‘ Nai Manzil ’ Scheme Launched in Jammu and Kashmir on 20th January 2016 -Dr. Najma Heptulla Three Month skill development training in seven identified sectors for minority girls- Dr. Najma Heptulla The ‘ Nai Manzil ’ scheme has been launched, for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Najma Heptulla, the Minister of… Read More »
Union Home Minister approves New Prison Manual 2016 The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the new Model Prison Manual consisting of 32 chapters which aims at bringing in basic uniformity in laws, rules and regulations governing the administration of prisons and the management of prisoners all over the country. The key revisions… Read More »
India Signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 250 Million for Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project The Financing Agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of US$ 250 million for Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project was signed between Government of India and the World Bank here today. The Financing Agreement was signed by… Read More »
‘Decentralization of Environmental Clearance for Sustainable sand Mining and Mining of Minor Minerals Introduced’: Javadekar The Government has announced that the process of granting Environmental Clearance for sustainable sand mining and mining of minor minerals has been decentralized. The Ministry has created District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) for proper monitoring of sand mining. … Read More »
India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 250 million for Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project The Financing Agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of US$ 250 million for Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project was signed between Government of India and the World Bank on January 20, 2016 at New Delhi. The Financing Agreement… Read More »
Significant Reduction in Industral Pollution in Ganga: Environment Ministry ‘Closure Orders Issued to 150 Grossly Polluting Units not Responding to Installation of Ocems’: Javadekar The Government has underlined that there has been a significant reduction in industrial pollution in River Ganga. The problem of black liquor discharge and spent wash has been largely controlled. … Read More »
Memorandum of Understanding between Department of Space / Indian Space Research Organization and Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research on cooperation in the area of outer space The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Department of Space / Indian Space Research Organization… Read More »
PSLV-C31 Successfully Launches India’s Fifth Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1E ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C31, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) today morning (January 20, 2016) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. This is the thirty second consecutively successful mission of PSLV and the… Read More »
Swapping of Airports Authority of India land at Mumbai with land of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai for relocation of Cemetery The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for swapping of Airports Authority of India’s (AAI) land out of land demised to M/s. Mumbai International Airport Pvt.… Read More »
TRAI releases draft Direction on delivering broadband services in a transparent manner for comments from stakeholders The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released the draft Direction on delivering broadband services in a transparent manner for comments from stakeholders. Department of Telecommunication vide its Notification No. 4/4/2009-Policy-I dated the 18th July, 2013, amended the definition… Read More »