parliamentary...
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the three day long 88th annual conference of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan on January 10, 2016...
The government reappointed Urjit Patel as a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor.
The new mandate, for a three-year term, had been expected and...
The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ananth Kumar gave away the 1st India Pharma awards in Bengaluru.
The awards constituted by Department of Pharmaceuticals were...
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a Vedapathashala of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam at Ai-Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
The President said Vedas are a source of...
The head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction welcomed the resolution adopted by the General Assembly recognizing 5 November as World...
There are 11 Central regulatory authorities in the country related directly or indirectly to infrastructure sector and protection of consumer interests. These are listed...
In Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, the following monuments have been declared protected and are preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
1. Fort attributed to...
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) organized an International Conference on Indology from November 21-23, 2015 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
It was attended by...
The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Government of India is celebrating the National Consumer Day 2015 with...
Preparations are going on in full swing for the first-ever (Uttar Pradesh) UP Pravasi Diwas 2016 (UPPD), with the Sate government forming a high-level...
Current Affairs: Ministers formally approved Afghanistan’s WTO membership terms at a special ceremony held at the WTO’s Tenth Ministerial Conference (MC10) in Nairobi on...
Former Defence Secretary R.K. Mathur has been appointed the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).
The post had fallen vacant after Vijai Sharma completed his tenure on...
Current Affairs: Nissan has appointed Sanjay Gupta as Vice-President – Marketing, Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd effective December 21, 2015.
Gupta will report to the...
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik appointed Justice (retired) Virendra Singh as the new Lokayukta of the state.
The Governor will administer oath of office to...
Current Affairs: Sanjay Pradhan, an Indian-origin World Bank official, has been selected to lead a multination initiative focused on improving government transparency, accountability and...
Current Affairs: Cab Service App 'Uber' has expanded operations in four more cities of Ajmer, Jodhpur Udaipur and Mangalore.
The launch comes after it signed...
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee received Garwood Award for ‘Outstanding Global Leader in Open Innovation’ from UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business today (December...
