Narendran makes clean sweep; Ishaan and Karminderpal also win

Arjun Narendran completed a clean sweep by winning all the three races in the premium Indian Touring Cars class as the third round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship concluded, here today. Defending champion Narendran, the 22-year old Computer engineering graduate from Coimbatore, had won the first of the three races on

Haryana bans sale of paint thinner in bottles

A ban has been imposed on the sale of correction fluid and thinner in bottles in Haryana. The government also imposed rules to take a strict action against those found violating the orders. According to State Health Minister, Deputy Commissioner, Executive Magistrate, Medical Officer, Senior Drugs Control Officer, Drugs Control Officer and police officers of the rank of Assistant Sub

Disabled persons in India to get unique ID Card

United Nations: India is in the process of implementing a project to provide a unique ID card to persons with disabilities aimed at creating a national data base that will enable the government to have real time information on their level of education, income and employment status, the UN was told. "Data and statistics on persons with disabilities is key to their inclusion in the implementation of the Agenda 2030," said Vinod Aggarwal,

Sunil Bharti Mittal elected as Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises has been elected as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He is the third Indian business leader to hold this position in ICC’s near -100 year history. Mittal takes over from Terry McGraw, Chairman Emeritus of S&P Global, who will subsequently become ICC’s Honorary Chairman. The ICC World Council elected the new leaders

Maharashtra government to use plastic wastes to build roads

Maharashtra government has decided to use plastic waste along with tar in a bid to improve the durability and longevity of asphalt roads and reduce soil pollution. In the beginning, municipal corporations with a population of over 5 lakh and municipal councils that have a population of over 2 lakh will be asked to include plastic waste for building roads in 50-km radius. For every 100 kg of tar used to build asphalt roads,

More Indian kids stunted than the world average

According to a report on global nutrition, the percentage of Indian children (38.7%) suffering from stunted growth due to malnutrition is higher than that of the world average (23.8%). The report further revealed that India has doubled the rate of stunting reduction in the past decade, which is significant as India is home to one-third of the world’s stunted children. Currently, China ranks 26, which is 106 notches above India, while

NSG: New Zealand to bat for India, Turkey for Pakistan

According to TOI, New Zealand wants an uniform code for expansion of NSG and no country should be exception at point of time. On the other side, Turkey is constantly supporting Pakistan's bid. Turkey is of the view that bids of India and Pakistan should be equally considered. Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz has expressed his gratitude to Turkey for their support. Meanwhile, no decision has been taken on

Civil Aviation Policy: Now pay Rs 2500 for one hour flight

Giving its nod to the much-awaited National Civil Aviation Policy, the government partially scrapped 5/20 rule in which an airline has to operate 5 domestic flights. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the policy is a "game changer" and that the country's aviation sector is poised to become the world's third largest by 2022.  The policy has been finalised after nearly eight months since the Ministry came out with the

Gujarat’s Shiyal Bet gets power after 70 years of Independence

Shiyal Bet: An island located off Pipavav Port in Gujarat’s Amreli district. Gujarat’s Shiyal Bet on 11 June 2016 got electricity for the first time, after 70 years of Independence. State’s Chief Minister Anandiben Patel inaugurated the 18.35 crore rupees project to supply grid power to the island through marine cables. CM Patel also unveiled a plaque dedicating the electrification project to the public at a ceremony organised in the

India’s membership of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program approved

The Union Cabinet on 15 June 2016 gave its approval for Indian membership of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) consortium. The approval clears the path for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the GFZ - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (German Research Centre for geosciences). The GFZ is a government-funded, Public Law Foundation of the State of Brandenburg,

represent India at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum

The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be visiting St Petersburg, Russia from 16-17 June 2016 to represent India at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). SPIEF is an annual international conference dedicated to economic and business issues. It attracts over thousands of participants, including political and

1st Meeting of National Committee on Ramayana Circuit & Krishna Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme held

The “1st Meeting of National Committee on Ramayan Circuit and National Committee on Krishna Circuit” under Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Tourism & Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma here today. Secretary, M/o Tourism Shri Vinod Zutshi, experts and senior officers of M/o Tourism were present. Presentations were made

Ministry of Railways Signs JV Agreement with Government of Odisha

Ministry of Railways signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Govt. of Odisha today i.e. 14.06.2016. Shri A K Mittal, Member Engineering, Railway Board presided over the signing function. The agreement was signed by Shri V. P Dudeja, ED/Works on behalf of Ministry of Railways and Shri Sanjay Rastogi, Pr. Secretary/ Transport, Govt. of Odisha. This is a very important step for

Government Sanctions Rs. 164 Crore for Rajasthan, Rs. 156 Crore for Telangana for Compensatory Afforestation

The Centre today sanctioned Rs. 164 crore for Rajasthan and Rs. 156 crore for Telangana, following a meeting on Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) with the two States, here today. Speaking after chairing the meeting, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, said

Conservation and Preservation of Lakes in Bengaluru ‘24x7 Monitoring of All Sewage Treatment Plants’: Javadekar

Government Approves Series of Measures for Conservation and Preservation of Lakes in Bengaluru   ‘24x7 Monitoring of All Sewage Treatment Plants’: Javadekar.

The Government has approved a series of measures for the abatement of pollution and for the conservation and preservation of lakes in Bengaluru. The decision was taken at a meeting jointly

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated Child Labour Tracking System

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 12 June 2016 inaugurated Child Labour Tracking System (CLTS). The system was launched to keep a track of rescued child labour for their proper rehabilitation. Besides, CM Nitish Kumar also announced that he had in principle accepted the Charter of Demands submitted by the rescued child labour. A committee headed by Chief