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July 2, 2012 7:16 PM
The government intends to set up twenty Indian Institutes of Information Technology, IIITs, through a not-for-profit public private partnership to address the challenges faced by the Indian IT industry and its growing needs.The main aim of the programme is to set up models of education, which can pr...
July 2, 2012 7:15 PM
Cross -border firing, smuggling of arms, drugs and fake currency as well as infiltration are high on agenda during the four day Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers meet, which began in New Delhi on MondayThe Key issues to be discussed in the talks include unprovoked firing in Jam...
July 2, 2012 7:15 PM
In a relief to Rail travellers, the government has decided not to levy 12 per cent service tax on passenger fares and freight till September 30.A finance ministry statement said, the Government has exempted the core services provided by the Indian Railways, namely transportation of goods and passeng...
July 2, 2012 5:59 PM
Government has rejected allegations that UPA Presidential candidate and former Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee was holding an office of profit while filing nomination for Presidential election. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister and UPA Presidential...
July 2, 2012 5:48 PM
Under the 12th five year plan period the Central Government has set a target to bring 70 million people under the Rashtriya Swastya Beema Yojana or RSBY. The Director General of Union Labour Welfare ministry, Mr. Anil Swarup informed this during the State Level Review Workshop on RSBY in Bangalore o...
July 2, 2012 5:48 PM
Anil Goswami, a 1978-IAS officer on Monday took over as the new Secretary of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in the ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Mr Goswami replaces KM Acharya, who retired on 30th of last month. An official release says, Mr Goswami will also hold the ...
July 2, 2012 5:48 PM
Allaying apprehensions over the possibility of deficit rainfall this monsoon season, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said it is too early to reach the conclusion that something adverse is happening.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Ahluwalia said that just be...
July 2, 2012 5:31 PM
The Centre has launched a special programme in the current kharif season to achieve more than 19 million tonnes of pulse production in the country.According to an official release, the programme focuses on inter-cropping of pulse crops over other crops and accelerating productivity through adoption ...
July 2, 2012 5:31 PM
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to apprise it of their measures to regulate the sale of acid to prevent its misuse as a weapon, particularly against women by their jilted lovers.A bench of justices R M Lodha and A R Dave also asked all the state governments and Union territories to file...
July 2, 2012 2:38 PM
India has made a significant progress in enrolling children in schools but drop out rates continue to be the highest in the developing countries. Releasing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, MDGs report, 2012 in New Delhi today, noted economist Ms Jayati Ghosh said, a lot needs to be d...
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