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March 26, 2017 2:01 PM

India becomes third largest aviation market in domestic traffic

India has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic, beating Japan. Sydney-based aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said in its latest report that India's domestic air passenger traffic stood at 100 million in 2016 and was behind only the ...

March 26, 2017 1:55 PM

94 of 500 cities get ratings under AMRTU

With the exercise of Credit Rating of cities and towns gaining momentum, 94 of the 500 cities included in Smart City Mission and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, AMRUT have obtained ratings which are necessary for issuing Municipal Bonds for mobilization of resources. <br/&...

March 26, 2017 1:30 PM

Bangladesh: At least 12 labourers killed in road accident

At least 12 labourers were killed today when a truck collided head-on with a mini van on a highway connecting Dhaka and southern Khulna town in Bangladesh's Chuadanga district. Police said, the labourers were killed when the truck collided head-on with the mini van, carrying 18 labours. Those k...

March 26, 2017 1:30 PM

Aadhaar eKYC verification for existing mobile subscribers soon

All existing subscribers of mobile services will have to go for Aadhaar-based re-verification soon. A notification issued by the telecom department said, all telecom operators shall re-verify all existing mobile subscribers (pre-paid and postpaid) through Aadhaar-based eKYC process. Government instr...

March 26, 2017 1:30 PM

CAG to audit fallout of demonetisation: Shashi Kant Sharma

Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) plans to audit the impact of demonetisation and the affect it has had on government tax revenues. CAG Shashi Kant Sharma said that he plans to audit certain issues related to fiscal impact of demonetisation, largely its impact on tax revenues. He said, ...

March 26, 2017 1:09 PM

Indian Railways to install Wi-Fi kiosks at 500 remote stations for e-services

Railways will set up Wi-Fi hotspot kiosks at about 500 stations in remote area and help people access an array of online services, including various government schemes. Named as Railwire Saathi, the Wi-Fi kiosks will function like a PCO for Digital India and enable people to use services like e-comm...

March 26, 2017 12:46 PM

PM Modi among Time magazine contenders for most influential people

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named among the probable contenders for Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Time will next month announce the list, comprising a number of leading artists, politicians, lawmakers, scientists and leaders of tech and b...

March 26, 2017 12:19 PM

SC asks automobile companies not to frustrate BS IV roll out

Supreme Court has asked automobile companies not to frustrate the government's initiative to check increasing levels of pollution by selling BS-III vehicles. The apex court indicated that either it will ban registration of such vehicles or impose costs to compensate for the health hazards creat...

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