Director General Indian Council of Agriculture and Research ,ICAR Trilochan Mohapatra has said that the work force in agricultural community will reduce by 35 per cent by 2030 due to better avenues in other sectors. He insisted that it is high time that some innovative approach is brought in to […]

Trade Ministers of 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) bloc, including India and China are meeting in Singapore today. The two-day meeting will deliberate upon issues hindering the negotiations of the proposed mega trade deal. Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu will attend the meeting. RCEP is a mega […]

The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO will outsource the production of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and Small Satellite Launch Vehicles to private Industries. The Indian Space agency Chairman K Sivan informed media persons in Bengaluru yesterday that private industries will play a major role in capacity building. He said […]

Government today said the demonetisation of high value currency notes have achieved its objective quite substantially and there is no cash crunch in any part of the country. Briefing reporters in New Delhi,  Economic Affairs Secretary S C Garg said, no  high-quality fake notes  have been seen in the system […]

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri today said, a total of 5.5 million homes have been sanctioned so far under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Addressing a function in New Delhi on Real Estate – Challenges to opportunities, the Minister said, the government has to construct 11 million houses […]

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rjiju has accused Congress President Rahul Gandhi of being a Maoist sympathiser. In a tweet, Mr. Rijiju said former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had declared Maoists a number one threat to India’s internal security during his tenure. But,  Rahul Gandhi openly supports front […]

Over 180 students belonging to SC and ST communities were honoured at the Dr Ambedkar National Merit Awards, in New Delhi today, for scoring high marks in class 10 and 12 examinations in 2017. The awards were given by Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot at a […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reviewed the progress made towards rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, under Ayushman Bharat. Chairing the 28th interaction through PRAGATI in New Delhi, Mr Modi also reviewed the progress of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana. During the interaction, he took stock of […]

The Supreme Court has ruled that the five alleged Maoist sympathizers — Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonzalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha — arrested yesterday will not be sent to jail but be under house arrest under police watch until the 6th of September. A bench headed by Chief […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Nepal tomorrow to attend the 4th BIMSTEC Summit in Kathmandu. The theme of Summit is ‘Towards Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region. In a Facebook post, Mr Modi has expressed confidence that the Summit will chart the […]