Initiatives

The PM Narendra Modi led Cabinet has approved the revamp of Khelo India scheme. The news was confirmed by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore during a press conference at the PIB Conference Hall, Shastri Bhavan. While addressing the media in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Health Minister ...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar today said the state government’s loan waiver scheme will be implemented from October 15. “Maharashtra government will transfer sanctioned loan amount to farmers’ accounts, who are eligible for waiver. The transfer of loan waiver amount will start from October 15,” Mr Fundkar told PTI ...

Cyberspace is vulnerable to a wide variety of incidents and large-scale cyber incidents (identity theft, phishing, social, engineering, cyber terrorism, compound threats targeting mobile devices and smart phone, compromised digital certificates) may cause complications of a magnitude that may threaten lives, economy and national security. Rapid identification, information exchange, investigation ...

The Haryana Government launched  two new policies for the state under ‘Digital Haryana Summit’. “Digital Haryana Summit “,initiative of the Government of Haryana and NASSCOM. It envisions to bring together industry experts, visionaries, heads of states, policy makers and academicians cohesively driving a singular agenda for scripting the digital transformation ...

NEW DELHI: In a move to promote the use of electric vehicles, the government has extended by six months the phase I of the FAME India Scheme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles), a programme that extends incentives to spur purchase and usage of electric vehicles. The Ministry ...

The Shramik Annapoorna Yojana (Construction Workers` Meal Scheme), under which each registered worker is provided a plateful of food for a mere Rs 10 with the Gujarat government providing a hefty subsidy of Rs 19 per meal. The meal includes rotis or theplas, mixed vegetable, cereals, rice, pickle or chutney, ...

New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has received 20,000 applications for its new housing scheme, for which the last date for submitting applications is September 11, an official said on Friday. The initial deadline for submission of forms was August 11, but the DDA authorities had extended it by ...

To reduce the air pollution and electricity consumption, the CBSE has directed the affiliated schools to instal solar panels. As significant amount of power is consumed in the educational institutions, having solar panels is likely to reduce the consumption of power from electricity grids which will help reduce the power ...

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on the completion of its three years. The PMJDY and the other schemes were not only the first step towards financial inclusion and providing security to the poor, but these ...

Solar Energy is being harvested through solar panels and is now used in most of the government offices and commercial premises as a step towards use of clean energy for protecting the environment. The schools/educational institutions consume a lot of electricity for their daily functioning which is presently sourced from ...