Central Electricity Authority writes to all states and concerned authorities to use 5-10% blend of biomass pellets
GN Bureau | February 9, 2018
Over the years, many of us have witnessed the rapid transformation in modes of communication; from the postman bringing letters, telegrams and money orders to our doorstep to telephones, cordless and mobiles phones ringing incessantly in our homes today. India Post, commonly known as ‘the post offi
The flagship scheme of the central government on rural drinking water supply – National Rural Drinking Water Programme (previously known as Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme) – has been audited by CAG of India. The performance audit that began on March 16, 2017 and covered 27 states got
While reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the supreme court acknowledged the apology that Indian society owes to people with sexual minority identities. This acknowledgement has evoked deep validation amongst people who identify themselves as queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. A
With about 23 million passengers on an average day, the Indian Railways itself is the size of a small country. When India plans to significantly increase the share of renewable energy in its consumption pie, the railways too aims to meet at least 10-15 percent of its energy demand from renewable sources
Even as the railways minister Piyush Goyal lays thrust on the 100 percent electrification of entire rail network by 2022, the task cut out for the railways seems to be a strenuous one as it comes with multifarious challenges. Indian Railways has said that it would electrify 38,000 route kilo
Prime minister Modi and president Putin’s meeting at the 19th Indo-Russian summit in New Delhi on October 5 has set a new pace for a ‘special and privileged strategic partnership’ between the two nations. This has come in the aftermath of the Modi-Putin informal meeting at Sochi on May
