For the first time at the 71st session of the UN general assembly, world leaders laid thrust on the need to curb the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines. So far, only three specific health issues - HIV, non-communi
The national capital Delhi has the worst working conditions for women, whereas Sikkim offers the best work environment, according to a report by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), an American think-tank, and Nathan Associat
Doing away with yet another long-standing tradition, the cabinet has decided to do away with the railway budget – a tradition
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to extend subsidy support of Rs. 1,250 crore to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). It is compensation for deficit incurred by BSNL i
The cabinet on Wednesday approved capital grant to GAIL to develop gas infrastructure in eastern India. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, has approved viability gap funding /
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the conversion of government of India loan into equity and waiver of interest in respect of Richardson & Cruddas (1972) Ltd. In a meeting chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, the cabi
A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for initiating the process of winding up of Hindustan Diamond Company Private Limited (HDCPL), a 50:50 joint venture of t
The government is seeking to hire a new joint managing director to steer Air India Ltd’s turnaround and debt restructuring plan. According to a news report published in the Mint, the appointments committee
Many international lighting companies have refused to accept any responsibility for the management of mercury-bearing waste mandated under the new E-waste Rules, 2016. However, the same companies for long have been fulfilling their commitments und
India faces an unenviable challenge of tackling the dual burden of diseases and lack of qualified health personnel. The number of surgeons, anaesthetists and obstetricians per hundred thousand people in India is 6.4 – compared to 59.2 in Bra
Black money, since the colonial times, has been the elephant in the room: it is everywhere and yet rarely talked about. In recent years, however, the middle class has become more strident in demanding action and it has led to a couple of l
Vivek and Ritesh, both six-years-old, from Amerli district were clueless when they sensed sound for the first time in their life. A sense of amusement, mixed with fear, was visible on their faces minutes after they were given hearing ai
State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) has signed definitive agreements with Russia’s national oil company Rosneft PJSC to acquire an additional 11 percent stake in its unit, JSC. It has a licence to produce hydrocarbons from t
Heavy industries ministry is likely to seek cabinet approval for "strategic disinvestment" of loss making automaker Scooters India Limited. The strategic disinvestment means sale of substantial portion of government’s shareho
The department of public enterprises has completed the MoU or the incentive-based target setting exercise for central public sector enterprises CPSEs for the current fiscal. The government has set targets for 234 India’s top state-run
The shipping ministry has prepared a draft bill “Major Port Authorities Act, 2016” to replace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, with a view to promote port infrastructure and facilitate trade and commerce. T
Enhancing domestic productivity and production rapidly and sustainably is the only reliable way of minimising volatility in prices of pulses, and safeguarding the interests of farmers and also consumers, said a report by Arvind Subramanian, chief
Gopalbhai Patel, a 51-year-old farmer of Bagthala village in Rajkot district of Gujarat, has always looked at the skies in monsoon, wishing it to rain copiously so that he can grow his crop. Unlike farmers in states like Uttar Pradesh, Har
US president Barack Obama’s announcement of an additional $90 million for clearing unexploded bombs in Laos, almost half a century after they were dropped during the Vietnam War, has brought the spotlight back on cluster munitions. At the ti
The project UberSHAAN will give access to skill development and driver training to the unskilled, help trained drivers receive commercial licenses and support the entrepreneurial ambitions of licensed drivers through vehicle financing and le
