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
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
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
After the 1962 India-China war, Walter Crocker, then Australia’s high commissioner to India, described prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s position by quoting from Victorian poet Robert Browning: I am an old and
Individuals who want to pursue their insolvency cases may approach appropriate authority/court under the existing enactments, instead of approaching the Debt Recovery Tribunals, said a PIB release on Tuesday. The c
Aadhaar cards have facilitated payment of as much as Rs 83,184 crore to beneficiaries of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes, said a study. An ASSOCHAM–Thought Arbitrage Report Card of three years of th
Sudarsan Pattnaik’s association with sand art began when the artist was only nine years old. Born in a poor family in Puri, Odisha, Pattnaik faced a lot of hardship in his formative years which he believes is what brought him close to sa
An express train headed to Mumbai derailed on Tuesday. Railways said that no one sustained serious injuries. The derailment took place barely six days after an express train derailed near Auraiya in UP and 23 passengers were killed in an
What do you do if you have to monitor government projects spread across the country? Well, there is an initiative called PRAGATI through which prime minister Narendra Modi personally gets to keep a tab on it. PRAGA
Self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan, who heads Dera Sacha Sauda, has been sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for two rape cases by a CBI court in Rohtak prison. Ram Rahim was on Friday flown to Roht
