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Unregulated e-rickshaws not permitted: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court lambasted the Delhi government for its inability to regulate or check e-rickshaws plying unbridled on the roads. HC, while hearing a plea, has said that...

July 24, 2014

Sanitation projects, increasing green cover among top priorities for MGNREGA

The new NDA government led by PM Narendra Modi has designed a plan for re-orientation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA which will...

July 23, 2014

Union Government notifies Public Servants Rules, 2014

The Union Government notified Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014....

July 22, 2014

Wages under MNREGA shouldn't be less than minimum wage in states: Mahendra Dev Committee

As per the recommendations of a high-level committee set up by the Centre, wages under MNREGA should be equal to or higher than the minimum wage in the...

July 21, 2014

Management of PM Relief Fund to be emulated on Gujarat model

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that the management of the PM’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) should emulate the Gujarat model in selection of beneficiaries, giving priority to...

July 19, 2014

Bolivia legalizes Child Labour

Contrary to the efforts across the globe to curb child labour, Bolivia has become the first nation to legalize it from age 10. Country’s Congress approved the legislation,...

July 19, 2014

SC notice to all states and UTs on the issue of legalizing euthanasia

The Supreme Court has issued notice to all states and Union territories on a plea for legalizing passive euthanasia. The apex court issued the notice on a petition...

July 18, 2014

National Health Profile (NHP) 2013 released by Dr. Harsh Vardhan

The National Health Profile (NHP) 2013 was released by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The annual report is prepared by the Central Bureau...

July 17, 2014

Government to accept Self-Attested documents

Indian citizens will not have to rush to a gazette officer or a notary to get their documents attested. Giving relief to the people, the government has decided...

July 17, 2014

320 Mahila Suraksha Dals will soon be functional in Delhi

With a view to enhance the safety of women and girls in Delhi, 320 Mahila Suraksha Dals (MSDs) will soon be made functional. As a pilot program, one...

July 16, 2014

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