The Central Government has approved a special package for employment generation in leather and footwear sector. The package involves implementation of Central Sector Scheme – Indian Footwear, Leather & Accessories Development Programme (IFLADP) with an approved expenditure of Rs. 2600 Crore for 2017-20. The scheme aims at development of infrastructure for the leather sector, address […]
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that, even after ending the Haj subsidy, Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year for those Haj pilgrims, who are going through Haj Committee of India. While addressing an Orientation cum Training camp for Haj Coordinators / Assistant Haj Officers […]
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be visiting Kathmandu from 1-2 February 2018. The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level political exchanges between the two nations, and reflects the expanding bilateral partnership and the importance that the two countries attach to further strengthening it across diverse sectors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
At the World Economic Forum, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the world is looking for a new “global” roadmap with uniform parameters, in spite of the diversity and […]
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir visited Chhattisgarh on 4th May to review the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in the state. During his visit, the MoS visited injured constables of CRPF and Maharashtra Police in Raipur who got injured in the Operations with Maoists. He expressed his satisfaction over the […]
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has said that in the recent years the Union Government has brought the country’s nuclear programme to North India, whereas it was hitherto confined mostly to the southern and western parts of the country or to some extent in the central parts. During his visit to the Central Regional Headquarter […]
The meeting of Inter-Ministerial committee on prices held here today under the chairmanship of Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, Hem Pande reviewed prices and availability of pulses. It was decided that besides offering Chana (chickpea) to the State Governments, its significant quantity should be released immediately through NCDEX (National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited) also to […]
A news item titled ‘Security Certificate of RTI Portal Expires’ that appeared in a section of the press today has got the Modi government’s attention. In the said article, the following main points raised: (i) It has been quoted that the there is a problem with the website for past two weeks (ii) Security certificate […]
New Delhi, April 29, 2016: At present, there is no shortage of coal in the thermal power plants of the country. None of the Coal based power generation plants across the country have reported any loss of generation due to shortage of coal during 2015-16. This was stated by Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) […]
