Highlights of Railway Budet
Highlights Proposed an ambitious capital outlay of Rs. 1.21 lakh crore for 2016-17, a jump of 21 per cent over this year. Indicated a cut in freight tariffs Tapping new revenue streams and optimising...
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Govt. to tap CSCs for rural banking access
The government is looking to leverage its Common Services Centres (CSCs) to enable easy access to banking services, particularly in rural areas.
BAE Systems picks Mahindra as partner for artillery gun deal
The United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) delivered to the defence ministry a Letter of Acceptance (LoA), agreeing to supply 145 M777 ultra lightweight howitzers to India. The LoA spells out the contract price,...
Swachh Survekshan 2016
Swachh Survekshan-2016 was a sanitation survey conducted by the Ministry of Urban Development under the Swachh Bharat Mission comissioned in october 2015
Implementation Of Namami Gange programme
Ganga Task Force deployed Ganga Gram Yojana launched As a major initiative towards fast track implementation of Namami Gange Programme the first company of Ganga Task force Battalion was deployed at Garhmukteshwar
Stand Up India Scheme approved
The “Start up India Stand up India” initiative was announced by the PrimeMinister in his address to the nation on 15th August, 2015. The Stand up India component is anchored by Department of Financial...
Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 notified
The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed by the Parliament recently The provisions of the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2015 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th Day of...
National Urban Information System
National Urban Information System (NUIS) is the project of Ministry of Urban Development with Survey of India as the focal point.
