News India has launched a virtual Memorial Wall to honour its soldiers who laid down their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping operations, a precursor to the eventual construction of a permanent memorial wall at the world body’s headquarters proposed by the country. The wall of honour includes details of ...

News The information & broadcasting ministry has drafted more than 40 magic troupes to begin with, starting with shows in villages of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The focus is on recreating Indian street magic on stage to drive home a reality through illusions. Picture a dustbin that turns all ...

News As part of promoting Andhra Pradesh as an investor-friendly state across the globe, several global players are showing up their interest in Andhra Pradesh. Here’s the first list of some companies and the investments they have made in Andhra Pradesh: PepsiCo: In April 2015, Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu naidu & ...

Appointments The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Shri Pradeep Kumar Sinha, IAS (UP:77), as the next Cabinet Secretary, with effect from June 13, 2015. He succeeds Shri Ajit Seth. The Prime Minister has also approved that Shri P.K. Sinha may be appointed as OSD in the Cabinet Secretariat ...

News The Ministry of Railways has decided to set up the ‘Technology Mission for Indian Railways’(TMIR) as a consortium of Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Industries on an investment sharing model for taking up identified railway projects for applied ...

News The Ministry of Railways has decided to set up the “Malaviya Chair” for Railway Technology at IIT (BHU) to help in development of new materials to b e used in all assets of Railways. The project formulation and implementation in the fields of development of new materials for use ...

News The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has notified a Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 9 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. In India, the existing mechanism for addressing revival, rehabilitation and exit of ...

News Anant Geete Inaugurates DHI-FICCI Workshop on “Technology Development for Capital Goods: Constraints & the way Forward” Urges Industry to make use of Capital Goods Scheme to Bridge Technology Gaps & Acquire Technologies Valued at Rs 1000 Crore the DHI Capital Goods Scheme to Promote Make in India Initiative of ...

News On the last day of his three-day tour of the Northeast, Dr Jitendra Singh held a detailed meeting with Chief Minister of Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh and senior officers of the State administration in Imphal today. Later addressing media persons Dr Jitendra Singh said the 400 KW power project ...

Vision The State of Andhra Pradesh shares a collective dream of a new India where new generation software products would be manufactured creating multiplier effects in growth of the state and nation, employment creation, and social transformation. Through the Innovation and Start-up Policy, the government intends to create an ecosystem that produces ...