News The government has set a target to achieve 100 per cent availability of toilets at schools by this month as part of its ambitious Swachh Bharat campaign. It has been included as a part of the CSR ( corporate social responsibility) programme. A lot of incentives in fiscal policy have ...
Read More »Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Inaugurated the New Bank Note Paper Line
News The foundation stone for this New Bank Note Paper Line was laid on 17.12.2011 by the then Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. The project has been completed at a cost of Rs. 495 crore within the budget and within the time schedule. This New Security Paper Mill in Hoshangabad ...
Read More »UAE Firm Tasweek ,to invest in Smart City Projects
With a lot of firms, Indian and Foreign, getting ready to invest in the Smart City Project, a few have already made strategical moves. Current Developments: Tasweek Real Estate Development, based in Abu Dhabi, recently partnered with MAMS Holdings Group in India. This move helped them access expertise on the ...
Read More »Technology Development for Capital Goods: Constraints & the way Forward
News Anant Geete Inaugurates DHI-FICCI Workshop on “Technology Development for Capital Goods: Constraints & the way Forward” Urges Industry to make use of Capital Goods Scheme to Bridge Technology Gaps & Acquire Technologies Valued at Rs 1000 Crore the DHI Capital Goods Scheme to Promote Make in India Initiative of ...
Read More »PM’s interaction through PRAGATI
News The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today chaired his third interaction through PRAGATI . Review Prime Minister reviewed the implementation of key issues pertaining to ex-servicemen. Expressing serious concern at the perceived “atmosphere of indifference” with regard to issues pertaining to ex-servicemen such as delay in pension and retirement ...
Read More »IAS probationers asked to take up action oriented projects for Swachh Bharat mission
News The union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday urged IAS probationers to take up action oriented projects under the Swachh Bharat mission for evolving solutions such as open defecation free towns, 100% municipal solid waste management and rejuvenating parks and similar urban assets. Encouraging them to take up ...
Read More »MoU for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)
News A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Skills Development Network Trust, Bangalore, for Collaboration and Support in the area of Training and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) here today. Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPWD) has launched the ...
Read More »MP Poonam Mahajan : developing Charoti village
Plan Part of the plan will be a `4 crore project under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme, and 16 other water supply projects totalling `1.4 crore. Among Mahajan’s first priorities was lavatories for those who did not have it. In the last four months, 30 households have built lavatories ...
Read More »3 cities from India win IBM’s Smart City Challenge
News 3 cities from India were among the winners of this challenge. Allahabad UP, Vishakhapatnam AP, Surat Gujarat More Details What is the Challenge? The Smarter Cities Challenge deploys top IBM experts to help cities around the world address their most critical challenges. They do this by putting teams on ...
Read More »‘Namami Gange Programme’: Cabinet approves a massive Rs 20,000-crore budget
News The Union Cabinet today approved a massive Rs 20,000 crore budget for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet ‘Namami Gange Programme’ for the next five years, which is a five-fold increase over the money spent in the last three decades towards the conservation of the river. The programme would be ...
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