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Indian Railways' first non-working foreign tour is under way - not for senior officers but for gangmen, trackmen and other non-gazetted employees.

Industry Chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) appointed Dilip Chenoy as its Director General. Prior to this,

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), announced the 'Cyber Surakshit Bharat' initiative in association with National

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley launched the National CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal in Delhi. This in

The fourth edition of the India International Science Festival will be held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The decision to hold the Festival in Lucknow wa

India will offer Yoga training sessions at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, in a move aimed at promoting Indian traditions abroad

India’s most-valued lender HDFC Bank Limited crossed Rs5 trillion capitalization action for the first time, making it only the third Indian comp

, buIndia Ratings and Research have projected the country’s economic growth to improve to 7.1 percent in 2018-19 from 6.5 percent in 2017-18 boy

The Election Commission of India, Achal Kumar Joti announced dates for elections to the Assemblies of Meghalaya, Tripura, and Nagaland. The CEC announ

India took part in a two-day meeting of the international military cooperation departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Beijing,

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Jojana’ (MMKSJ) – an assistance scheme for Artists

 India test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-V inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM), which has a strike range of over 5,000km. The

 Digital invoice discounting marketplace - Invoicemart has tied up with state-run lender Bank of Baroda to discount invoices for MSMEs.

he NITI Aayog launched the first course on Sustainable Urban planning using remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) at IIT Kanpur. This

The 65th Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held under Chairmanship of Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Ja

The 70th Army Day is being celebrated today (15th January 2018). The day is celebrated to pay homage and salute to the courageous and brave Indian sol

Fourth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) on around 6 lakh households in 2015-16 has revealed that Bihar is India's poorest state

Jet Airways has prohibited passengers from carrying smart luggage, which includes devices with non-removable batteries, on its aircraft from January 1

Hubballi-Dharwad Smart City in Karnataka will have 250 smart poles to charge electric vehicles. The poles, which are expected to cost Rs. 10 lakh each

India and Canada will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the cooperation in the field of Science and Technology. That will provide a me

The 5th Bilateral Technical Meeting on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine between Govt. of India and Malaysia was held in New

IndusInd Bank and Dynamics Inc. at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) announced plans to introduce the first battery-powered, interactive paymen

India's domestic air passenger traffic grew by 16.4 percent in November 2017, topping the growth chart worldwide, according to the global aviation

In a major digital initiative to help plan the traffic flows and optimize freight operations, Ministry of Railways launched Smart Freight Operation Op

The National Youth Day celebrated every year on 12 January. This is the day when Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest social reformers, thinkers, an

The world's biggest cleanliness survey 'Swachh Sarvekshan Survey 2018' was launched in India by PM Narendra Modi. It will be conducted fro

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved an extension of mandatory packaging norms of foodgrains and sugar in jute material for Jute

Smt Preeti Sudan, Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) launched the country’s first digital Online Oncology Tutorial Series designed by the Tat

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved settling over half a century old electricity arrears with Punjab and Haryana in three Bhakra Beas Management Boa

Telangana government agreed to fulfill the requirement of Karnataka with the help of Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme. Karnataka state delegation which in

Goa will be hosting the third edition of the Science Film Festival of India in January 2018. The festival, titled SCI-FFI Goa, is being organized by t

The Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved procurement of P-8I Training Solution for Indian Navy and Low-Intensity Conflict Electronic Warfare

The NABARD sanctioned Rs 372.51 crore loan assistance under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to Odisha towards irrigation and rural br

The Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) operationalized its first desktop ATM in Telangana. The mini-ATM within the branch premises will facili

Scientists have discovered four new balsam species from various locations in Eastern Himalayas in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. They ar

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left on a 5-day visit to three South East Asian countries – Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. On the fi

The Karnataka government announced that 'Karnataka International Travel Expo' (KITE) will be held from February 28, billing it as the "la

The 171st Aradhana Music Festival of one of the Trinities of Carnatic music Saint Thyagaraja begins in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu. The festival was inau

