Ever since the railway minister Suresh Prabhu offered to resign to prime minister Narendra Modi following two derailments in Uttar Pradesh, top officials at the Rail Bhavan appear to be in a quandary as he has stopped coming to office.
The government is finalising cyber security standards for mobile phones, union minister for IT & electronics and law & justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad said at an Assocham event. “Let me tell all mobile manufacturin
On August 31, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) failed to launch IRNSS-1H, India`s eighth navigation satellite, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The satellite was onboard the ISRO’s trusted wo
When the voluminous 2011 census of India was released, there were many red faces at the centre. The painstakingly collected and collated figures showed that only 32 percent Indians were using toilets; the rest defecated in the open, adding to the
Beginning with Tamil Nadu in 2016, domino effects have spread in 2017 to several states and the total cost of farm loan waivers announced amounts to around Rs 1,30,000 crores, which is 0.8 percent of GDP, said Reserve Bank of India governor
Maharatna PSU, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has commissioned the first unit of Tuirial hydro electric Project in Mizoram. This is the first large-rating hydro power project in Mizoram. The greenfield project is being se
Railway ministry enterprise, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), signed an agreement with Zurich-based Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) on Thursday. The pact will enable Konkan Railway to establish the George Fern
India is planning to establish a voluntary carbon market with World Bank assistance with focus on areas that are not covered, union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, said on Thursday.
Chennai’s public health system would work ‘more intelligently’ during natural disasters or spread of diseases, said an official. Public health measures during emergency which includes flood, cyclone will be
Over 450,000 villages now have access to banking in one form or the other, said the RBI in its annual report. “As on March 31, 2017, 96 percent (472,136 villages) of the total villages allotted had been cov
The IPS officer who exposed Tamil Nadu politician VK Sasikala’s special privileges in Karnataka’s Parappana Agrahara central prison, D Roopa Moudgil, is now taking care of traffic wing in Karnataka police. The brave cop was transferred
As much as Rs 15.28 lakh crore out of Rs 15.44 lakh crore of the scrapped currency has come back, the Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday. RBI released its annual report 2017 which said that the volume of notes in circulation con
Out of 1,581 (33%) MPs/ MLAs analysed with declared criminal cases, 51 have declared cases related to crimes against women, reveal a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch. Both the organisations have an
Ashishkumar Chauhan has been reappointed managing director and CEO of the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) for a further period of 5 years from November 2017 to November 2022. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given the
Niti Aayog has suggested that the government should avoid activities that don’t serve any public purpose. “India’s choice to build a socialist pattern of production during several post-independenc
Torrential rains on Tuesday wreaked havoc in Mumbai and a day later, all government offices, schools and colleges will remain closed. Only employees providing emergency services will be on duty. “This type of rainfall is not very a
Chairman railway board (CRB) Ashwani Lohani wrote a letter to railwaymen to ensure highest level of safety, just hours after the derailment of Nagpur-Mumbai CST Duranto express on Tuesday. Lohani, who took charge on August 24, pointed ou
Niti Aayog has recommended keeping tax levels moderate in order to tackle black money. “Structural changes to reduce flows of black money will involve keeping tax levels moderate and tax administration simple
A day after India and China agreed to withdraw their troops from Doklam, an area that saw a face-off between the two sides since June 16, New Delhi released statement on prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China to attend BRICS sum
Oil and natural gas corporation limited (ONGC) has said that it is committed to enable organic farming in the country in line with the prime minister’s goal of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 and reducing the carbon footprint.
