New Delhi: In a bid to boost its engagement with BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), India is looking to expand the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik or ‘common people of the country can fly’) scheme of its aviation policy to countries of this ...

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Govt. of India has a scheme where Gopaljee Dairy Foods Pvt Ltd (GDFPL) is providing ready built and fully equipped milk shops / booths / retail outlets to the Ex-Servicemen (JCOs/ORs equivalent) in India with starting point at Delhi / NCR. Objective: To provide income to Unemployed retired ...

MYSURU: A public bicycle sharing (PBS) system, Trin Trin, was launched here on Sunday by chief minister Siddaramaiah, bringing Mysuru on the list of select global cities which already have bicycles as a commuting option. A total of 450 bicycles (430 regular and 20 with gear) can be borrowed for ...

HYDERABAD: Telangana government on Sunday launched the single-women pensions scheme across the state. Single women will be given 1,000 per month in what is being described as the first such scheme in India. In the towns of Chinnakoduru and Nunganuru of Siddipet, irrigation minister T Harish Rao handed over pension ...

Emphasising the importance of solid waste management, Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday urged Delhiites to segregate garbage to prevent environmental degradation. Speaking at the launch of a municipal solid waste segregation programme on the occasion of World Environment Day at Talkatora Stadium here, Mr. Naidu said: ...

The government has formulated a scheme to increase awareness of intellectual property rights (IPRs) under which the DIPP would take several steps including organising 4,300 programmes in three years. The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) created the “Scheme for IPR Awareness” under the mandate of the national IPR ...

Government of India believes in Unity in Diversity which is the basic tenet of Indian Culture. The Constitution of India grants equal rights and opportunities to all communities including minority communities of India to profess their religion and culture.There is a general lack of information among people about the rich ...

New Delhi: Railways have decided to provide the ‘buy tickets now and pay later’ service for any express train, an IRCTC official said on Thursday. According to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd official, soon passengers would be able to buy tickets from the IRCTC website and ...

The ministries of tourism and culture have issued notifications making it mandatory for beneficiaries of their various schemes to have Aadhaar numbers. The notifications state that beneficiaries of their various schemes need to have Aadhaar as an identity document for delivery of services, benefits and subsidies from the government. The ...

The Narendra Modi government’s free LPG scheme for below poverty line (BPL) women seems to have achieved its objective of addressing health hazards posed to millions by polluting cooking fuels. Thanks mainly to the 2.2 crore new LPG connections issued under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) launched in May ...