News: The Centre has informed that it will prod the states and union territories to ensure that women comprise 33 per cent of the total strength of their police forces. On 33 per cent reservation for women in police forces, Minister of State for Women Rijiju called it a “difficult and ...

News: Railways will be setting up first-of-its-kind plants at New Delhi and Jaipur stations for disposal of solid waste in environmental-friendly manner and generation of energy from the garbage. The plants are proposed to be set up under the Waste to Energy Project of the Railways. There will be two plants, first-of-its-kind in ...

News: Foreign Partners in insurance companies in India will have no final say on decisions pertaining to strategy and produ-cts, as the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has decided not to give them any additional rights when their they increase their stake from 26 per cent to ...

News: The government has scrapped the privatisation of four major airports, those at Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Ahmedabad. While the airports at Chennai and Kolkata will continue to remain under the complete control of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), fresh bids for the Jaipur and Ahmedabad airports will be ...

News: The central government has written to chief ministers of all states to allow mobile towers on government buildings within their jurisdiction to check the problem of ‘call drop’ plaguing mobile communication networks. Certain protests against construction of mobile towers in residential areas at many places citing harmful effects of ...

National: Railways unveils new AC coach with improved safety features Govt mulling strong BIT to revise investment pacts Modi to bet $1.5 billion on palm oil plan as imports surge Russia ways green Flag for India’s entry into UN Security Council 1.25 lakhs crore development promised by PM to Bihar ...

News: The interiors of the coach, with better security and comfort features, have been designed aesthetically, said Railway Board Member (Mechanic) Hemant Kumar. CCTV cameras have been installed at the entrance of the coach on both the sides to strengthen the security system, fire-retardant materials have been used to prevent ...

News: India has so far signed 83 Bilateral Trade and Promotion Agreements (BIPA), of which 72 are in force. Government had decided to come out with a new framework after several multinational firms invoked bilateral investment protection agreements. The model text would be used for renegotiating the BITs and would ...

News: Modi is targeting India’s $10 billion import bill for edible oils, its third-highest overseas spend after oil and gold, and has already been considering buying oilseeds directly from farmers and boosting government support for growing rapeseed, soybeans and peanuts. A successful Indian push into palm cultivation would drag on ...

News: To attract talent, the government think-tank NITI Aayog has proposed paying over 30 per cent more than the pay scale offered by the erstwhile Planning Commission to young professionals on its payrolls. NITI Aayog has replaced the decades-old Planning Commission and is being seen as one of the most ambitious ...