New York - Member States of
the United Nations (UN), through the General Assembly, today unanimously
adopted a resolution approving the Agreement to make the International
Organization for Migration (IOM) a Related Organization of the UN. The
Agreement outlines a closer relationship between IOM and the UN to strengthen
the cooperation and enhance their ability to fulfil their respective mandates
in the interest of
NEW DELHI: The Centre will set
up anomalies committees to examine individual, post and cadre-specific
anomalies arising out of implementation of the recommendations of seventh
Central Pay Commission. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has
been authorised to take action regarding pay and related issues concerning
officers of all India services--Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian
Police Service
NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh is the
only state which is providing adequate reservation to Scheduled Castes in
government jobs, statistics compiled by National Commission for Scheduled
Castes (NCSC) have revealed. The report shows the Scheduled Castes
representation in state government services is inadequate and is showing a
decreasing trend over the years in almost all other states. Chhattisgarh, which
provides 12.82 per
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra
government is working to start the Navi Mumbai-Gateway of India water transport
facility by March 2018, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the
Legislative Assembly today. "We are in process to make all necessary
facilities to start this transport, Fadnavis said. "Government is also
working for Mumbai-Konkan water transport and the report making is in the final
stages," Fadnavis
NEW DELHI: The Centre today
asked state governments to speed up implementation of electronic-national
agriculture market (e-NAM) to achieve the target of integrating 200 mandis by
September this year. At present, only 23 mandis in eight states have been integrated
with the e-NAM. The government has kept a total target of 585 by March 2018. A
meeting was called here today to discuss with state government
NEW DELHI: In a scathing
assessment, the central auditor said defence public sector units have miserably
failed in meeting the objective of self-reliance, with a majority of contracts
entrusted to them facing delays, hampering the capability enhancement plans of
the Indian Army. The report, which echoes the sentiments of the private sector
that has been battling the government for more orders and is upset that a
majority of
NEW DELHI: The capital will
witness a mega event to mark the Independence Day with the Modi government
deciding to hold a cultural spectacle spanning six days from August 12, nearly
two-and-half-months after it organised an extravaganza to celebrate its second
anniversary at India Gate. The event 'Bharat Parv' will be held in the heart of
the national capital at Rajpath to celebrate India's Independence and
MANIPUR JOINS “UDAY” SCHEME ;
WOULD DERIVE AN OVERALL NET BENEFIT OF Rs 263 CRORE THROUGH “UDAY” The
Government of India, the State of Manipur and the DISCOM of Manipur signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme UDAY – “Ujwal DISCOM
Assurance Yojana” today for operational turnaround of the DISCOM. Manipur
is the fourteenth State to
Minister of Railways
E-Released “Final Report on the Passenger Feedback Survey at major Railway
Stations for Cleanliness Ranking.” In the august presence of Minister of
Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between Ministry of Railways and Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) to
evaluate the Green Initiatives and rate the performance of Industrial Units of
Indian
The Department of Agricultural
Research and Education (DARE) coordinates and promotes agricultural research
& education in the country. DARE provides the necessary government linkages
for the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the premier research
organisation for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research, education and
extension in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences
93 seed hubs against a target
of 150 at Indian Council of Agriculture Research Institutes (ICAR), State
Agriculture Universities (SAUs), Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) have been
approved under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) with an outlay of
Rs.13981.08 lakh. 15% of the allocation for pulses component of NFSM is
earmarked for production of quality seed of pulses seeds through states. An
incentive of Rs.25/-
Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR), through its constituent laboratories jointly
developed scientifically validated herbal product NBRMAP-DB as anti-diabetic,
hypoglycemic formulation with hepato-protective and anti-oxidant properties.
The knowhow for the product was licensed to M/s AIMIL Pharma Ltd., Delhi who
are manufacturing and marketing it as BGR-34. It has been reported by M/s AIMIL
The Ministry of AYUSH is
mandated to promote and propagate AYUSH systems of medicine across the globe.
