Govt to replace 25-year-old power plants to enhance power generation: Piyush Goyal

The Government has decided to replace all the 25-year-old power plants to ensure enhanced power generation in the country. Replying to a discussion on the working of the Power Ministry in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal asked the states to make concerted efforts t...

No more changes in UPSC exam pattern: Govt

Government has indicated that there will be no further change in the civil services examination pattern. Highly placed sources today said that whatever government had to do in the current exam pattern row, it has been done.The sources said that the UPSC is a constitutional body and the Centre will n...

India to support strengthening Nepal democracy: Sushma Swaraj

India to support strengthening Nepal democracy: Sushma Swaraj

Govt to convene all-party meet on UPSC exam reforms

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prakash Javadekar hassaid the government will convene an all-party meeting to seek theviews of leaders on bringing reforms in the pattern of civilservices examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.He was responding to queries by members...

No need to send Insurance Bill to select Committee: BJP

The BJP has said that there is no need to send the Insurance Bill to the select committee, as it has already gone through the standing committee. Speaking to reporters outside parliament ,BJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi alleged that the Congress is not against the Bill but its opposition stems ...

Ready to discuss incidents of communal violence: Parl Affairs Min

Drought affected farmers to get subsidy on diesel, Centre assures LS

The government today assured the Lok Sabha that it will provide subsidy on diesel to farmers in drought affected areas. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh gave the assurance while replying to the 4-day-long discussion on the flood and drought situation in the country. The Minister said the subsi...

Delhi medicare centres depaneled ; MCI probe underway

Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that nine diagnostic and pathological centres in Delhi, which were allegedly involved in giving commission to some doctors, have been de-paneled from all government supports. The action has been taken on the recommendation of the Medical ...

National Policy & Strategy on reducing emissions from deforestation is on anvil

A National Policy and Strategy on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation is on the anvil. Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said this, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. As per India State of Forest Report, ISFR-2013, the forest...