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Free Trade LPG (FTL) scheme gets Govt’s nod

The Government has approved Free Trade LPG (FTL) Scheme for selling 5 kg LPG cylinders through Company Owned Retail Outlets (COCO) PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). The scheme...

July 28, 2013

Poverty in India decreases to 21.9% in 2011-12: Planning Commission

As per Planning Commission, poverty ratio in the country has dropped to 21.9% in 2011-12 from 37.2% in 2004-05 on account of increase in per capita consumption. Planning...

July 28, 2013

Supreme Court: No acid sale without ID

The Supreme Court gave an interim direction and has totally banned the counter sale of the chemical taking into the account acid attacks. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) should also...

July 22, 2013

Department of Food & Public Distribution Launches Electronic fund transfer

Department of Food & Public Distribution launched the Electronic Transfer of Funds. Objective: To ensure quick and direct transfer of funds to the beneficiaries. This protected mode of...

July 22, 2013

"Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY)" – Government to Provide Pre-natal Health Care Facilities to Pregnant Women

Under the Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY) scheme, the government would provide free pre-natal health care and ambulance facilities to pregnant women across the country. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) A...

July 22, 2013

Supreme Court refuses to reduce juvenile age from 18 to 16 years

A bench lead by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir dismissed a batch of PILs which were filed in the apex court demanding that the Act should be amended and...

July 22, 2013

After 7 years of ban dance bars in Maharashtra all set to run

Supreme Court stayed with the Bombay High Court’s verdict to repress the State Government’s order to close the dance bars, 7 years after they were banned dance bars...

July 22, 2013

Marriage law amendment approved by Union Cabinet

Union Cabinet approved the amendments to the marriage law. The Bill is expected to come in the August 2013 Session of Parliament .  Objective : To enable a...

July 22, 2013

Benefit for Coconut Sector as Tapping Unfermented Sap or "Neera" from Coconut approved by Kerala Government

Tapping unfermented sap or Neera from the coconut was approved by the Government of Kerala all over the state.  As a part of the pilot project Neera tapping...

July 21, 2013

‘Tears You Apart’ – Launch of National Tobacco Control Campaign

A nation-wide National Tobacco Control Campaign called “Tears you apart” has been launched by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Objective: To raise awareness about...

July 21, 2013

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