To achieve the objective, the Ministry of AYUSH signs Memorandums of
Understanding (MoUs) for ‘Country to Country’ cooperation in the field of
Traditional Medicines; sets up AYUSH Academic Chairs in foreign Universities/
Educational Institutes; establishes AYUSH Information Cells in the premises of
the
Scheme for Voluntary
Certification of Yoga Professionals started by M/o AYUSH to provide good
quality Yoga teachers: Shri Shripad Yesso Naik . Yoga and Naturopathy systems
are seen to have positive impact on the health and well-being of those who
practice them regularly. Many life style and other diseases can be well managed
by the regular practice of Yoga. Yoga has been practiced in different parts of
the world
Prominent yesteryear actor
Sadhna passes away in Mumbai. Sadhana Shivdesani, who was a part of many
evergreen films, passed away on Friday morning at Hinduja hospital. The
cremation will take place tomorrow from her Santacruz residence. The actress
was previously in news for suffering from a tumour last year. She reportedly
had a small lesion in her mouth that was cancerous and underwent a successful
surgery
NASA is set to launch a new
spacecraft in September that will travel to a near-Earth asteroid known as
Bennu and bring back a sample of surface material which may contain building
blocks of life. To identify the regions in which the building blocks of life
may be found, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification,
Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) team equipped the spacecraft with an
instrument
Speaking
in the Lok Sabha, Fertilizer minister Ananth Kumar on tuesday said that
government is providing a subsidy of 15000 rupees per ton on urea. He
also said that under the present govt prices of fertilizer have been reduced.
Ancient humans lived and
hunted in harsh environments at an altitude of 4,000 metres on the
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China over 10,000 years ago, archaeologists have
confirmed. Researchers with Qinghai Normal University and Qinghai
Archeological Research Institute in China discovered a prehistoric ash layer in
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai and confirmed that the layer is
residue of human activity. Dozens
Scientists have developed the
first placenta-on-a-chip that can fully model the transport of nutrients across
the interface between mother and foetus, an advance that may help identify
causes of preterm birth and ways to prevent it. The flash-drive-sized device
contains two layers of human cells and microfluidic channels on either side of
those layers, that allows researchers to study how molecules are transported
through, or are
Manipur's "Iron
Lady" Irom Sharmila will be ending her 16-year fast on August 9. She also
decided to contest next year's state Assembly elections as an Independent
candidate. Sharmila sat on a hunger Strike in year 2000, demanding repeal
of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. The 44-year-old iconic human rights
activist, who has been forcibly fed through a nasal tube since 2000, said she
would join politics.
Kolkata’s football club East
Bengal on 26 July 2016 announced that the 2016 Bharat Gaurav Award, also known
as Pride of India Award, will be conferred on legendary athlete Milkha Singh.
Singh will be honoured with the prestigious award on the East Bengal Foundation
Day (1 August 2016). Along with the award, a cheque of 2 lakh rupees will also
be presented to him. Besides, special awards along with a cash prize of 1
The 2016 report of the
prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings in the fourth week of July 2016
ranked the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as the 12th
Best Government Institutions in the world. In 2016, the ranking of the premier
institute jumped to 12th spot after being at 14th spot for three consecutive
years. The overall global ranking of CSIR also improved from 110 to 99th
position. CSIR is the
NEW DELHI: India thinks of
itself as an emerging superpower but does not have a single operational
aircraft carrier as of now. Its solitary aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya,
will be ready for action only after eight months due its ongoing maintenance
refit. More alarmingly, the 44,570-tonne INS Vikramaditya will in all
probability have to soldier on alone for the next six-seven years. In its
report tabled in Parliament on
New Delhi: The goods and
services tax (GST), whenever it comes into force, could end up being higher
than 18%, with state governments rejecting the rate proposed by a panel led by
chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian. At the same time, the states
reiterated their commitment to protecting the interests of the people by
reducing the tax burden while safeguarding their own revenues, at a meeting of
the empowered
NEW DELHI: IN order to address
issues relating to the debt burden of the states, there was a demand for
setting up a committee of state finance ministers made in the Rajya Sabha by
Members of Parliament (MP) on Tuesday. The MPs demanded that the committee
should be headed by the Union Finance Minister and the government has indicated
its agreement to the proposal. Derek O’Brien, Rajya Sabha MP and member
New Delhi : The central
government on Tuesday formally notified its acceptance of the Seventh Pay
Commission recommendations, clearing the way for payment of increased salaries
and pensions to around 10 million employees and pensioners with effect from August.