The Hindus from all over the world reach the confluence of the Ganges at Sagar Sangam situated in southern part of West Bengal in India during Gangasa

The Assamese and Manipuri language versions of Prime Minister’s Official website- www.pmindia.gov.in were launched. Now the PM INDIA website is

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi inaugurated an online portal NARI in New Delhi for the empowerment of women. The portal will provid

Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale has been appointed a foreign secretary of India. He has succeeded S Jaishankar. Mr. Gokhale served as Indian Amba

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Republic Day celebration in 2018 would be "remembered through the ages" because the government fo

Arunachal Pradesh declared open defecation free ahead of the national deadline of October 2, 2019. The milestone was achieved after the state announce

National vice-president of the BJP, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, who is also a member of Rajya Sabha has been appointed the President of Indian Council of Cul

Indian Affairs With an aim to bring the foreign policy to the masses the External Affairs Ministry has come up with an initiative called SAMEEP - '

In the second blow to the Yadav family on the same day, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad was on 23 Dec found guilty in one of the four pen

Indian Naval Ships Trikand and Teg are deployed to Oman for bilateral exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ or ‘Sea Breeze’. This exercise

The famed Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan’s birth anniversary on December 22 is celebrated as National Mathematics Day. It was in 2012 that th

India's first and only design university, ' the World University of Design' opened its campus at Sonipat, Haryana. The University is promo

In a move aimed at combating black money stashed abroad, India signed an agreement with Switzerland that would allow automatic sharing of tax-related

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has again gone against the party line, this time saying India made "a huge mistake" voting in the UN against the US

ndian Affairs Odisha Environment Congress 2017 kicked off with an aim to foster ‘Sustainable River Basin Management’. OEC-2017 kicked off

Indian Navy in collaboration with its Sri Lankan counterpart has successfully completed the second phase of the joint oceanographic survey conducted o

The Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) raised the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors (FPI) in c

The Reserve Bank of India placed Bank of India under the Prompt Corrective Action Framework, consequent to the onsite inspection under the Risk-Based

The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved the Ministry of Railways' transformative initiative to set up India's first ever Nation

Delhi emerged as one of the most expensive premium office locations in the world. Ranked 7th in the list, rent of Delhi’s premium office locatio

Washington resident Shree Saini crowned Miss India USA 2017. While Prachi Singh from Connecticut was declared the first runner-up at the pageant, whic

Banking Affairs HDFC Bank its board had given nod to raise Rs 24,000 crore through a preferential issue of shares to its promoter HDFC Ltd and by issu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced immediate financial assistance worth 325 crore rupees to cater to the requirements of cyclone Ockhi affected Ke

Iraq overtook Saudi Arabia for the first time to become India's top crude oil supplier in the current fiscal, according to the Oil Minister Dharme

Goa celebrated its 56th Liberation Day. The state was liberated on 19th December in 1961 from Portuguese control after almost 450 years of colonial ru

India currently ranks 60th out of 127 countries on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017 as compared to 66th rank on GII 2016. The list was topped by

India’s top-ranked junior shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap won U-17 and U-19 singles titles at Badminton junior Nationals in Guwahati, Assam. In Under-

As per the IT Ministry, the government will bear the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on transactions up to Rs 2,000 made through debit cards, BHI

The government has engaged private lender ICICI Bank to enable online payments at 470 mandis integrated with the national portal of electronic Nationa

India will host a meeting of WTO member countries in February 2018 to muster support for food security and other issues. The announcement was made by

The Lok Sabha was informed that the national medical entrance exam, the NEET, and engineering entrance exam JEE might be conducted twice a year to giv

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved a scheme to provide a pension of Rs 1500 to transgenders above 18 years of age in the state. Under this scheme the

Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday inaugurated eastern India's first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations at Chandrasekharpu

Law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on 16Dec said he had denied permission to Facebook's Free Basics platform when he was handling portfolio o

