Hon’ble President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the National Food Security Ordinance on July 5, 2013, two days after the Union Cabinet approved a proposal for promulgating an ordinance on the politically crucial Bill. The much-hyped Bill seeks to legally entitle 67 percent of the country’s total population to subsidised food grains every […]
SIPRI’s Latest Update On Global Nuclear Arsenals
Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on June 2, 2013 a host of statistics on the latest global nuclear arms scenario. As per the study, each of India, Pakistan and China added 10-20 nuclear weapons to its arsenal in 2013. The top four nuclear nations – the US, Russia, the UK and France […]
Formation of National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC)
The Union Cabinet today approved constitution of National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) under the Companies Act, 1956 with initial seed capital of Rs.100 crore as per Company Act, 1956 for designing, developing, implementing, financing, operating and maintaining Regional Rapid Transit system (RRTS) in National Capital Region (NCR) to provide comfortable and fast transit […]
Block Institutes of Teachers Education to be Established in 196 SC/ST/Minority Concentrated Districts
The HRD Ministry has approved setting up of Block Institutes of Teachers Education in 196 districts during the current Five Year Plan. These institutes will be opened in SC/ST/Minority concentrated districts. More than 690 crore rupees have been approved with 1/3rd of this investment being made in 8 high deficit states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, […]
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) in the XIIth Five Year Plan
The Government of India has accorded a high priority to the Sanitation Sector. In the 12th Plan an outlay of Rs. 34,377 crores has been provided for rural sanitation as compared to Rs. 6540 crores in the 11th Plan, which is a significantly higher allocation (425% higher than the 11th Plan). The goal is to […]
Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine (YOGA)
The Department of Yoga Therapy and Training of MDNIY has been designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine for a period of four years recently. This is the result of the efforts initiated in 2008 when MDNIY started collaborating with WHO Country Office under the biennium programme of traditional medicine and developed Yoga Resource […]
The Gov.t of India and the RBI to introduce one billion pieces of Rs. 10 plastic notes
The Government of India and the RBI to introduce one billion pieces of Rs. 10 notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial basis. The field trial will be conducted in five cities viz. Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and Shimla with varied geographical locations and climatic conditions. Reserve Bank of India has informed that while the […]
Executive Committee on Climate Change constituted
The Prime Minister has decided to constitute an Executive Committee on Climate Change to assist the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. The Executive Committee on Climate Change would focus on the following tasks: Assist the PM’s Council on Climate Change in evolving a coordinated response to issues relating to climate change at the National […]
Celebertion of National Girl Child Day
The Ministry of Women and Child Development will celebrate the National Girl Child Day on the 24th January, 2013 at A.P. Shinde Symposium Hall, National Agricultural Science Centre (NASC) Complex, ICAR, New Delhi. Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of Women and Child Development will preside over the function and Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of […]
Fourteenth Finance Commission Constituted
As mandated by the Article 280 of the Constitution, the Government has constituted the Fourteenth Finance Commission consisting of Dr. Y.V.Reddy, former Governor Reserve Bank of India, as the Chairman and the following four other members, namely: 1. Prof Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission Member (Part Time) 2. Ms. Sushma Nath Former Union Finance Secretary […]
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