Arrears dating back to January 2016 are expected to be paid before 31 March
2017. The government set up a committee under the department of
Pune : NCP chief will be
honoured with this year’s Tilak Sanman Puraskar for his contribution to
Green revolution . The award will be presented on 1 August by Dr. Dipak Tilak
at Tilak SMarak Mandir as it the 96th Death Anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak Every
year. This is the 34th year of Lokmanya Tilak Sanman Puraskar, before this
Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi, S.M Joshi, etc were felicitated with this award.
And
The government is planning to
reduce the number of districts affected by Maoists by about a fifth. 106
districts have been identified as maoist affected. Out of these, the government
may remove almost 20 districts from the list. These 106 districts span over 10
states which are Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, West
Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. These
Haryana Government on 25 July
2016 notified the "Freight Assistance Scheme" for the exporting
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) located anywhere in the State. It
has given time till September 9 to submit the claim application on the web
portal of the Industries and Commerce department for the financial year
2015-16. The decision was taken in backdrop of the additional cost that is
borne by the MSMEs
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS)
Indian Railways on Tuesday said it plans to add 30,000 bio toilets on its
trains during this year. According to Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar
Prabhu, Indian Railways have so far provided more than 40,000 bio toilets and
plans to add 30,000 during the current year. The minister spoke at an event
here in which the Indian Railways entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with
Records Revenue at Rs. 260.4
Cr, up 12% YoY, delivering double-digit growth after 16 quarters. EBITDA grows
36% YoY to Rs. 22.2 Cr in Q1 FY 16-17, a substantial increase from Rs. 16.4 Cr
EBITDA in Q1 FY15-16 . Corporate Learning Group delivers 19% YoY revenue
growth, while profitability remains steady at 12%. Skills & Careers Group
accelerates revenue to 7% YoY and EBITDA% to 4% with a 487 bps rise
Raam Reddy’s directorial debut
won the honour at the 13th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart. Kannada film Thithi
has won the German Star of India Award for the Best Feature Film at 13th Indian
Film Festival Stuttgart here and its director Raam Reddy feels “really excited
and humbled”. “This festival in Stuttgart was the German premiere of Thithi,
and I’m really excited and humbled that we won Best Film. This festival is
Microblogging website Twitter
awarded Avinash Singh, an Indian-origin White Hat hacker, $10,080 for
discovering a security loophole in its Vine video-sharing service. The flaw
enabled Singh to access the entire cache of Vine's online code. Avinash Singh
reported the security loophole to Twitter in March and was
South African pace sensation
Kagiso Rabada won as many as six honours at the annual Cricket South Africa
(CSA) Awards in Johannesburg. Rabada made his international debut in November
2014 in a Twenty20 International match but came to fame with his exploits in
the Test and One-Day International formats over the past year. After his ODI
debut in July 2015, Rabada went on to take 37 wickets from 20 games at an
The Delhi High Court has asked
the Central Government to reconsider its decision not to give Gallantry Award
to an CRPF Jawan. The Court observed that a brave soldier needs to be
recognized for his commitment to serve the nation with dignity and honour.
