News: Russian engineers have visited Indian yard and advised it on changes to be made for the upgrade, maintenance and repair of conventional submarines as well as investments needed to execute the mega project, said Evgeny V Shustikov, Deputy Director General of Zvyozdochka. The joint venture has the potential of making ...
Read More »India, Kazakhstan sign five key agreements to strengthen bilateral ties
News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev held comprehensive talks and decided for 5 key agreements including a defence pact to enhance military cooperation and a contract for supply of uranium to India. They decided to actively engage in the fight against terrorism and extremism and also agreed ...
Read More »Western Railways introduces mobile ticketing app for suburban commuters
News: Paperless mobile ticket app will be available on the Western Railway’s suburban system between Churchgate and Dahanu Road, a railway official said. The users have to first download the latest version of UTS (Unreserved Ticketing System) mobile ticket app from ‘Playstore’. The users will not have to stand in the ...
Read More »Digital India: Go Paperless, Sign Digital, Says the Government
News: eSign is an online electronic signature service which can facilitate an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document within seconds which is legally valid and secure under the Information Technology Act, 2000. These services can enable a user to electronically store documents in eMlocker and provide signatures using eSign. ...
Read More »Labour and Employment schemes: Arunachal Pradesh
News: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said the revision of monetary ceilings of statutory financial assistance to the workers employed in building and construction work had been approved for the welfare of labourers. He said, medical assistance up to Rs 15,000 in normal case and up to Rs 25,000 in case ...
Read More »IIT-M to light 50 Rajasthan villages with solar power
News: Union Government will be providing Rs.10 crore for the pilot project for about 4000 houses in 50 villages in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer districts to light up using solar energy. The project will comprise installation of a tubelight, a LED, one fan and a battery charger with the solar panel and ...
Read More »Indian Army Plants 1 Lakh Saplings in 19 Minutes, Sets New Record
News: On June 5th, World Environment Day, more than a lakh saplings were planted in 19 minutes around the Almora and Pithoragarh districts of the Kumaon region by 130 Ecological Task Force of Territorial Army and created a record. About 15 different varieties of plants were selected for the plantation. The ...
Read More »Solar power to get cheaper in Gujarat
News: The electricity regulator will be introducing the reverse bidding system for sale of solar power in Gujarat. The Electricity Regulator has proposed to set the price of solar power to upper limit of Rs 6.68 per unit from fixed price of Rs 8.39 per unit for new power plants ...
Read More »Maharashtra Finance Minister seeks report on purchases in last 10 years
News: Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said he sought a report on all purchases made under the rate contract system in the last 10 years from government departments to gather information from various departments and to understand the facts. He said that 31,208 items are lying in godowns unused, that were bought in Financial Year ...
Read More »Draft of National Medical Device Policy
News: Government of India developed a draft NMDP-2015, it presents as a landmark policy initiative towards making India self-reliant in the medical device development field by promoting Research & Development, Innovation and Manufacturing in India. The objective is to strengthen the Make in India drive in medical device sector by reducing ...
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