The urgent need of implementing Accounting Reforms (AR) in Indian Railways (IR) is widely recognized and accepted, said a Niti Aayog note. The note by economist and Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy and Niti Aayog official Kishore Desa
There are shortcomings in the juvenile homes in Tamil Nadu, showed an audit report. A report of the Comptroll
Workers with well-honed soft skills—time and stress management, problem-solving, communication and good teamwork, for example—tend to work at better firms and fetch higher wages, showed research carried out by researchers from US unive
Ahead of state assembly polls in five states –Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur – Facebook has decided to give polling day reminder on the newsfeed of its Indian users. The reminder will linked to the E
Punjab’s deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal may well be right when he claims that no one can say his government has not performed on the parameters of development. What is left unsaid and unacknowledged are the social problems facing
Social media platform Twitter witnessed a record number of 7.2 lakh budget related tweets between January 30 and February 2. Everyone took to the platform for sharing their thoughts on the combined union budget.
The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and Vietnam National Productivity Institute (VNPI) announced that the 11th Eco-products International Fair (EPIF) will be hosted in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 11–13 May 2017.
The prime minister’s office (PMO) received 92,652 complaints in January this year, of which 49,196 complaints have been disposed of. Last year, the PMO received a staggering 10,29,523 complaints last year, of which 7,52,635 ha
Scientists and researchers have found that consumption of litchi fruit has been increasing child mortality in India. Since 1995, Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, the largest litchi fruit cultivation region in the country, has been reporting seasonal
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed parliament on February 23, 2016. In his address, he outlined the major policy priorities of the government across different sectors. PRS legislative research has undertaken an analysis of the address and provid
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu lauded the government for presenting a ‘visionary’ combined union budget, saying the provision for Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh would help railways step-up safety works.
Sohan Lal, a traffic constable with Delhi police, is often short of breath, suffers bouts of wheezing and coughing, and sometimes complains of chest pain. He’s only 33 and was recruited after the health and fitness tests policemen have to un
“This budget would tremendously strengthen the economic muscle of the country. It is directionally correct, fiscally prudent and strengthens the governance fabric of the nation,” said FICCI president Pankaj Patel on Wednesday.
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Presenting the union budget 2017-18, finance minister Arun Jaitely announced 1.31 lakh crore for the capital and development expenditure of Indian Railways. A total of Rs 55,000 crore has been allocated for Railways in 2017-18 combined budget.
The political parties can receive donation of only Rs 2000 from anonymous sources. This was announced by finance minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech. This constitutes a major reform in the system that can bring in transpare
The government will promote BHIM, its mobile-based payment system, with `referral bonus` and `cash back` schemes, finance minis
The government in its union budget 2017-18 has increased Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) alloc
Each online agriculture wholesale market will receive Rs 75 lakh each for the development of cleaning, grading and packaging of the farmers` products. There are 250 regulated markets available on the online platform i.e. e-NAM. Government will inc
Finance minister Arun Jaitley today invoked Mahatama Gandhi to justify the hardships faced by common people due to Narendra Modi Government’s decision of
