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Universal health coverage: Karnataka first state to provide tertiary care to all

Karnataka became the  first  state  in  the  country  to  provide  universal health coverage for tertiary care to all the sections of society. Under  the  newly  launched  Rajiv Arogya...

January 18, 2014

CCEA approves extension of industrial incentive for HP and Uttarakhand

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the extension of the special package of industrial incentive for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till March, 2017. However, there was...

January 17, 2014

Delhi becomes first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail

The Aam Aadmi Party-led government has withdrawn the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail in Delhi.  The government formally wrote to the Department of Industrial Policy and...

January 16, 2014

Cabinet approved the TRAI guidelines for TV rating agencies

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to bring out the comprehensive regulatory framework in the form of guidelines for Television Rating...

January 11, 2014

“Know India Programme” for NRI and PIO youth by GOI

Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs programme named “Know India Programme (KIP)” for young Overseas Indians, with a view to provide them an exposure to the country of their...

January 11, 2014

CCEA approved MSP of Raw Jute for 2014-15 season

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 2014-15 season for TD-5 grade of Jute at Rs.2400 per quintal for the entire...

January 6, 2014

Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government Okays 50% power subsidy

The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government declared 50% subsidy on the power tariff to benefit approximately 28 lakh households, after announcing 667 litres of water free of charge...

January 1, 2014

Tamil Nadu government launches free CFL scheme

In a bid to promote power saving, Tamil Nadu government began the first phase of distributing free Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs to over 14 lakh hut-dwellers in...

January 1, 2014

Cabinet approves constitutional status for JAC

The Union Cabinet approved constitutional status to a proposed Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), for the appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary. In other words, the...

December 31, 2013

Legal wing of CBI brought under agency director

In a bid to provide more autonomy to CBI, government has brought the agency’s directorate of prosecution or the legal wing, which used to report to Law Ministry,...

December 29, 2013

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