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Padma Awardees 2021 Full List

Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma...

Government Approves National Capital Goods Policy (NCGP)

On Wednesday, the Central Government, through its Union Cabinet, gave its nod to the National Capital Goods Policy (NCGP) with an aim to create...

India’s balance of trade

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Coronavirus myth-busters by WHO

There is a lot of false information around. These are the facts. 🔢 People of all ages CAN be infected by coronavirus. Older people and people...

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Who’s Who in India

Constitutional and Political Leadership President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu assumed office as the 15th President of India on July 25, 2022. She is the first...

Project Mausam

Project Mausam, a Ministry of culture project, aims to explore the multi-faceted Indian Ocean World that extends from East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the...

GSAT-31 to replace INSAT-4CR

A high-throughput communication satellite GSAT-31 is scheduled for launch by Arianespace, from French Guiana (South America) aboard Ariane-5 (VA 247) on 6 February. The 2535...

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Supreme Court’s Ruling on Drought in India

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court expressed its anguish over “Ostrich-like” attitude of the centre and some states, for poor drought management and preventive measures...

Outbreak of Bird Flu in Karnataka

After an outbreak of dreaded and near fatal Bird Flu in a private poultry farm in Bidar district of Karnataka, the State Government has...

Solid Waste Management (SWM) : Growing for Solutions

In the first week of April 2016, the union government, while amending a 16- year-old rule that deals with a determining aspect of urban...

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kausalya Yojna (DDU-GKY)

In order to avail the historic opportunity to transform its demographic surplus into a demographic divident; the Ministry of Rural Development has implemented Deen Dayal...

Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve (ABR) Listed by UNESCO

The United Nation's (UN's) top cultural body UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) has added India's 'unique' Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve (AMR) among...

Augusta Westland Chopper Scam

The External Affairs Ministry, following a request by the CBI, has directed 8 India Missions abroad to ask the countries concerned to ensure quick...

Supreme Court Panel is to Monitor MCI

Recently, the Supreme Court, while endorsing a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, has set up a three-member committee, headed by the former Chief...

Real Estate Regulatory Act, (RERA) Comes Into Force

After receiving the nod of assent from the President recently, the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, came into force on May 1,...

Internet Governance and Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers

In March 2016, at an Internet Corporation for Assigned numbers(ICANN) summit in Marrakech, Morocco an important decision was taken towards addressing an issue that...

Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) 2016

The duly- awaited Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) 2016 was released online in time for the Defence Expo inauguration in Goa. In DPP-2016, a new category...

Water Resources in India

The time has come to accept the fact that with its quit less freshwater resources and growing population, India is fast becoming a water-stressed...

Bankruptcy Bill Cleared by Joint Parliament Standing Committee

In the current, ongoing, budget session of Parliament the Bankruptcy Bill and Insolvency Code, cleared by the Joint Parliament Standing Committee, is likely to...