News: The first air conditioned Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) is flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu with an air-conditioned coach. DEMU is equipped with comfortable cushion seats and it reduces traffic congestion. Prabhu said DEMU would be replaced by Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) temporarily till the renovation ...

News: In search of cooperation for withdrawing pre-2005 currency notes from circulation, the RBI has requested the general public to deposit in their bank accounts or exchange for their full value at the bank branch which is convenient to them. As the notes issued pre-2005 have fewer security features compared ...

News: In a series of meetings with US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and US Trade Representative Mike Froman, Mr Jaitley who is on a nine day US tour discussed bilateral issues of mutual interests and concerns. He flagged off some of the issues including totalisation agreement, ...

News: Government plans to launch the new cashless transactions without any extra cost for debit card holders Measures include compulsory use of credit cards for high-value payments, petrol pumps not to impose surcharge on debit card payments, forcing banks to install payment terminals in proportion to the number of cards ...

News: Road transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari has given permission for Green Highways Policy, which makes agencies mandatory in planting trees on highways and maintain them too. Road ministry official put forward the history of road building by rulers, who preferred planting fruit and shade bearing trees for the ...