Doctors have always been worshipped in India and have been given a status of immense respect. Public health department in Uttar Pradesh has been long stagnant because of shortages of qualified doctors. In a bid to ensure that doctors work in the state government hospitals and heath institutes, the state ...

The central government is all set to roll out the National Infrastructure Development Fund (NIFF) with an initial budget of Rs. 40,000 crore. However, according to one unnamed government official two large overseas funds are expected to be signed with a commitment of at least $1 billion each month. Economic ...

The state of Madhya Pradesh over the years has gained a significant position in the country based on infrastructure and economic growth. Over the period of time the state has developed a healthy and balanced infrastructure and economic growth coupled with favourable policies. As a result of this nurturing, the ...

The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India re-launched the scheme Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) during the remaining period of the eleventh five-year plan. MoRD, with support from Department of Economic Affairs and the Asian Development Bank, intends to implement the PURA scheme under a Public Private ...

The central government has launched 22 new schemes under Digital India initiative to make services accessible to the common people. These new schemes include projects in the areas of digital empowerment, digital infrastructure, on-demand government services and promotion of different industries. The government plans to provide services online thereby helping ...

India’s newest state capital Amravati probably will get an underwater tunnel in river Krishna very soon. The state government’s this new initiative is more related to attracting tourists and government is keen on giving an international outlook to state capital. As per the detailed master plan, a transparent road tunnel ...

The present Narendra Modi led central government finally has launched the panic alert facility to facilitate help for people in distress, particularly women. Talks were going on for some time now to implement the facility. From March onwards, pressing the digit 9 on your current mobile phone for a little ...

25 Indian states have so far rolled out the Centre’s ambitious food law and soon the remaining states will also follow the suit. Currently, 11 crore house-holds (estimated 53 crore beneficiaries) have been allocated under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and they get food grains at subsidized rate – ...

Central government is all set to increase the maternity leave of women working in the private sector – from nearly 3 months now to 6 ½ months. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi confirmed that Ministry of Labor has agreed to increase the maternity leave, “We had written to ...

The state government of Andhra Pradesh on Monday revealed that Microsoft India will soon be setting up a Centre of Excellence in Visakhapatnam as part of its digital insertion project in the state. Earlier that day, Microsoft CEO Mr. Satya Nadella signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state ...