News: The services launched under the Digital India week include utility services, smart PDS card, land record services, mobile app for civic amenities, services for farmers, social welfare and pension services, electoral services, online court services, police services and employment exchange services. The communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad ...

News: Gujarat so far has maintained a steady progress in the implementation of the project as it also topped the list of states during 2014-15. The PIB report stated that since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission in October last year, a total of 3.83 lakh individual household toilets and 17,411 ...

News: Malabar is an annual naval training exercise conducted by Indian and American navies, which includes fighter combat operations from aircraft carriers and other manoeuvres. A decision has been taken after the three countries held their first ever high-level trilateral dialogue to include Japan in the bilateral naval exercise ‘Malabar’, to be ...

News: India’s role in SCO Summit: Russian President Vladimir Putin called for integration of the Eurasian Economic Union and Silk Road, to meet the mutual interests of the regional countries. India has different forums and ways to relate to China, the nations are still at odds over their own territorial ...

News: Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari has decided to allow consolidation of pension in respect of retired Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ employees of major Port Trusts. This decision will now be implemented by the respective major ports from their own resources and is a step toward sharing the prosperity of the Major ...

News: The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has developed a “Know Your College” portal to help the students make an informed decision on the choice of college and the courses. This portal covers almost 10,500 colleges which conduct about 14,000 programs in Technical Education and 35000 colleges ...

News: Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia said that the facility for online payment of application fees through credit or debit cards and other electronic fund transfers, will help in exporters and importers in terms of facilitating the country’s trade. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Pravir Kumar said that with the launch ...

News: In India, road projects are awarded via one of the three models: Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)-Annuity, BOT-Toll, and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is all set to debut the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) for award of highway projects by November this year. The HAM is a ...

News: Modi strongly took up the issue of China blocking the resolution for action by the United Nations against Pakistan on the release of jailed Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. Prime Minister Modion Wednesday “strongly” and “clearly” conveyed concerns to China’s President Xi Jinping over China blocking the proposal. Modi also voiced India’s concerns ...

News: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam launched the programme in the presence of Minister of State of HRD Ram Shankar Katharia, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region and Department of Space Jitendra Singh, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan. The science labs aim to ignite passion and nurture spirit of enquiry and ...