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Union Government to fund “Swachh Vidyalaya” campaign

Union Human Resource Development Ministry to fund the  Swachh Vidyalaya (Clean Schools) campaign, via the Swachh Bharat Kosh. Centre will setup “Swachh Bharat Kosh” to fund the “Swachh...

September 16, 2014

Project Mausam

Project Mausam is an initiative by the Indian Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India that aims to renew engagement between India and 39 countries along...

September 16, 2014

“Timekeepers to the nation” HMT Watches to wind down after 53 years

Once synonymous to watches in India “HMT” is set to be winded up in a phased manner. Burdened with losses for more than a decade, the government is...

September 14, 2014

Barack Obama authorised air strikes against ISIS militants in Syria

The US President, Barack Obama for the first time, authorized US air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria. He also asked to...

September 14, 2014

SC clears 3% reservation for disabled in jobs and promotions in all Govt jobs including in IAS

The Supreme Court ruled 3% quota for disabled persons in all government jobs including IAS. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha held that the disabled...

September 14, 2014

Union government seeks clarification from Supreme Court on its judgment on transgender

Five months after the Supreme Court instructed the Centre to give OBC status to transgenders, the Union government has requested clarification on it holding that all such people...

September 14, 2014

Ozone layer on road to recovery

Approximately 30 years after the protections of the Montreal Protocol were put into action, there’s more proof that the international contract to safeguard Earth’s ozone layer is effective,...

September 13, 2014

6th Economic Census Report: Arunachal Pradesh has the highest proportion of hired workers among all Arunachal Pradeshs

As per the the 6th Economic Census Report 2013, Arunachal Pradesh has the maximum percentage of hired workers amongst all states, including in segments like education and health....

September 13, 2014

New Payment Gateway Integrated to e-Filing System; Indian Patent Office (IPO) becomes first IPO in the World to begin Real Time Transparency

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India launched a new payment gateway integrated to the e-filing system of the Intellectual Property...

September 13, 2014

NGT bans tyre burning in the open, re-use of tyres as fuel

The western zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the burning of tyres in public areas and also the reuse of old tyres as fuel...

September 13, 2014

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