Bio toilets to be installed on trains marking completion of the first year of the launch of Swachh Bharat Campaign by Prime Minister. Indian Railway has undertaken an initiative to make 367 km of tracks free from discharge of human waste from toilets on trains in the current fiscal. To begin ...

News: A survey will be conducted from July 1 to September 30, by Maharashtra government on cooperative societies in the state, to zero in on societies which exist ‘only on paper’. Officers and staff of the department will make spot visits to the societies and check if it is functioning ...

News: More than 30 hardcore rebels of anti-talk faction of NDFB, including its military commander B. Bidai, are running for shelter in the Manas Tiger Reserve of Assam. They could not sustain the mounting pressure of the security forces and surrendered before the Army in two separate batches. Army had ...

News: Uttarakhand state government wishes to develop tourism through an ambitious project of ropeways. The Union Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma held a meeting with Tourism Minister of Uttarakhand, Dinesh Dhanai in New Delhi . State government wishes to ...

News: Telecom Minister said, “A committee on internet governance was formed under Chairmanship of Finance Minister and has decided India should support a multi-stakeholder approach in matter of Internet governance”. The members of the committee include Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Prasad. The committee thinks that government should ...

News: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today announced a budget of Rs 4 to 5 crore for e-training of policemen to make them efficient in the IT sector. While distributing awards to the trainers and trainees, she congratulated all new Sub-inspectors for completing the training successfully and announced an award of ...

News: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to South Asia rose to $41 billion in 2014, primarily the inflows surged by 22 per cent to about $34 billion owing to good performance by India. The top five recipients in South Asia of FDI inflows were India, followed by Iran, Pakistan and Bangladesh ...

News: Ministry of Railways has started a passenger friendly measure on pilot basis, under which SMS would be sent to passengers informing about train cancellation in case the train in which they have booked their tickets for is cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. The SMS will be sent to their ...

News: Several shops, in the small town in the centre of Tibet, who import Indian handicrafts, spices and textiles, using ‘Made in India’ sign boards and traders are cashing on border trade through the Nathu La pass. The India-China trade through Nathu La, which is just 50 km from this ...

News: Madhya Pradesh government has endorsed plans to set-up Madhya Pradesh Investment Promotion Desk in East Asian countries in order to facilitate investments in this state. The prospective investors and their associations or bodies will be apprised of the initiatives taken under the Ease of Doing Business in the State. ...