Date : May 03, 2016 The following NBFCs have surrendered the Certificate of Registration granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their Certificate of Registration. Sr.… Read More »
Date : May 03, 2016 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the certificate of registration of the following non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The Reserve Bank, in exercise of the powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Sr. No. Name of the Company Registered Office… Read More »
Scheme for Poor Talented Players The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that following major schemes are being implemented by the Department of Sports for the development of sports in the country: (i) Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) for conduct of National Championships… Read More »
NHAI takes steps to remove Hurdles for Faster Execution of Projects In order to ensure faster execution of projects, National Highways Authority of India has delegated powers to its Regional Officers for hiring of equipment and laborers up to Rs.10 lacs per project, to demolish structures that fall within the right-of-way of the project. As… Read More »
Five Layer Plan to stop Infiltration In order to curb the infiltration from Indo-Pakistan border, the Government has adopted multi-pronged approach which include construction of fencing, floodlighting, Border out Posts (BoPs), induction of latest surveillance equipments like Hand Held Thermal Imager (HHTI), Long Range Recce Observation System (LORROS), Nightvision Goggle/Devices, etc. Beside this Government of… Read More »
Compensation to Family Members of Martyrs The Government has not sought assistance from corporate houses to assist the families of deceased Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) personnel. However, Sarojini Damodaran Foundation (SDF), Bangalore has recently provided scholarships from the academic year 2015-16 to the wards of CAPFs & AR personnel who… Read More »
Manufacturing of Electric Cars Government has already introduced new scheme for boosting manufacturing of electric & hybrid vehicles in the country for initial period of two years w.e.f. 01.04.2015, popularly known as Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India – FAME India. The detail of the vehicle segment wise breakup of… Read More »
Cervical cancer in women As per data collected by National Centre for Diseases Informatics and Research – National Cancer Registry Programme of ICMR, the estimated number of deaths due to cervical cancers accounts for 24% of all anatomical sites of cancer in women in India. This is the largest proportion among all cancers in women… Read More »
Common entrance test for all medical colleges With the approval of the Central Government MCI had notified the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to Under Graduate (UG)/Post Graduate (PG) Medical Courses by amending Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 1997 and Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 vide notifications dated 21.12.2010 from the academic year… Read More »
Action plan for diabetes prevention Diabetes is one of the major Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) affecting people across the Globe including India. The Government has taken a number of steps for prevention and control of diabetes. Government of India launched National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) which is… Read More »