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Cabinet nod to enhance grant of compensation to civilian victims

August 24, 2016 5:00 PM

Cabinet nod to enhance grant of compensation to civilian victims

Cabinet has given its approval to enhance the grant of compensation to the civilian victims from three lakh rupees to five lakh rupees.<br/><br/>According to an official release, for the first time, civilian victims of cross border firing along the Indo-Pak border will be given a compens...

Additional Mission Director takes stock of work under Swachh Bharat

August 24, 2016 4:36 PM

Additional Mission Director takes stock of work under Swachh Bharat

Additional Mission Director of the government, Saurabh Jain went around different areas of New Delhi to take stock of the work being carried out under Swachh Bharat Mission today. <br/><br/>The Additional Mission Director visited Solid Waste Management, Waste to Energy Plant, Compost Pla...

Centre committed to welfare of poor: PM

August 24, 2016 4:25 PM

Centre committed to welfare of poor: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that NDA government is dedicated to the welfare of the poor and would continue to come out with pro-poor schemes. <br/><br/>Adressing the concluding session of state BJP core groups workshop in New Delhi yesterday, Mr. Modi said, his government is co...

Govt launches Accessible E-Library 'Sugamya Pustakalaya'

August 24, 2016 4:24 PM

Govt launches Accessible E-Library 'Sugamya Pustakalaya'

The government today launched Accessible E-Library 'Sugamya Pustakalaya' for Divyang under Prime Minister's Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan. Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and Thawar Chand Gehlot jointly launched the e-library at a fucntion in New Delhi. <br/><...

E-receipts acceptable for children education allowance: Govt

August 24, 2016 3:42 PM

E-receipts acceptable for children education allowance: Govt

Government has said electronic receipts are valid for claiming Children Education Allowance (CEA) by central government employees. <br/><br/>An order issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said, E-receipts produced by central government employees as a proof of payment of f...

Working to develop framework for solarising agri-pumps: Piyush Goyal

August 24, 2016 3:41 PM

Working to develop framework for solarising agri-pumps: Piyush Goyal

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal has informed that the government is working on developing a framework for solarising agriculture pumps. Addressing the Annual Convention of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce via video conferencing, Mr. Goyal said this will reduce power consumption by farmers. &l...

Cabinet approves draft bill on surrogacy

August 24, 2016 2:00 PM

Cabinet approves draft bill on surrogacy

The Union Cabinet today approved a draft bill on surrogacy. Highly placed sources said the draft Bill is aimed at safeguarding the rights of surrogate mothers. It will also regulate commissioning surrogacy in the country. <br/><br/>The government had recently admitted that in the absence...

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