Governance
Pan-India roll out of e-Courts by 2014
The Government was committed to pan-India roll out of e-Courts by 2014 to deliver quick justice and reduce the backlog of pending cases. Under the […]
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Science and Technology
TRAI plans standardisation of mobile data
Draft policy for regulating wireless data services by mobile operators has been released for inviting comments, objections and suggestions Browsing Internet is set to become […]
Economics
RBI moots new index to measure inflation
It has proposed a Producer Price Index in place of the Wholesale Price Index to bring price movement of services under the structure. Reserve Bank […]
Programmes and Policies
Government steps up effort to boost inland waterways
It has formed a panel to identify new areas for attracting private investments in the sector To promote private investment into inland waterways, the Central […]
Health and Family Welfare
HIV-prevention drug Truvada approved
US health regulators have for the first time approved a drug to prevent HIV infection. Truvada, made by California-based Gilead Sciences, is already backed by […]
Current Affairs
Indian Oil Limited’s ‘Rupaantar’ creates transformation
The project is coined to eliminate poverty through income generating activities by social mobilization and capacity building among the rural people. During a short span […]
Corporate Affairs
USAID-FICCI launches Millennium Alliance
MA – a platform to bring together Indian creativity, expertise and resources to source and intensify innovations being developed and tested in the country. The […]
Ecology and Environment
Cho-Lhamu declared highest lake in India
The Cho-Lhamu lake over 18,000 feet above sea level in North Sikkim The Cho-Lhamu lake, located over 18,000 feet above sea level in North Sikkim, […]
Ecology and Environment
National Wetland Atlas
National Wetland Atlas created by ISRO National Wetland Atlas created by Space Applications Centre (SAC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is an outcome of the project […]
Programmes and Policies
Global Innovation Index 2012 Edition
INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, a specialized agency of the United Nations) co-publish The Global Innovation Index (GII) since 2007. This year […]
Governance
National Optical Fibre Network project
More than two lakh gram panchayats of the country will soon have access to the high speed Internet connection. The Prime Minister Office (PMO) has […]
Defence
Indian Navy Creates Dedicated Cyber Security Cadre
The Indian Navy has become the first Indian armed force to create a dedicated cadre of officers to provide the service cyber security to protect […]
Space (World)
Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
Though the sun lies 93 million miles (149 million km) from Earth, its unceasing activity assures an impact on our planet far beyond the obvious […]
Defence
Committee to look into pay and pension related issues of defence services personnel and ex-servicemen
The Government has decided to constitute a Committee, under the chairpersonship of Cabinet Secretary, to look into pay and pension related issues of relevance to […]
Ecology and Environment
CII-World Bank tiger conservation
Ms. Indrani Kar, Deputy Director General, CII and Mr. Robert Zoellick, President, The World Bank sign an agreement on establishing an India Wildlife Business […]
Ecology and Environment
Six natural wonders declared World Heritage Sites
Sangha Trinational – shared between Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo; Lakes of Ounianga in Chad Chengjiang fossil site in China […]
Science and Technology
Higgs Boson
Scientists at the CERN research centre near Geneva, Switzerland, unveiled their latest findings in their search for the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle key to […]
Defence
RIMPAC 2012
The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to […]
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra opens mega food park
The 147-acre food park will provide food processing infrastructure to food processors, farmers, retailers and exporters Andhra Pradesh has opened the country’s first mega food […]
Health and Family Welfare
National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)
The NUHM will meet health needs of the urban poor, particularly the slum dwellers by making available to them essential primary health care services. This […]