Rajesh Shukla served as Constable with CRPF and in 1992 he was stationed in the
State of Punjab where the Terrorism was at its peak at that time. He had
Chandigarh: Two officers from
the ministry of defence (MoD) Col Basu Deb Maitra and Lt Col Dipak Dass of
photo division, directorate of public relations (DPR), who had filmed the
Kargil war on camera, were honoured on Tuesday at Kargil War Memorial during
Kargil Vijay Diwas celebration 2016 at Drass. They were honoured by the Army
chief Gen Dalbir Singh and Army commander of Northern Command Lt Gen D
Parliament has passed the
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016. The bill
was first passed in Rajya Sabha and later in Lok Sabha during Monsoon session
of Parliament. It seeks to amend the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)
Act, 1986 to widen the scope of the law against child labour and stricter
punishments for violations. Key Facts The Bill calls for complete ban
employment of children
The Union Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA) has setup a seven-member expert committee for exploring the other
possible alternatives to pellet guns as non-lethal weapons. The Committee will
be headed by T V S N Prasad, Joint Secretary in the MHA. It will submit its
report within two months. Other members of the committee: Atul Karwal (IG,
CRPF), Rajeev Krishna, (IG Operations, BSF), Tushar Tripathy (DDG, Small
The Permanent Court of
Arbitration (PCA) tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands has ruled against Antrix
Corporation in the case with Devas Corporation over sharing of spectrum on
satellites. A PCA tribunal has found that the Union Government’s actions in
annulling a contract between Devas and Antrix Corporation Ltd. It also found
that it has denied Devas commercial use of S-band spectrum constituted an
expropriation
Bezwada Wilson, TM Krishna win
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016 . Two Indians, social activist Bezwada Wilson and
musician TM Krishna, have won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016. They
are among the total six awardees selected for the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award,
often regarded as Asia’s Nobel Prize.
The World Health Organization
(WHO) on 26 July 2016 declared Brazil free of measles. The step was taken after
no case of the disease was registered in 2015. From 1985 to 2000, Brazil saw no
domestic cases of measles, although it broke out in 2013 in the northeastern
states of Pernambuco and Ceara. The WHO it had worked alongside the
Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) to eradicated the disease,
India on 26 July 2016 named
Parveen Rana as a replacement for dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav for Rio
Olympics in the 74kg freestyle category. The Rio Olympics is scheduled to
happen from 5 August to 21 August 2016. Freestyle wrestler Rana had earlier won
a gold medal in the 74kg category at the Dave Schultz Memorial Wrestling
Tournament in USA in 2014. United World Wrestling on its website said that it
had
Union Government has decided
to reduce the number of Maoist-affected districts by about a fifth. As per
reports, about 20 out of 106 districts described as being Maoist-affected and
part of the Red Corridor may soon no longer be part of the list. Dropping of
these districts from the list will result in drying of the financial aid given
to the districts. The aid was being provided to the tune of 30 crore rupees
annually for various
The Union Government on 26
July 2016 approved nearly 1600 crore rupees for Jammu and Kashmir under skill
development initiative 'Himayat'. The allocated fund will be invested in
training 1.24 lakh local youths in vocational courses. As per Jammu and Kashmir
Rural Development Minister Abdul Haq Khan, under the reanimated Himayat
programme, youths from both rural and urban areas of the state would be
imparted
Former Indian diplomat
Arundhati Ghose passed away on 26 July 2016 in New Delhi. The eminent diplomat
headed the Indian delegation at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Born on 25 November 1939, she studied at Cathedral and John Connon
School. She graduated from Lady Brabourne College in Kolkata.
Thereafter, she studied at Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan.
Second phase of the Feed the
Future-India Triangular Training Programme was launched on 25 July 2016. The
programme was launched in New Delhi by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare and the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID). The programme
will provide specialized agriculture training to 1500 agricultural professional
across Africa and Asia.Objectives of Training: To address human
Flipkart Ltd on 26 July
2016 acquired online fashion portal Jabong through its unit Myntra in a move to
maintain its position as the market leader. However, the financial details of
the deal were not revealed. This acquisition will strengthen Flipkart Group's
position in Fashion and Lifestyle segment to compete with Amazon Fashion in
India.
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