According to a private sector survey, only 84% of rural households have electricity connection in the four States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan. This is in contrary to …
Read MoreThe Rajasthan government has passed the Rajasthan Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutes in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Amendment Bill, …
Read MoreThe Meghalaya government has put a cap on the weight of schoolbags for all classes. It has also restricted schools from assigning homework to students of classes I and II, …
Read MoreThe Parliament has cleared the Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018. The bill aims to remove leprosy- a chronic neuro-muscular disorder- as a ground for divorce. The bill seeks to amend …
Read MoreThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Pfizer Ltd will set up a centre to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in New Delhi.The joint initiative will implement a series of …
Read MoreGovernment introduced Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Rajya Sabha. The bill seeks to amend provisions of Cinematograph Act, 1952 in order to tackle film piracy by including penal provisions for …
Read MoreThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has formulated ‘Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme. The scheme aims to promote the use of solar power among farmers. The …
Read MoreThe Ministry of AYUSH has launched the e-AUSHADHI portal. The portal name-E-AUSHADHI is the acronym of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy Automated Drug Help Initiative. The portal provides for online …
Read MoreThe process of verifying the documents of applicants who were excluded from the published list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will begin from February 14, 2019. The Supreme Court …
Read MoreThe Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has launched the Light House Projects challenge. Under this challenge, States/ UTs will select six sites across India for constructing the Lighthouse projects under …
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