News : India’s rural employment guarantee programme MNREGA has been ranked as the world’s largest public works programme, providing social security net to almost 15 per cent of the country’s population. India’s Mid-day meal scheme has been classified as biggest school feeding programme benefiting 105 million beneficiaries. India is among the ...

News: National award, with a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 lakh, will be given to three best rag pickers and three associations involved in innovation of best practices. The Environment Minister has pitched for setting up of a credible agency like Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) that can guide municipal ...

News: India and the United States will sign a tax information sharing agreement, under a new US law meant to combat offshore tax dodging by Americans. By signing the agreement, India hopes to garner Washington’s support for its own efforts to bring back illicit funds stashed by Indians in foreign ...

News: The Centre will soon release a package of Rs 1,950 crore for the cooperative sugar mills in Maharashtra. This will help sugar mills overcome financial problems. It will also be then possible for them to pay fair and remunerative price (FRP) to farmers. If the sugar mills do not pay the FRP to ...

News: Railways has arrested over 10,000 unauthorized people, including hawkers and vendors,  undertaken as part of its efforts to keep rail premises clear of anti-social elements. 7,000 stations all over the country were inspected during the drive in the period Besides, 4,000 persons were caught travelling in women’s compartments and ...

News: PM’s ‘Swachh Vidyalaya’ project to ensure every single government school has a functional toilet.  As the earlier authorities have failed to fulfill the goals he Centre has now directed all state governments and district authorities to immediately take over all the delayed construction so as to ensure a toilet ...

News: Indian Railways will step ahead on concession-less service with the launch of Suvidha trains, the rechristened premium trains run on dynamic fare system from July 15, These trains will cater to the peak demand observed during winter and summer rush, and festivals and will run on selected routes. The ...

News: Celltick, a global leader in home screen marketing is to launch ‘BSNL BUZZ’, a next generation Cell Broadcast Service for BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) Mobile. With this partnership, Celltick provides a fully managed high-value interactive service on the home screen for BSNL’s 77.2 million mobile subscribers through its ...

News: PM’s Digital India campaign is trying to change India digitally with certain departments and ministries that have their own mobile app. The six must have government apps are: Narendra Modi PM Modi has launched his own mobile app called ‘Narendra Modi’, the app is live now on Android Play ...

News: IAS officers being repatriated to their parent cadre for appointment as Chief Secretary can now easily come back to central services as they now do not have to face “extended cooling off period”. The extended cooling off period was mandatory for officers who choose to go back to their parent ...