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Meet 10 women who made a difference

  In 2011, IAS Priyanka Shukla was posted to Chhattisgarh, first as the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Saraipali – a sub-division of district Mahasamund and now as CEO of Rajnandgaon, chief minister Raman

Operationalise laws that end corruption, demands civil society

 A march will be held against corruption in Delhi on Thursday, with activists demanding, among others, operationalisation of Lokpal law as well as Whistleblowers Protection law. The protest is being jointly organised by the National

Demonetisation: Requests to change scrapped notes still pour in at RBI

 It’s been four months since demonetization took place, yet requests to change the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes are still coming at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Sources at the RBI told Governance Now that all

AAI adopts green building norms

The Airports Authority of India (AAI), a miniratna PSU, is committed to adopt green building norms for upcoming projects/buildings. It has registered with the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) for the New Integrated Terminal

BHEL inks MoU with NEERI

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed an MoU with National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for jointly working on projects related to water and waste water treatment.   NEERI comes u

Enough evidence to prosecute Modi: Teesta Setalvad

  Reiterating that the state had a definite role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, social activist Teesta Setalvad said on Monday that the there’s enough evidence to prosecute the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. “I don&rsquo

CAG spots avoidable loss of Rs 1,394 crore to Jharkhand’s revenue

  An audit of Jharkhand’s revenue sector carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) relating to taxes showed it were either not or short levied and loss of tax/duty Rs 11,676.35 crore. Out of this Rs 10,282.3

Indian girls have untapped potential: Report

One in every 10 Indian is an adolescent girl. Consequently, India hosts nearly 20 percent of the world’s population of adolescent girls and each and every one of them has the potential to contribute to India’s future economy, says the

Huh! Turning Delhi into London, Paris

Politicians are magicians. Don’t snigger. It’s true. They are determined to turn Delhi into either London or Paris, minus of course the swish of the cape and the wave of the magic wand. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on

Plan scheme to bridge irrigation gap: Niti Aayog

Repair, Renovation and Restoration of existing water bodies should be given very high priority for water management particularly in drought-prone areas. In such areas, inventory of water bodies in the villages and nearby areas may be prepared and

Aadhaar for mid day meal criticised

 The HRD ministry has declared that children studying in government schools can receive mid day meals only when they provide Aadhaar card numbers

Stories to read over the weekend

Whether it is for learning, banking, communicating, accessing government services, investing in the stock market or starting a social media campaign, access to the internet has gone beyond being just a need. And after demonetisation, and

Suresh Prabhu unveils freight action plan, envisages better revenue

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, minister of railways, on Thursday, unveiled – what he called the ‘mini budget’ – a freight policy called the ‘Freight and Passenger Business Action Plan 2017-18’.  

The president’s voice of reason

Here are the 10 key elements from the 6th K.S. Rajamony Memorial Lecture on ‘India@70’ delivered by President Pranab Mukherjee: Our premier institutions of higher education are the vehicles on which India has to propel i

ADR to launch a campaign for clean politics

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) which has been working towards increasing transparency and accountability in political and electoral system is taking forward its advocacy to another level. It has planned to launch a Hum Badlenge Apna

REC extends CSR support to AIIMS

Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), a navratna enterprise, has extended support its CSR support to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.   REC will support the Rs. 13.02 crore p

Quick repair of IndianOil`s Mathura-Jalandhar pipeline

Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) has repaired the Mathura-Delhi section of its Mathura-Jalandhar pipeline, where an instance of illegal tapping was detected on February 17 early morning, and put it back into

Speak up people, if you want to be heard

Bengaluru’s overly ambitious steel flyover project, which would have led to 800 trees being sliced and diced, has been dropped. Karnataka minister KJ George said the decision was taken as the BJP was trying to cash in on allegations that t

PSU stake sale: SEBI to be urged to extend deadline

  The finance ministry may approach the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to relax its August 21 deadline for PSUs to meet minimum 25 percent public shareholding requirement norm.   More

A Tetrapack of juicy nothings

The latest buzz on social media is about whether or not Rahul Gandhi, while campaigning in Manipur, said he would be happy to see ‘coconut juice’ from the state being sold in London with a label that says ‘Made in Manipur’.

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