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Ranchi, Jan 15: Land acquisition issues have thrown up big question marks over two planned ultra mega power projects in Jharkhand, where the power scenario remains grim, notwithstanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of making the…

PASSENGER AMENITIES, SERVICES AND DIGITAL INDIA INITIATIVES · Provision of All India Security Helpline ‘182’ All India Security Helpline ‘182’ has been provided over Indian Railway to facilitate the travelling passenger. The service…

The year 2015 will be recorded as a landmark year in education sector in many respects.  One of the major achievements which Ministry of Human Resource Development accomplished during the year includes achievement of 100% target of…

Vision and Mission The long-term vision of the Department is to make India a major player in the world trade by 2020 and assume a role of leadership in the international trade organizations commensurate with India’s growing importance.…

The 13th Edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention was held successfully at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 7 – 9 January, 2015. This year’s PBD was special being the centenary year of the return of…

The food processing sector has emerged as an important segment of the Indian economy in terms of its contribution to GDP, employment and investment. During 2014-15, the sector constituted as much as 9.0 per cent and 10.1 per cent of GDP in…

Following are the significant achievements and details of the Innovative Programmes launched by the Department of Space during the year 2015: MARS Orbiter Mission: India's Mars Orbiter Spacecraft has successfully completed its…

Several new initiatives have been undertaken by the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, to make development participative and inclusive, in line with the core governance philosophy of ‘Sabka Saath…

Path-breaking, Proactive, Pragmatic – these three P’s encapsulate the diplomatic initiatives and outreach of the Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 It was a year marked by out-of-box thinking, boldness of…

The exclusion zones that surround the Indian nuclear power plants are blessed with a spectrum of wildlife. Unlike fossil fuel based power production, nuclear power is a clean-air technology that doesn’t emit any pollution and is friendly to…