Cardiovascular Diseases in The country There are no prospective studies regarding trends of heart diseases in India and the State wise data.However, as informed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), current estimates from one-time cross sectional studies conducted in different regions of country indicate that the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) is between… Read More »
Rural internship for medical students At present, the Government is not considering any proposal for mandatory internship for medical professionals in rural and remote areas. Health being a State subject, provision of healthcare facilities falls under the jurisdiction of respective State Governments. However, to encourage doctors working in remote and difficult areas, the MCI with… Read More »
Anant Geete briefs media on budget issues Says grant of 200 crores made to the FAME Scheme and Natrip is a welcome step Also reduction in excise duty from 12.5 percent to 6 percent will help Capital Goods Sector Union Heavy Industry & Public Enterprises Minister Shri Anant G. Geete today briefed media on the… Read More »
Model Police Act Government had constituted a Committee to draft a Model Police Act, which was published in 2006. A copy of the draft Model Police Act, as framed by the Committee, was forwarded to States for consideration and appropriate action, on 31st October, 2006. The Model Police Act, 2006 was studied again and reviewed… Read More »
Land swap with Bangladesh The ratification of Land Boundary Agreement of 1974 and its Protocol of 2011 has resulted in the exchange of 111 Indian enclaves (with a total area of 17,160.63 acres) in Bangladesh with 51 Bangladeshi enclaves (with a total area of 7,110.02 acres) in India and preservation of the status quo on… Read More »
D.V . Sadananda Gowda Interacts With Media Allocation for Plan Expenditure Increased from Rs. 806.65 Crores (Re 2015-16) to Rs. 900 Crores (Be 2016-17) Showing an Increase of 11.5%. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary being Implemented Allocation of E-Courts Phase-II Project has been increased from Rs.227.13 Crores in be… Read More »
Online Selling of Products by Public Sector Insurance Companies As per the information furnished by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), the price of insurance products sold online through the Insurance Company’s website, without any intervention of agent or intermediary, is lower in comparison to the offline version because no commission is payable… Read More »
Paternity Leave to Bank Employees Grant of Paternity Leave to bank employees has been accepted under the 10th Wage Negotiation Settlement signed between Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and the Unions/Associations of employees. Male employees with less than two surviving children shall be eligible for 15 days paternity leave during his wife’s confinement and may be… Read More »
Subsidies on Commodities The subsidy bill of the Central Government has remained in the range of Rs. 2.50 lakh crore to Rs. 2.58 lakh crore during the period, 2014-15 to 2016-17 (Budget Estimates). The fiscal deficit of the Central Government, which is the difference between total expenditure and non-debt receipts, has been in the range… Read More »
Indian Railways appoints Ernst & Young (EY) as consultant to tap advertising potential of stations and trains EY to identify assets and pricing strategy across 7000 stations for the purpose of advertising This is the first time in the country that such a large scale project on advertising for Railways has been initiated. The… Read More »