Ban Ki-moon, the U.N. Secretary-General, has expressed concerns over the continuous decline in Official Development Assistance (ODA) and has asked the nations to reverse the fall. In a progress report...
The Government has set up a high level panel to prepare a position paper on the socio-economic, health and educational status of tribals and also recommend policy initiatives...
In the wake of 21 infants dying after receiving Pentavalent vaccine in the country, the government will conduct a study to ascertain its safety. The government will soon...
Rajya Sabha passed Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2012. According to the Bill, marriages held in India irrespective of the religion of the persons getting married...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has decided to extend LPG Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme to 35 more districts from September 1, 2013 after observing a good...
Although the National Food Security Bill is still pending in the Parliament, the Centre has intimated to certain States that their food grain allocation would decline in spite of the...
Maharashtra became the first state in the country to disburse salary of its staff through their Aadhaar linked bank accounts. The employees of the state government’s Information Technology (IT)...
Records of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry have disclosed that 1/5th (20%) of food items in the market tested by government labs in 2012 were either substandard...
The unequal social status of women could play a significant role in the mysterious high under nutrition levels. India has higher than expected levels of stunting and under-weight...
International Youth Day was observed across the world on August 12, 2013 The theme for 2013 was Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward. The theme concentrates on the issue of...
