The High Court of Delhi has sought response from the Union Government of India on a plea that questioned how children below the age of 18 were allowed...
The Geographical Indication Registry (GIR) has accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) registration to the Lucknow Zardozi – the world renowned textile embroidery. Registered under the brand of ‘Lucknow...
Indian Railways has reduced Advance Reservation Period (ARP) booking period of rail tickets from from existing 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey) from May 1, 2013....
5170 Bharat Nirman Rajeev Gandhi Seva Kendras became operational across 9100 Village Panchayats of Rajasthan at an expense of Rs 1,000 crore. These Seva Kendras will facilitate: MG...
Narasimhan Ravi has been unanimously elected as the president of Editors Guild of India. Mr. Ravi is the director of Kasturi and Sons Limited , publisher of “The...
Mr. Ajay Maken, Union Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) held the following updates on RAY and RRY Schemes in Rajya Sabha: ‘Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)’...
Justice JS Verma (80), former Chief Justice of India, passed away. He was in news recently for heading a committee set up by the Government of India to suggest changes...
The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the National Policy for Children, 2012. The National Policy for Children, 2012 Reaffirms the government’s dedication to the recognition of the...
Montek Singh Ahluwalia (The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission) recently launched the India Backbone Implementation Network (IBIN). Objective: To improve execution of policies, programs, and projects, which...
The Union Cabinet sanctioned an 8% increment in DA (Dearness Allowance) for Central Government employees and dearness relief to pensioners from 72% to 80% effective January 1, 2013....
