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Himachal Pradesh government implemented Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS)

Himachal Pradesh The Himachal Pradesh government has implemented the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS) to provide easy access to curative geriatric health care services by way of...

October 12, 2017

The Andhra Pradesh government tied up with VISA for Vizag Digital Dhan Sankalp (VDDS) project

The Andhra Pradesh government has tied up with financial services company Visa for Vizag Digital Dhan Sankalp (VDDS) project, which is an initiative to develop Visakhapatnam into India’s...

October 12, 2017

The mixed pair of Jemson Ningthoujam and Ankita Bhakat clinched gold at 2017 World Archery Youth Championship

The mixed pair of Jemson Ningthoujam and Ankita Bhakat clinched gold at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championship in Rosario, Argentina.This is India’s first world title at the...

October 12, 2017

Shashi Tharoor committee on External Affairs formed to examine India-China relations

The parliamentary committee on External Affairs, which will examine the relations between India and China, is headed by Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor. The committee will examine in detail...

October 12, 2017

Gurbax Singh Sandhu honoured with 2017 National Awards for senior citizens.

Indian boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu has been honoured with the 2017 National Awards for senior citizens by President Ramnath Kovind. Sandhu was India’s longest-serving men’s national coach,...

October 12, 2017

PV Reddi to head 2nd National Judicial Pay Commission (NJPC) to look into pay hike issue of lower court judges

The Union Law Ministry has finalized the appointment of a Second National Judicial Pay Commission to recommend salary hikes for the 21,000 lower court judges in India. The...

October 12, 2017

Bibey Debroy chaired first meeting of newly-constituted Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM)

The first-ever meeting of the newly-constituted Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) was held at NITI Aayog, in New Delhi on October 11, 2017. It was chaired...

October 12, 2017

India to sign pact with Japan for setting up flexible LNG market

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Japan on establishing a Liquid, Flexible and Global...

October 12, 2017

New Delhi is hosting 48th Conference of Governors

The 48th Conference of Governors has started at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on October 12, 2017. The 2-day conference is being attended by 27 Governors and 3...

October 12, 2017

Global Hunger Index 2017: India ranks 100th among 119 nations

India ranked 100th position among 119 countries on Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2017 report released by Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). This year slipped by three...

October 12, 2017

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