The West Bengal Government has decided to amend the current Panchayat Act for better performance of 3-tier local bodies. According to the Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mr....
An international conference to tackle the issues pertaining to maritime piracy and the ways to counter them starts in Dubai. A high level Indian delegation is taking part...
India is expected to discuss a Bilateral Investment and Trade Agreement (BITA) with the European Union by the end of year 2012. This was agreed at a meeting...
Hollywood screenwriter and Director Nora Ephron passed away. She was suffering from acute myeloid leukemia. Among the eminent films written by her include When Harry Met Sally and...
India has come out as Dubai’s top trading partner as its total trade reaches over USD 10 billion during the quarter ended March, 2012. As per the newest...
The PMO has planned to establish a coordination committee to attend to diverse aspects of broadband services for panchayats. This will be implemented through a network being set...
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed across the globe. Objective: The day is observed each year to disseminate awareness about the harms and problems...
The Centre is progressing on a new law for ‘Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation’, and revising the current Schemes for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers...
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified new rules for ownership and governance of stock exchanges to encourage the establishing of new bourses and facilitate exchanges...
As per a study report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) India faces a new challenge as it needs to retrain at least 285 million working citizens who lack...
