International Forum on adopting ICT Perspective to Education and Learning begins in New Delhi The International Forum on adopting ICT Perspective to Education and Learning has begun in New Delhi. It will be held from 31th October to 4th November 2016. It has been organised by the International Bureau of Education (IBE), UNESCO in partnership with Google […]
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana top Ease of Doing Business list Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have jointly topped the Ease of Doing Business Reforms Ranking 2015-16. The ranking of the states was conducted by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the World Bank. States were ranked on their implementation of DIPP-proposed 340-point Business Reform […]
PM Modi Dedicates Diwali to Indian Soldiers Addressing the nation in the 25th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated this year’s Diwali to the Indian soldiers while lauding their courage. “Our jawans are on duty and guarding us. That is why we are celebrating Diwali joyfully,” he said. […]
Union Government constitutes Munialappa Committee to monitor bird flu situation Terms of reference of the committee • Munialappa will be the nodal officer and will be available to provide advice and help round the clock. • A control room, with telephone numbers 011-23384190 […]
Russia agree to double the range of BrahMos Missile India and Russia have agreed to double the range of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from 290 km to over 600 km. The decision in this regard was taken during the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Goa on the […]
India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise Mitra Shakti 2016 begins The fourth edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise ‘MITRA SHAKTI 2016’ began at Sinha Regimental Centre in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka. The main focus of this edition of joint exercise […]
PM Narendra Modi to review expansion plan for NH-24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to take stock of the expansion work of NH-24 on Wednesday in his monthly Pragati meeting. The project has been moving at snail’s pace 10 months after Modi laid the foundation stone for this project due to several hurdles including […]
. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed up Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Israel (BOI) for exchange of information pertaining to supervision of banking. 2. State Bank Of India has recently launched SBI e-Smart SME for providing the working capital loan for sellers on ecommerce platforms. The seller available on […]
Security forces cannot use excessive force in AFSPA areas: Supreme Court July 9, 2016No comments The Supreme Court of India has ruled that army and paramilitary forces cannot use excessive and retaliatory force during counter-insurgency operations in […]
RBI relaxes norms for foreign investment in startups The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that Foreign Venture Capital Investors (FVCIs) can invest in Indian startups irrespective of the sector in which the startup is engaged without prior permission of the apex bank. Sebi-registered FVCIs have also been permitted to invest in unlisted firms […]
