31/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Climate
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) all India mean temperatures have risen nearly 0.60 degree Celsius over the last 110 years. IMD ...
31/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Agriculture
According to Indian government so far against the target of 14 crore cards distribution, 6 crore cards have been distributed and remaining cards are u ...
31/3/2017 | International Affairs | United Nations
United Nations secretary has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to run the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP). About World Food ...
30/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Financial Inclusion
Odisha became the first state in the country to carry financial inclusion and extend banking services to unbanked areas through Self Help Groups (SHGs ...
30/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Transport
The Supreme Court has directed that vehicles that are not Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) compliant will not be sold after 31 March. Bajaj Auto Ltd and the En ...
30/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Energy
As per Central Electricity Authority first time India has turned around from a net importer of electricity to Net Exporter of electricity. During the ...
29/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Space
German scientists created an array consisting of 149 industrial-grade film projector spotlights, in the hope that intense light sources can be used to ...
29/3/2017 | Social Issues | Health
A financing agreement for IDA credit of US$ 100m for the “Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project” was signed with the World Bank. The objectiv ...
29/3/2017 | Social Issues | Health
National Conference on Down syndrome was recently inaugurated in New Delhi. The Conference was organized by The National Trust for the welfare of pers ...
28/3/2017 | Social Issues | Disadvantaged Groups
The Parliament has passed the ‘Mental Healthcare Bill’ in the Lok Sabha that decriminalizes suicide attempt by mentally ill people and provides servic ...
28/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Information Technology
Information & Broadcasting Ministry has launched an Online Film Certification System or E-Cinepramaan. About E-Cinepramaan: Under the new system, for ...
28/3/2017 | Indian Polity | Judiciary
Supreme Court asked the central government to consider using alternative means other than pellet guns for crowd-control and to deal with protesters in ...
27/3/2017 | Indian Polity | Fundamental Rights
Law Commission of India has submitted its 267th report on ‘hate speech’ for the consideration of the Government. The Commission has suggested the inco ...
27/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Human Development
UN Development Programme (UNDP)’s has released Human Development report, 2016. Highlights of the report: India has been ranked 131st among 188 countri ...
26/3/2017 | Indian Polity | Elections
The Lok Sabha approved a proposal by the government as part of amendments to the Finance Bill, 2017 that relaxes conditions for corporate funding to p ...
26/3/2017 | Social Issues | Disadvantaged Groups
“Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana”, a ‘Scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category’ will be ...
26/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Biodiversity
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), a statutory advisory body under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF), will n ...
25/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Pollution
The extent of sea ice at both poles has hit new record lows for this time of the year. The disappearing sea ice comes as the planet marks three consec ...
25/3/2017 | Social Issues | Disadvantaged Groups
National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) has approved the proposal for five additional seat for tribals in Sikkim assembly.Out of the proposed a ...
25/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Energy
Global energy architecture performance index was recently released by Geneva- based World Economic Forum (WEF). Main highlights of the report: Accordi ...
24/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Rural Development
Union cabinet has approved the proposals regarding amendments to the NABARD Act, 1981. These amendments are: The Amendments include provisions that en ...
24/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Health
The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill-2014, which criminalises discrimination against HIV-positive people and those living with them, was pas ...
24/3/2017 | Social Issues | Disadvantaged Groups
The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (NSEBC) as a Constitutional body. ...
23/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Pollution
Uttarakhand High Court has declared Ganga and Yamuna and their tributaries “juristic/legal persons/living entities having the status of a legal person ...
23/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Biodiversity
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has suspended the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) ...
23/3/2017 | International Affairs | International Institutions
The World Happiness Report 2017 is produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative launched by the United Nation ...
22/3/2017 | Culture of India | Literature and Theatre
Researchers are planning to recreate the lost techniques of manuscript writing which is inked to the marketing of heritage tourism and the development ...
22/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Information Technology
Scientists have developed a new wireless Internet based on infrared rays that is reportedly 100 times faster than existing Wi-Fi networks. A light-bas ...
22/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Industry
International Diamond Conference “Mines to Market 2017” was recently held in Mumbai. The conference on the theme of Mines to Market 2017", brings toge ...
21/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Space
The GRAPES-3 experiment at TIFR’s Cosmic Ray Laboratory in Ootacamund in Tamil Nadu is getting upgraded. The telescope made news last year when it det ...
