In a bid to revamp the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) after its dismal progress with the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP), the Government has moved a Bill in Parliament to increase the strength of its full-time and part-time members. The Bill tabled by, surface transport ...

Congress president Sonia Gandhi introduced a scheme called Priyadarshini for the welfare of the women and children in Amethi. During the launch of the welfare scheme, both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi jointly addressed a public rally in Amethi. While addressing the rally, the Congress chief stated that ...

The government of India withdrew the ban on the exports of cement on December 22. The lifting of ban gave the much-needed relief to the construction companies which were suffering from lack of construction orders. As per the notification of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade cement export ban ...

The lower house of the Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha passed the Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2006 on December 22. The Bill added new provisions to the existing Information Technology Act, 2000 to deal with new forms of cyber crimes like publicising sexually explicit material in ...

The Indian parliament gave green signal to the creation of a national Investigating agency and strengthening of the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The two bills were unanimously approved by the upper house, Rajya Sabha on Thursday (December 18). Earlier the terror bills were ...

Parliament on Wednesday (17th December) passed the ambitious Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Bill, 2008 that seeks to provide welfare measures for million of workers in the unorganised sector. The Bill has already been passed by the Rajya Sabha while the Lok Sabha passed it on Wednesday ...

In an effort to augment the income of the poor families, the centre has planned to impart technical skills to one members of each family. According to a media report, the rural development ministry has sent a proposal to the Cabinet saying that at least one member of around 5 crore rural poor ...

An agreement to build four new reactors for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant will be signed between Russia and India during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to India starting Thursday (December 4), said, Sergei Kiriyenko, head of the state nuclear power corporation ...

A latest book on India’s foreign policy has revealed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto had issued a “nuclear ultimatum” to New Delhi to deter India from using excessive force to suppress violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Professor Harish Kapur has revealed this in ...

In order to improve the sanitation facilities in urban areas of the country, the government of India has launched National Urban Sanitation Policy on November 12, 2008. The new urban sanitation policy will focus on cleanliness of the cities and towns. Apart from it, the policy will provide ...

A government of India release said that India has opened its air space for ASEAN countries under an open-sky understanding. Accordingly, now, with the agreement in force the designated airlines from ASEAN countries could fly into any Indian city. Indian airlines too have been given the same ...

India's CJI KG Balakrishnan has said that UK law firms could be allowed to operate in India under the BCI (Bar Council of India) guidelines. CJI was delivering a speech on 'Judicial Reforms in India' organized by the Indo-EU Business Forum' at the Court House hotel. He viewed that he does not think ...

The government of India has announced to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance companies in the private sector to 49 per cent. The increase in FDI investment will be implemented through a Bill which is likely to be tabled in the Parliament today. According to the Finance Minister of ...

The Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has announced on October 11, 2008 to launch an alcohol control policy in India. The health minister was attending a seminar on alcohol control policy in Chennai. Dr Ramadoss in his speech said that consumption of alcohol is the root cause of all health ...

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs of India has decided to set up National Tribal Information System (NTIS) for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes of the country. Under the new plan, various programmes will be implemented for the collection of data and information regarding the tribal community from ...

The ministry of social justice of India has denied the Christian and Muslim of the country the scheduled caste (SC) status. Earlier a proposal was offered to the ministry requesting to make a child eligible for SC status if either the mother or father belongs to SC. The ministry revived the ...

Notices have been served to educational establishments in Tamil Nadu for the payment of house tax and this even applies to government and aided colleges that have been providing self-financing courses. It is the local bodies who served these notices to the educational institutions under their ...

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan has asked IITs and IIMs to fill up vacant OBC seats with General Category candidates in the same year. On center's plea that it would create 9 per cent seats every year amounting to 27 per cent in three years, and at ...

A three-member panel was created by the Indian government on Saturday, September 27, 2008 to review the complaints voiced by the defence personnel pertaining the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Panel. Defence Minister A.K. Antony is also a part of this three-member panel, which has been instructed ...

In a bold move to foster the industrial sector as well as employment in the Kashmir valley, Union Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday, September 22, 2008, laid the foundation stone for the very first steel plant there. Located at Lassipora industrial growth centre in south Kashmir's Pulwama ...

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje has announced that government will fund the education up to class XII. According to party leaders, late on Saturday, Raje waived off the nominal tuition fee of Rs 30-50 per annum for all students in government schools. Kalicharan Saraf, the Education Minister of the ...

Delhi, by next year, will bear a greener look as the government has decided to develop nine new forest cities in its vicinity. JK Dadoo, environment secretary, has stated that about 220 hectares of land located to the east, northwest and southwest districts of the city have been selected under this ...

The government has amended APEDA Act which aims to protect India's farm products' copyright violation.  Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, Information & Broadcasting Minister said that amended Act will enable APEDA to effectively protect copyright violation of Indian agri-products world ...

Amidst continuous discourse for decriminalization of homosexuality and judicial favor government may decide the future of S. 377 of IPC. Already, there is a division of opinion between the Home Ministry and Health Ministry on the issue. Admittedly, Home Ministry claims that Indian society strongly ...

Kerala's Vizhinjam port project, one of the biggest in the country, has finally been shown a green signal by the central government, informed state Ports Minister M. Vijayakumar on September 17, 2008. The biggest in Kerala, this port project had been awaiting approval for over two decades now. ...

Making government job more attractive to women employees the government has decided to give 3 years child care leave. Also, the decision has been taken to increase maternity leave of women employees from 135 days to 180 days for each of their two children. The decision makes a women employee to ...

Authorities of the Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary & Zoo located near the Tripura capital have come up with a very unique idea for its proper maintenance. They are now allowing people to adopt the animals at the zoo for a nominal annual sum. This unique idea will serve two purposes - first, it ...

The government of India (GOI) is mulling a plan to launch a National Dairy Plan to boost milk production in country. Also, it will be investing more than Rs 17,000 crore in the said scheme. Sharad Pawar, the Agriculture Minister said that Union Government is working on a comprehensive plan to ...

UPA government has decided to ease burden of loan for higher education among students. Where getting an education loan is difficult, paying back the same loan is almost impossible. Under the current scheme all the students whose parents are not earning more than Rs 2.5 lakh and who want to pursue ...

The National Biofuels Policy which aims to boost the prospects of biofuel as an alternative energy source may get clearance from cabinet soon. Also, the policy will offer a roadmap for the Indian industry so that it can utilize the full potential of the critical sector. The draft policy under the ...