The government on 15 Dec approved a draft law under which the practice of giving instant triple talaq would be made illegal and void and would attract

Prime Minister Modi will commission INS Kalvari into Indian Navy on 12Dec the vessel is the first scorpene class submarine to be pressed into service;

The spotlight is back on the mythological 'Ram Setu' between India and Sri Lanka, after a show on the Science Channel in the US hinted that su

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Government is aiming to construct 40 Kilo Metres of road every day in the country by next

Sports affair: India bagged a rich haul of 21 medals including six gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals at the 10th Asian Airgun Shooting C

While making the announcement, Ramachandran added that all 89 nominations proposals were found to be valid, and Rahul had been elevated to the top pos

Soon, patients seeking a heart transplant could be left with two including one in the tummy. City-based cardiac surgeons have put an extra heart in th

The World Human Rights Day is being observed on 10 dec. It is observed every year on 10 December the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted,

Centre has recently hiked the price of certain minor forest produce (MFP) like lac, tamarind, sal leaves and others but the raise may not be enough to

The Pakistan foreign office spokesperson said Jadhav, will be allowed to meet his wife and mother on December 25. He has been sentenced to death by a

In a significant development, elite export control regime Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) on 7 dec decided to admit India as its new member, which is expec

Armed Forces Flag Day is being observed throughout the country to honor the martyrs and the men in uniform who valiantly fought on our borders to safe

UNESCO has inscribed 'kumbh Mela' on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was taken during the o

The nation is remembering the architect of the Indian Constitution and Bharat Ratna Dr. B R Ambedkar on his 62nd death anniversary. He passed away on

The Government has enhanced the monetary allowances for the Gallantry Award winners vide notification dated 04 December 2017. This will come into eff

After withdrawing recognition to nearly 1,000 teacher education institutions (TEIs) across the country, the National Council for Teacher Education (NC

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged the Centre on 3 Dec that the birth anniversary of Dr Rajendra Prasad be observed as 'Medha Diwas' (mer

An online rant about language politics or an argument about gau rakshaks might make you feel better, but could raise a flag if a potential employer se

India has been awarded a certificate of commendation for its effort to combat illegal wildlife trade by the Convention on International Trade in Endan

Indian Navy's only nuclear-powered submarine, INS Chakra, has suffered a damage and a board of inquiry has been ordered into it, Navy Chief Admira

Giving triple talaq will be a cognizable and non-bailable offence and would attract a jail term of three years, according to a draft law aimed to curb

The Indian IT companies emerged as the major player to spend more of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds in 2016-17 on education, a surv

A request made by Paris-based historian JBP More for access to a secret file of the French military authorities, which may unravel the mystery behind

Mitra' is a robot, Made in India, who can meet your customers, interact with them, holds discussions, provide customer support, welcome guests and

The government on 27 Nov. announced that former revenue secretary NK Singh will be the chairman of the 15th Finance Commission (FC) that will recommen

Tamil Nadu has won the 'Best State' award for organ donation for the third time in a row.The award was announced at the 8th Organ Donation Day

India has conducted a major military exercise in the strategically-located Andaman and Nicobar Island archipelago, which with requisite force-levels a

Soon, very soon, India will have the formidable precision strike capability to take out terror camps, underground nuclear bunkers, aircraft carriers o

Thus they created history in Indian Navy, by becoming the first woman pilot and the first batch of female officers at the Naval Armament Inspection (N

In a step towards outsourcing its launch vehicle programme, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is planning a joint venture with a consortiu

An aircraft that was assembled on the terrace of a Charkop building may soon be zipping across the skies. Amol Yadav, a 41- year-old senior commander

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on 20 Nov. that Aadhaar data is completely safe and secure.Aadhaar number, it said, is not a

It was a proud moment for India as Manushi Chhillar was crowned Miss World2017 among 118 contestants from various countries at a glittering event held

The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs had organised Hunar Haat at India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It displayed ex

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