The rural development (RD) ministry’s proposal of restructuring the existing Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SGSY), an ongoing programme for the self employment of the rural poor, into a mission mode project called National Rural Liveliho
The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) is now scouring for a Manage Service Provider (MSP) to manage the its over a billion strong database of identity records in the country, chairman Nandan Nilekani has told Governance Now. "
The health ministry`s Ayush department will be putting up exhibition stalls during the Commonwealth Games to promote the traditional Indian systems of medicines. “We will showcase the benefits of the traditional Indian medicines at t
To improve the housekeeping and sanitation standards in the central government hospitals, the staff at these hospitals will undergo training provided by private healthcare providers, said a health ministry release on Friday. A memorandum o
While UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi warned against any enfeebling amendments in RTI Act, prime minister Manmohan Singh favoured amendements in regard to disclosures about higher judiciary and Cabinet papers and discussions, reveals the corresponden
Sonepat-based O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and UK’s Cambridge University signed a pact on Thursday to teach and train IPS officers in knowledge-based policing system. Scholars from the JGU and Cambridge University have jointly
Gujarat surpassed Delhi to emerge as the most valuable circle with a bid of Rs 460 crore, while the all-India licence price increased to Rs 4,583 crore on the fourth day of 3G spectrum auction on Tuesday. The all-India bid on Day 4 rose to
Giving in to unrelenting pressure from seers congregated at the banks of Haridwar for Mahakumbh 2010, the Uttarakhand government has finally released the water from the Tehri hydel power project ahead of the Shahi Snan on April 14.
Home minister P Chidambaram today accepted "full responsibility" for the massacre of a CRPF contingent by Naxalites in Dantewada and said the "buck stops at my desk". "I have been asked directly or indirectly where
Seeking greater involvement of States in combating rising prices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday set up three working groups of chief ministers even as he cautioned that increased output alone will not ensure food security for all.
Chandigarh will soon come up as a model solar/green city and will receive a subsidy of 50 percent from the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) on all of its renewable energy projects, an official from the MNRE told Governance Now.
The Centre is planning to introduce a public procurement policy that will require all its departments and PSUs to target over a stipulated period at least 20 per cent of their annual purchases from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME sector)
The Delhi High Court has asked the IIT Council, the joint admission board of IITs, and the ministry of human resource development to clarify the process of selection through the annual joint entrance examination (JEE). The three respondents
Criticising Jammu and Kashmir for poor fiscal management, the country`s apex auditor CAG has said the state administration has been continuously failing to "regularise" a whopping Rs 71,088 crore expenditure incurred cumulatively over th
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the auction of 3G spectrum which starts on Friday and dismissed a petition challenging the process saying objections raised against it were "misconceived". A bench headed by acting
The Himachal Pradesh government is trying to facilitate self-employment among youths through beneficial schemes like Deendayal Kisan Bagwan Yojna, Doodh Ganga Yojna and apple rejuvenation programme, the state Assembly was informed today. R
Punjab`s wheat output is unlikely to find many private buyers during the ongoing rabi season due to the high cost of lifting caused by "excessive" taxes and availability of the crop at lower rates in Uttar Pradesh. "The enti
Acting tough against its striking employees, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday directed the police to check attendance in offices, prepare dossiers and videograph "trouble-makers". The fresh order came after the employ
A day after several prominent organisations opposed transfer of tribal land to Lafarge in Meghalaya, local villagers where the mines of the French cement giant are located came out in support saying they have been benefitted by the mining operatio
New Delhi Demanding immediate steps to curb price rise, the four Left parties today staged demonstrations across the country during which chiefs of CPI-M and CPI Prakash Karat and A B Bardhan courted arrest here on Thursda
