Ranking of Higher Education Institutions The Ministry of HRD has ranked top 100 Universities, 100 Engineering, 50 Management and 50 Pharmacy colleges in the country based on National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The details of these are available at NIRF websitehttps://www.nirfindia.org/Ranking. No proposal to conduct independent evaluation of these institutions and universities and to… Read More »
Environment Minister launches Web-Based Application on Integrated Waste Management System The Government has launched a web-based application on Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) – www.iwms.nic.in for better management of waste. Launching the application here today, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, said that it will provide an… Read More »
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance Date: 06-May-2016 Policy/Guidelines to Promote Cashless Transactions Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued instructions on Credit/Debit card transactions – Security and Risk mitigation measures to enhance the security of card transactions (including card based online transactions) and Security and Risk Mitigation measures for electronic payment… Read More »
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance Date: 06-May-2016 Insertion of Rule 141-A after Rule-141 in General Financial Rules (GFR), 2005 for proposed creation of One Stop Government e-Marketplace (GeM) by Directorate General Supply and Disposal (DGS&D). Department of Expenditure,Ministry of Finance has added a New Rule 141-A in the General Financial Rules(GFR)… Read More »
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance Date: 06-May-2016 Gold Monetization Scheme: Deposits by Temple/Religious Bodies Eight (08) temples have deposited gold under Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015 so far and the State-wise details are as under: Name of the State Number of temples deposited gold under GMS Tamil Nadu 04 Maharashtra 02… Read More »
Family planning measures Government has recognized following contraceptives for promoting family planning measures under the National Family Planning Program: Condoms Oral Contraceptive Pills Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) Injectable Contraceptive DMPA Male Sterilization Female Sterilization The implementation status of family planning measures in the country is placed below: Implementation status of family planning measures in the… Read More »
E-health initiatives While Health is a State subject, the Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Government for improving healthcare and creating awareness in the society. Government of India has also launched National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) with a focus on awareness generation for behaviour… Read More »
Health insurance As per latest data report of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on Health and Morbidity known as “Social Consumption on Health” conducted during NSS 71st round (January, 2014 – June, 2014), percentage of persons having covered under any health insurance scheme is 14.1% in rural areas and 18.1% in urban areas. As per… Read More »
100 per cent digitization of ration cards The entre ration card database in all the States/UTs has been digitised. This information was given by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. The Minister said that for bringing transparency and to check… Read More »
Government takes strict action against defaulting/non performing tax officials/officers; For the First Time, 33 officials/officers including 7 Group ‘A’ officers prematurely retired for non-performance and 72 officers/officials including 6 Group ‘A’ Officers dismissed in other departmental / disciplinary actions in the last two years. There is a general perception that no action is taken against… Read More »