Thu Nov 02 12:44:27 IST 2017
The state government of Bihar has decided to follow its reservation policy while engaging professionals and other employees through outsourcing agencies.
Thu Nov 02 11:40:57 IST 2017
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of centrally sponsored scheme- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana for a period of three years, from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Thu Nov 02 09:13:48 IST 2017
The Gender Vulnerability Index (GVI) prepared by Child development NGO Plan India has ranked the state of Goa at the top and Bihar at the bottom. The other two states to occupy the top positions include Kerala and Mizoram, which were ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Wed Nov 01 16:17:08 IST 2017
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing and ratifying an agreement between India and Armenia on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters.
Wed Nov 01 15:40:52 IST 2017
According to a study led by an Indian-origin researcher, the outskirts of spiral galaxies like Milky Way could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions.
Wed Nov 01 15:34:40 IST 2017
India and Italy have signed six Memorandums of Understanding to boost cooperation in various important sectors including energy and trade and railways. The pacts were signed after detailed high-level talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
Wed Nov 01 12:28:17 IST 2017
The state government of Haryana on 31 October 2017 announced lifetime monthly pension of Rs 10,000 for 'Hindi Satyagrahis' and those from the state who were jailed during the Emergency. The lifetime pension would continue to be provided to their widows after their death.
Wed Nov 01 10:05:55 IST 2017
The Indian Air Force (IAF) would be participating in a two-week-long multilateral air exercise- 'Blue Flag-17'- in Israel. It is a bi-annual exercise that aims to strengthen military cooperation amongst participating nations.
Wed Nov 01 09:00:39 IST 2017
The World Bank has released the Doing Business (DB) Report 2018. India was ranked 100 among the 190 countries assessed, a jump of 30 places, as it was ranked 130 in the previous year’s business report.
Tue Oct 31 17:40:25 IST 2017
The Supreme Court of India questioned the state governments on the lack of separate schools and trained teachers for students who suffer from autism, blindness and deafness.
Tue Oct 31 17:17:39 IST 2017
The World Health Organisation has released Global TB Report 2017, according to which, India has topped the list of seven countries that account for almost 64 per cent of the 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in 2016.
Tue Oct 31 16:02:34 IST 2017
Scientists from Switzerland have succeeded in generating the world's shortest laser pulse with a duration of only 43 attoseconds.
Tue Oct 31 15:38:20 IST 2017
OPV Vikram, the first-ever defence vessel to be entirely built in a private shipyard, was handed over by Larsen and Toubro (L&T) to the Indian Coast Guard, ahead of the March 2018 delivery schedule.
Tue Oct 31 14:59:47 IST 2017
Union Minister for state for social justice and empowerment, Ramdas Athawale launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana during the fourth workshop of ''Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana'' in Mumbai.
Tue Oct 31 13:16:12 IST 2017
India and Tunisia have jointly agreed to enhance cooperation in various sectors including in the fields of renewable energy, infrastructure, transport and automobiles, textiles, agriculture, drugs & pharmaceuticals, healthcare, ICT, SMEs and energy.
Mon Oct 30 17:49:36 IST 2017
Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the sixth Indian and fastest to complete 9000 ODI runs during India’s third and final one-day international against New Zealand in Kanpur.
Mon Oct 30 16:17:04 IST 2017
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and state pollution control boards to take action against 35 thermal power plants across the country that have failed to install online effluent and emission monitoring system, despite its earlier direction.
Mon Oct 30 15:41:10 IST 2017
The Paik Rebellion of 1817, also called the Paika Bidroha, will be known as the ‘First War of Independence’ in the history books of students from the next academic session onwards. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had earlier in a letter to the Centre, urged that it should recognise the rebellion as the 1st war of independence, as it took place four decades before 1857 revolt.
Mon Oct 30 15:10:17 IST 2017
Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the sixth Indian and fastest to complete 9000 ODI runs during India’s third and final one-day international against New Zealand in Kanpur.
Mon Oct 30 13:14:19 IST 2017
India has sent its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan through Iran’s Chabahar port. The move has been seen as a landmark one to operationalise the new strategic transit route, bypassing Pakistan. The shipment was flagged off from Kandla port in Gujarat by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani.
Mon Oct 30 12:08:04 IST 2017
The naval forces of India and Japan have initiated an intensive air anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Indian Ocean. The exercise would witness participation from a P-8 I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft of Indian Navy and two P-3 Orion Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Mon Oct 30 10:16:13 IST 2017
The first phase of the national optic fibre network, also known as Bharat Net project, is expected to be completed by December 2017. The project was launched in October 2011 to provide broadband connectivity to all 2.5 Lakh Gram Panchayats.
Sat Oct 28 08:38:58 IST 2017
A team of researchers comprising researchers from India and Germany have discovered a 152 million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur - an extinct marine reptile in the Kutch region of Gujarat.
Fri Oct 27 13:27:05 IST 2017
The state government of Rajasthan has passed a bill that increased the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 21 per cent to 26 per cent. The Backward Classes Bill will provide reservation to the five ‘most backward’ OBC communities.
Fri Oct 27 12:33:33 IST 2017
The Special Centre for Disaster Research (SCDR) was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. Underlining the fact that India is a disaster-prone country and disasters will only grow in intensity and frequency, the Minister said that the country should equip itself to face ‘severe’ disasters.
Fri Oct 27 10:58:55 IST 2017
The Union government has decided to send a team of officials of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to Telangana in order to resolve the issues related to cotton procurement in the state.
Fri Oct 27 09:31:56 IST 2017
Indian Railways’ first set of solar plants having a total capacity of 5 megawatt peak (MWp) would be launched in New Delhi.
Fri Oct 27 09:00:45 IST 2017
Indian Railways’ first set of solar plants having a total capacity of 5 megawatt peak (MWp) would be launched in New Delhi. The plants built on the roof tops of Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi, Anand Vihar and Delhi railway stations would be generating 76.5 lakh units of solar power cumulatively every year.
Thu Oct 26 17:32:41 IST 2017
India has imposed anti-dumping duty on certain stainless steel products from the European Union and other nations including China and Korea, in order to protect the domestic industry from cheap imports.
Thu Oct 26 16:49:46 IST 2017
The Central Vigilance Commission would be observing vigilance awareness week from 30 October to 4 November 2017 with the theme “My Vision Corruption Free India.” If any citizen comes across any sort of corruption then, that person can report the same without unveiling his or her identity.
