Permanent residency status for foreigners The Government has decided to grant Permanent Residency Status (PRS) for 10 years with multiple entry to foreign investors making investment of minimum of Rs. 10 crores to be brought within 18 months or Rs. 25 crores to be brought within 36 months. PRS will also be granted to the… Read More »
CBI starts to file FIRs in public domain New Delhi: CBI has started publishing FIRs on its website, a step which comes in compliance with the Supreme Court order directing every police force to publish FIR records within 24 hours of registration. CBI Director Anil Sinha The agency, which had been citing exemption from RTI Act, whenever asked… Read More »
Press Note Moving systematically towards a cashless society as visualized by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Minister of Steel Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh had a detailed meeting with the officials of Steel Ministry on 25.11.2016. It has been decided to have time bound approach to ensure a smooth, effective and sustainable shift to a… Read More »
New National Steel Policy The Government proposes to revisit the existing National Steel Policy. It is at conceptual stage. Based on the decision taken in the meeting of High Level Committee on Manufacturing held on 09.07.2013 to achieve the ambitious target of 300 Million Tonne Per Annum (MTPA) steel production capacity by 2025, a concept… Read More »
India’s Share in Global Trade India’s performance in World trade based on the WTO database which provides the data calendar year-wise is given as follows: India’s Trade Performance: Percentage Share in World Trade Years India’s Share in World Merchandise Exports India’s Share in World Commercial Services Exports India’s Share in World Merchandise Plus Services… Read More »
All 4,041 cities/towns asked to shift to cashless transactions; Madhya Pradesh to do so by March next year Internet banking, Online payments and PFMS to be adopted Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu launched cashless transaction facility of Visakhapatnam Corporation As a part of the ongoing efforts to move towards cashless transactions of all kind, the Ministry of… Read More »
Text of PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on All India Radio on 27 November 2016 मेरे प्यारे देशवासियो, नमस्कार। पिछले महीने हम सब दिवाली का आनंद ले रहे थे। हर वर्ष की तरह इस बार दिवाली के मौके पर, मैं फिर एक बार जवानों के साथ दिवाली मनाने के लिये, चीन की सीमा पर, सरहद… Read More »
National Milk Day is celebrated in India on the birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the Father of White Revolution. Per capita availability of milk increased from 307 gram per day in 2013-14 to 340 grams per day in 2015-16. To connect breeders and farmers, e-pashuhaat portal (www.epashuhaat.gov.in) has been developed for the first time… Read More »
Text of PMs Speech at a function to commemorate Constitution Day, at Parliament House Annexe, 26 Nov 2016 आदरणीय सुमित्रा जी एवं उपस्थित सभी वरिष्ठ महानुभाव 26 नवंबर संविधान दिवस के रूप में मनाना 2015 से प्रारंभ किया| कल्पना ये है कि हमारी नई पीढ़ी इस सविंधान के साथ उसकी प्रक्रिया के साथ उसके उद्देश्यों… Read More »
Surrogacy The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), vide letter No. 25022/74/2011-F-I dated 9th July, 2012 issued guidelines for circulation to the Mission in foreign countries, stipulating, inter-alia, that foreign nationals visiting India with a medical Visa only, can avail of surrogacy. Subsequently, the aforesaid guidelines were reiterated vide MHA’s letter No. 25022/74/2011-F-I dated 14th October,… Read More »