The then District Collector of Sukma District (Chhattisgarh) who was abducted by the Moists. The 32 year old 2006-batch IAS Officer was abducted by Naxalites on April 21,...
2011 saw a 20% rise in the number of schools entering students for Cambridge qualifications in India. In India, Schools made over 27,000 entries for Cambridge IGCSE and...
The World Hand Hygiene Day observed on May 5, 2012. Objective: – To create awareness among the general public about the importance of hand hygiene. – To improve...
A new Pension and Life Insurance Fund (PILF) scheme is being promoted by GoI in a bid to provide financial security to poor Indians working abroad. Indian embassies...
As per 66th round of National Sample Survey (NSS) carried out b/w July 2009-June 2010 on income and expenditure: Nearly 60% of India’s rural population lives on less...
In Anand, Gujarat a special court awarded life imprisonment to 9 people in the 2002 Ode village riots case. 3 persons of minority community were burnt alive in...
In the wake of Basel III capital regulations declared by the RBI, the Indian banks would require Rs 3,90,000-5,00,000 crore capital over the next 6 years. As per...
In terms of the number of accounts opened, the New Pension System (NPS) – Lite scheme meant for the economically disadvantaged, has left behind its older twin NPS-Main...
Indians living abroad can now without difficulty hunt for information from public authorities in their home country via the RTI (Right to Information) Act. What was the problem...
