News: Health Minister invites NGOs to adopt a ward or a section in the three government-run hospitals in the city to help improve cleanliness and amenities in the institutions. Minister met representatives from various NGOs to seek their participation in the Ministry initiative ‘Kayakalp’ and also provide feedback on schemes ...

News:  IAS topper Ira Singhal could be the mascot to raise awareness about the schemes run by the department of disabilities. Social justice minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said that her achievement shall inspire a whole generation of youth to come forward and achieve glorious heights. The ministry officials will hold consultations ...

News: PM has proposed a 10-point initiative that includes India hosting the first trade fair for the grouping and establishing research centres for railways and agriculture. Calling it ‘Das Kadam: Ten Steps for the Future’, PM has put forward new initiatives for the BRICS . The proposed initiatives for the ...

News: Union Minister has declared the coastal road connecting Odissa with West Bengal as a National Highway and announced that Rs 5,000 crore would be spent for its improvement. The detailed project report (DPR) for the new National Highway from Gopalpur to Digha would be prepared before coming december. Minister also ...

News: Indian posts to inform customers about the status of mails, parcels, money orders and other deliveries through SMS. The postal department has also decided to start tracking their postmen with help of GPS enabled handheld devices by October. This will help locate the postmen visiting the addresses given to ...

News: Railway ministry is working on creating an IT vision for the railways and identifying areas to leverage newer technologies to improve the efficiency of its vast and complex network. The focus is to bring in more efficiency, build in more safety and integrate various operations of railways through technology. ...

News: Highways and shipping sectors plans to create 50 laks jobs for the massive projects worth Rs 6 lakh crore. The government is working towards a Rs 22,000 crore project to provide connectivity between India and Sri Lanka for which new openings will be required soon. The proposed project will ...

News: All villages located within 10 km of the international border will be developed on a priority basis with special emphasis on promotion of sports activities and rural tourism. Priority will be given to those villages located within 0-10 km from the international border and within that the villages identified by the Border Guarding Forces ...

News: PM proposes BRICS nations to host an annual trade fair. PM said India would be happy to host the first such fair of the five-nation bloc. SOURCE: ET  

News: After two years, the government today hiked the minimum wage for workers by Rs. 23 to Rs. 160 a day from July, 1. It’s applicable to all employment verticals irrespective of the workers engaged. The decision to revise upwards the National Floor Level Minimum Wage (NFLMW) has been taken ...