The Legislative Assembly of Karnataka passed a stringent Essential Services Maintenance Bill (ESMA), 2013 which will render striking work a non-bailable offence and empowers the police to arrest...
As per Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), India will become the largest single source of global oil demand growth after 2020. Key predictions of IEA published in its...
Following its plan to achieve the Rs.40, 000 crore disinvestment target for this fiscal, the government issued Follow-on-Public Offer (FPO) of Power Grid Corporation which was fully subscribed....
In a bid to foster regional consciousness and bring member states closer, Kathmandu-based Indian diplomat Abhay Kumar composed an anthem for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). SAARC...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dedicated to the Nation GAIL India Ltd’s 1,000 km long natural gas pipeline from Dabhol to Bangalore during the inaugural ceremony of the 8th...
India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) has improved significantly to $ 5.2 billion (1.2% of GDP) in the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal mainly due to decrease in...
India’s Department of Post (DoP) has launched two new parcel services namely ‘Express Parcel’ and ‘Business Parcel’. India Post aims to generate revenue of Rs 100 crore from...
India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully test-fired nuclear capable Prithvi II missile as part of a regular training exercise. The indigenously developed ballistic missile with a maximum range...
According to a survey by corruption watchdog Transparency International, India is positioned at 94th place on corruption index which ranked 177 countries. Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are...
