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News: New project, e Basta and DigiLocker portal to be launched by PM Narendra Modi on July 1, 2015. Government of India is planning to launch under ‘Digital India’ a number of ambitious projects like eBasta on which all NCERT text books as well as some State Boards’ textbooks will ...

News: US technology giant Cisco today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss the company’s manufacturing and business commitment for India under ‘Digital India’ programme. Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO John T Chambers said that they will invest big, about $1.74 billion, in the country ...

News: The country’s industrial output grew 4.1 per cent in April, compared with 2.5 per cent in March, which is a  good news for the government’s ‘Make in India’ programme and a good start to financial year 2015-16. In April, the rate of manufacturing growth rose to 5.1 per cent, against ...

News:  Mercedes Benz has decided to manufacture the GLA entry SUV in India, the first market after Germany. German automaker Mercedes-Benz plans to increase the number of cars it makes in India, hoping to trim retail prices to help grab a bigger share of a luxury car market where competition ...

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: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has reviewed the progress of the Swachh Vidyalaya Programme at a high level meeting comprising top officials from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the NITI Aayog and the PMO. Earlier the current status of construction of toilets in schools across various states was ...

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will be implementing “Use to get Paid” toilets as a part of Swachh Bharat Movement. Any person utilizing these toilets will be paid a rupee per use. The idea is successfully implemented in Kathmandu, Nepal previously. To begin with, 67 such spots are being considered for implementation. ...

News: The National Skill Development Corporation has begun implementing Rs 1,500-crore Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) to provide skills training to 24 lakh people, including youth. This is the flagship scheme for skill training of youth to be implemented by the new Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship through ...

News Chinese appliances maker Haier has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra Government and plans to invest Rs 370 crore in its Pune plant to scale up operations. The investment will be used to expand manufacturing capacity of refrigerators besides adding new products, such as washing machines, air-conditioners, LED television panels, ...