Ministries

News: Centre’s housing for all project is expected to give the economy a Rs 15-trillion boost over the next 7 years, but its success will depend on ramping up existing urban infrastructure. The plan is expected to increase employment opportunities and help grow the services sector and the economic impact ...

News: Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari has laid the foundation stones for two road projects worth Rs 1821.20 crore at Saha in Ambala district and in Sirsa. In next five years, national highway works spending Rs 5 lakh crore would be undertaken and it would generate employment opportunities for 50 ...

News: Cabinet has approved a proposal to extend a three per cent interest subvention scheme to banks to ensure farmers get crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh at seven per cent a year interest. An additional subvention of three per cent would be given to those who pay loans ...

News: The cryogenic engine will power ISRO’s next generation monster rocket, the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III, capable of carrying the 8 ton class of satellites to space. ISRO crossed an important milestone when it successfully tested the country’s latest and most powerful cryogenic engine for 800 seconds. It ...

News: Hindustan Shipyard Limited, the largest shipyard on the East Coast, is ready to take up construction of next generation Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-II, build 60,000-tonne carrier.with nuclear power or using conventional diesel or gas turbines. IAC-II will be the largest and biggest with an air compliment of 50-plus aircraft. HSL, which ...

News: “The majestic Bana Singh Parade Ground at the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre showcased its latest batch of 323 passing out recruits from Jammu and Kashmir,” said Lt. Colonel N.N. Joshi, spokesman of the army’s Srinagar-based 15th corps. Marching in precise unison with a singular aim of ...

News: E-catering service is a joint effort from KFC and IRCTC to provide fresh food to the passengers on trains A passenger can order KFC meals while booking tickets through IRCTC from July 20 onwards. The service is currently available on 12 trains passing through New Delhi and is set ...

News: India is expected to harvest record production of pulses,oilseeds and coarse cereals in this year’s kharif season because of higher acreage under these crops so far despite the prediction of a deficient monsoon. Around 25 states and union territories (UTs) have put in place stock limits on pulses, onions and ...

News: Home appliance major Bosch, is planning to spend Rs. 400 crores in its Chennai facility, which currently manufactures washing machines. Currently, front-loading washing machines are manufactured at the facility and it has a capacity to produce over 300,000 units a year, so the plan is to  utilise the entire plant to ...

News: The government’s mission to provide a bank account for every household and social security schemes for the poor is slowly taking root, with more people signing up for them, improving the prospects of achieving financial inclusion. the share of bank accounts with a zero balance has fallen to about ...