Maharashtra Government has declared drought-like condition in 14,708 villages of the state’s total 43,000 villages. This means the drought covers 34% of the state and these villages have...
Rajasthan government has issued a notification to provide 5 per cent quota to Gujjars and other Special Backward Classes (SBC). The notification was issued by state government under...
Maharashtra government has appointed Shreehari Aney as the Advocate General (AG) of the state as per provisions of Article 165 of Constitution. He will succeed Sunil Manohar who...
Kumar Mangalam Birla led Aditya Birla Group has launched a new online fashion store Abof.com. With this, the textiles and telecom conglomerate has entered into e-commerce space which...
Every year 17 October is being observed as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty throughout the world. Significance of Day: The Day seeks to promote awareness among...
Pakistan and Russia have signed a major agreement to build a 1,100-km North-South gas pipeline from Lahore to Karachi. In this project, Russia will invest 2 billion dollars...
Every year 16 October is being observed as World Food Day (WFD). Significance of Day: It aims to raise public awareness about hunger challenges and encourage people around...
Supreme Court has declared National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 and 99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014 unconstitutional and void. Ruling in this regard was given by five-judge Constitutional...
United States has announced to extend its military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2016 as per shift in policy to further cooperate for fighting terrorists. It was confirmed by...
Myanmar government has signed a peace accord with eight of the 15 ethnic armed minorities groups especially belonging to Kayin and Chin groups to end decades of civil...