News: The government has proposed to make the drugs used to treat AIDS and other diseases cheaper. The drugs and equipment will be exempted from custom duty. In a notification issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs it has been stated that this exemption will be effective from March 31, ...

News: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering revising regulations that would allow Foreign Students on F1 visas to work in the United States for upto six years Jobs/Employment under the Optimal Practical Training Program. Optional Practical Training (OPT) and Curricular Practical Training are two employment options available to students on an F1 ...

News: Foxconn Technology is in talks to manufacture Apple’s iPhone in India. In a move that could lower prices in the world’s No.3 smartphone market where the US firm trails Samsung Electronics and local players. India could help Foxconn mitigate accelerating wage inflation in China, where it makes the majority ...

News: Sweden has offered to collaborate with India on production of light combat aircraft in the country along with state-of-the-art submarines as part of the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative. Highlights of the Meeting: Both the countries have discussed issues of mutual interests concerning bilateral defense cooperation and regional security scenario. They have ...

News:  Central railways has started with the I.C.U facility on rails. Benefits: Train accident victims can expect faster treatment in case of accidents. The fully air-conditioned van offers all the facilities, including medical professionals and equipment, that one needs in an Intensive Care Unit.  The van has an ambulance on ...

News: Service Tax will not be levied on customers dining in restaurants without air conditioning facility or central heating. Even the restaurants that have ACs or central heating will levy service tax only on 40% of the total bill amount. Finance ministry also specified, “In case of air-conditioned or air-heated ...

News: The railway ministry has decided to do away with these chains. An official said railways had incurred a loss of Rs 3000 crore because trains ran late with the indiscriminate chain-pulling for no good reason. The alternative arrangement for this, the mobile phone number of the driver and assistant ...

News:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for development of the four laning of the Guna-Biaora and Biaora-Dewas section of National Highway – 3 in Madhya Pradesh with an estimate cost of Rs.2815.69 crore. The work will be under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-IV. The approval ...

News: The government  has approved a slew of measures to boost the agriculture, international highways and a beleaguered sugar industry. Approved Measures: Import of lentils in large quantities to boost supply. Pulses prices have risen by up to 64 per cent in the last one year so, the cabinet decided to ...

News: Haryana government will set up a mobile veterinary hospital and diagnostic lab in every districts of the state to provide medical facilities to livestock to animals. Benefits: The mobile units which will provide on-the-spot testing and medical facilities to livestock in each district.  Each mobile unit will travel across the district to conduct test ...