21/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Pollution
According the report tabled in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Bengal topped the list with more than 1.04 crore ars ...
21/3/2017 | Himachal Pradesh | Economy
Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh presented Himachal Budget 2017-18 in which he announced schemes for government employees including contract em ...
20/3/2017 | India and the world | South America
India and Brazil signed the finalised text of the Social Security Agreement taking forward the spirit of the Goa Declaration at the 8th BRICS Summit. ...
20/3/2017 | Geography | Disasters
The World Bank has approved $175 million for India’s ambitious National Hydrology Project to improve its ability to forecast floods and reduce vulnera ...
20/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Monetary Policy
The Union Finance Ministry has given permission to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to conduct field trials of plastic (polymer-based) currency notes of Rs ...
19/3/2017 | Social Issues | Gender issues
UN Women — the international organisation’s arm for empowering women has released a world ranking of the number of women parliamentarians. India is at ...
19/3/2017 | Social Issues | Disadvantaged Groups
The government of India has proposed a labour code which will provide social security cover to the entire workforce in the country, including self-emp ...
18/3/2017 | Social Issues | Gender issues
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2017 has made 26 weeks of paid maternity leave mandatory for all women employed in the organised sector. The new l ...
18/3/2017 | Geography | Urbanisation
Mercer’s Quality of Living rankings 2017 has been released. Mercer’s survey is one of the comprehensive and annual features to enable multinational co ...
18/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | External Sector
The government has launched the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES). The Scheme is focussed on addressing the needs of the exporters. About ...
17/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Industry
In order to improve the ease of doing business in the country, the labour ministry has notified draft rule that would allow principal employer or cont ...
17/3/2017 | India and the world | Indo-Bangladesh
The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) between the Directorate General of Lighthouses & Li ...
16/3/2017 | Geography | Resources
The Cabinet approved pricing and marketing freedom to producers of natural gas from coal seams (CBM) and also allowed them to sell the fuel to affilia ...
16/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Information Technology
The ability to use computers remains low in the country, in spite of campaigns for digitalisation, an analysis of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) ...
16/3/2017 | Indian Polity | Parliament
The government has introduced Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha. Highlights of the bill: The Bill proposes a Single ...
15/3/2017 | Indian Polity | State Executive
The decision of Goa Governor to invite — and swear in — a government led by party which has won four fewer seats than the other party in the Assembly ...
15/3/2017 | International Affairs | Europe
The British Parliament has passed a bill that will allow Prime Minister to start talks to leave the European Union. The Queen will now sign it into la ...
14/3/2017 | Security Issues | Defence
The defence ministry has proposed creation of a non-lapsable rolling fund to facilitate buying heavy-duty military hardware like artillery guns, comba ...
14/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Defence
India has successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg, from a test range along the ...
14/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Chemistry
According to recently conducted new experiments, a bizarre new state of matter known as a time crystal seems to suspend the laws of thermodynamics alm ...
13/3/2017 | Indian Polity | Parliament
The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 was recently passed by the Lok Sabha. Admiralty laws deal with cases of acci ...
13/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Agriculture
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has envisaged a program to unlock the country ...
12/3/2017 | Governance Issues | Sanitation
Rural Electric Corporation (REC) Limited has contributed Rs. 25 crores towards SBK as part of REC’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Objective o ...
12/3/2017 | Himachal Pradesh | Social Issues
Himachal Pradesh has become the first state to link its police posts in various districts with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS). ...
12/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Space
India's first lunar probe - the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost , is still orbiting the Moon, Nasa scientists have found by using ...
12/3/2017 | India and the world | Indo EU
India and Belgium have signed a Protocol amending the existing Agreement and Protocol between the two countries for Avoidance of Double Taxation and t ...
11/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Pollution
The Vice-President of India led the Indian delegation to the first Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders' Summit held at Jakarta to commemorate ...
11/3/2017 | Social Issues | Disadvantaged Groups
The long-simmering controversy over the use of ‘Sahayaks’ — or helpers — by officers of the Army has returned with the surfacing of two videos on soci ...
11/3/2017 | Social Issues | Gender issues
The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed by the Lok Sabha , months after the Rajya Sabha approved the measure that makes India third on ...
