The Forest Advisory Committee, under the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), has granted clearance to hydro projects worth 2,500 mega watts (MW) across various States. The projects...
Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty , a 1970 batch retired IAS officer has been appointed as the new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi. The appointment was cleared by the President...
India and Japan have decided to strengthen cooperation in tourism sector. Both the nations will identify areas for collaboration and explore new avenues in tourism sector especially in...
The government of Scotland has outlined a transition plan to independence in case the people of the country give "Yes" vote in the autumn 2014 referendum in which...
World Radio Day was observed across the globe on February 13 to celebrate radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks...
Union Cabinet nod to DRDO for developing AWACS The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has received approval from the Union Cabinet of India for developing an indigenous...
The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Shubh Yatra, an exclusive monthly bi-lingual (Hindi & English) in-flight magazine of Air India. It covers travel, lifestyle, culture and entertainment in...
RGESS schemes to become more investor-friendly – Finance Minister P. Chidambram Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has expressed the need revisit the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) to...
India bagged 46 Medals in 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang (South Korea) India clinched record 46 medals in the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics World Winter...
Zhuang Zedong(72), Chinese ‘ping-pong diplomacy’ player passed away recently. ‘Ping-pong’ = The game of Table tennis. ‘Diplomacy’ = The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations. What...
