News The government has approved 17 solar parks and plans to auction 15,877 MW of solar generating capacity this year. They are also considering dollar tariffs in some cases to encourage foreign investment, power minister Piyush Goyal said. The government aims to set up 25 solar parks of about 100 ...
Read More »Bihar to get roads worth Rs 50,000 crore
News Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today announced that the state will get roads worth Rs 50,000 crore and the work will be started this year itself. The Union Minister also said that a water-port will be constructed along the Ganga in Patna to connect it ...
Read More »Smart card for unorganised sector workers soon
News The Centre would soon issue smart cards to the workers of the unorganised sector to enable them to access a number of social security benefits, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said. Government would give them U-WIN (Unorganised Worker Identification Number) card to access the benefits and a portal would be ...
Read More »More Swiss account names out
News The names of these five “Indian nationals” have been made public in Switzerland’s Federal Gazette with regard to details sought about them by the Indian authorities. Making public these names, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has asked them to file an appeal within 30 days before the Federal ...
Read More »MGNREGS wages through mobile phones scheme launched
News A programme for payment of MGNREGS wages through mobile phones of the beneficiaries was launched at Rampa gram panchayat in Odisha’s Ganjam district. The wages were paid to 360 beneficiaries on Friday through a unique mobile money transfer service called m-pesa with joint effort by telecom major Vodafone and ...
Read More »IAS probationers asked to take up action oriented projects for Swachh Bharat mission
News The union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday urged IAS probationers to take up action oriented projects under the Swachh Bharat mission for evolving solutions such as open defecation free towns, 100% municipal solid waste management and rejuvenating parks and similar urban assets. Encouraging them to take up ...
Read More »Website to track missing kids soon: Khoyapaya.com
News If you have lost a child or want to report a missing one, there is help at hand. The government for the first time plans to launch a web portal that can be accessed by a common man to upload visuals and details of missing children and help track ...
Read More »Transmission Lines worth Rs. 33,900 Crore Allotted for Bidding During 2014-15
News With a view to encourage participation of Private sector in building the Transmission capacity in India, Govt. of India had notified 14 power transmission schemes worth Rs. 33,900 crore during 2014-15. Nine schemes worth Rs. 12,272 crore schemes were notified in July 2014 and further 5 more transmission schemes ...
Read More »MoU for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)
News A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Skills Development Network Trust, Bangalore, for Collaboration and Support in the area of Training and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) here today. Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPWD) has launched the ...
Read More »New Ammonia-Urea Complex in Assam and Financial restructuring of BVFCL
News The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for setting up of a new Ammonia-Urea Complex of 8.64 Lakh Metric Tonnes annual capacity with an estimated investment of Rs. 4500 crore at Namrup in Assam on Public Private Partnership (PPP) route by ...
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