11/3/2017 | Himachal Pradesh | Geography
Himachal Pradesh Government has launched Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement (RISHTA) project, which is an efficient smart LED ...
10/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Pollution
India has launched the second stage of its plans to phase out the Ozone-depleting HCFCs by 2030, as required under the Montreal Protocol. About HCFC P ...
10/3/2017 | Indian Polity | Judiciary
There is a stalemate between judiciary and the executive over the proposed Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges for the higher judi ...
9/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Pollution
Workshop on Arsenic problem in ground water and its remediation in Ganga Basin was recently organised by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in New Delh ...
9/3/2017 | Geography | irrigation
National conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan was recently held in Delhi. This conference was organized by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development ...
9/3/2017 | Social Issues | Gender issues
The Commonwealth is launching an initiative to help member states tackle domestic violence. The programme, which is being launched on Women’s Day, wil ...
8/3/2017 | Social Issues | Disadvantaged Groups
Govt has linked Aadhaar to school midday meals, among several other schemes. About mid day meal Scheme: The Mid-day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is the largest ...
8/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | External Sector
The government has given its nod for accession to the ‘Customs Convention on International Transport of Goods’ which will help in faster movement of e ...
8/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Infrastructure
To effectively address the emerging urbanization challenges, the Ministry of Urban Development has come out with a multi-pronged policy framework to p ...
8/3/2017 | Himachal Pradesh | Economy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred Himachal Pradesh with the ‘Krishi Karman Award’ for its landmark achievement in showing highest production of f ...
8/3/2017 | Himachal Pradesh | Geography
India’s first electric bus service was launched at Rohtang Pass area in Himachal Pradesh. It is first of its kind electric bus service for tourist spo ...
7/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Industry
The growth of eight core sectors slowed down to a five-month low of 3.4 per cent in January mainly due to contraction in output of refinery products, ...
7/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Biodiversity
A two-member expert committee submitted its report on Tiruvannamalai Girivalam Path Widening Project to the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern B ...
6/3/2017 | Social Issues | Tribes
The West Bengal government has given an official status to Kurukh language in the state which has been listed as an endangered language by the UNESCO. ...
6/3/2017 | International Affairs | United Nations
Russia and China have vetoed a UN resolution to impose sanctions on Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons during the six-year war. It is Russ ...
6/3/2017 | Governance Issues | Health
A latest survey by the government has shown positive trends in key health indicators, including an improvement in sex ratio at birth and a decline in ...
5/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has prohibited all camping activity on beaches which fall within 100 meters along the River Ganga from Shivpuri to R ...
5/3/2017 | Governance Issues | E-Governanace
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, in collaboration with United Nations University and UNESCO, is organizing a ...
4/3/2017 | Science Affairs | Defence
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over three of its products for induction into the Indian Army. The products are namely ...
4/3/2017 | India and the world | Indo Pakistan
India has accepted an invitation to attend a meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) to be held in Lahore in March. The move came after two mo ...
4/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Biodiversity
Two critically endangered impatiens plant species are spotted on the peripheries of the Eravikulam National Park. The newly discovered species include ...
3/3/2017 | Economic Affairs | Financial System
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) plans to further tighten the regulations for algorithmic trading to minimise instances of misuse of ...
3/3/2017 | International Affairs | International Institutions
A UN-established commission has issued a damning report on human rights violations in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo. Highlights of the Report: The Syrian ...
2/3/2017 | Geography | Human Aspects
The "Working Group on Migration" set by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) in 2015 has submitted its report to the governmen ...
2/3/2017 | Environment and Ecology | Biodiversity
Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to enact a law with prohibitory and penal clauses within two months to eradicate seemai karuv ...
2/3/2017 | Social Issues | Minorities
75th meeting of Central Wakf Council was recently held in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by the Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Inde ...
1/3/2017 | Social Issues | Gender issues
The Union Government has signed a Financing Agreement with World Bank for International Development Association (IDA ) credit of $63 million for the T ...
1/3/2017 | Governance Issues | Health
World health organization (WHO) urged governments, scientists and pharma companies to create new drugs to tackle 12 antibiotics-resistant supergerms t ...
1/3/2017 | International Affairs | Asia
Fourth edition of India – CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam) Business Conclave was held in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan. This conference wa ...