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At present, 127 licencees under Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTSK) scheme are functioning on Indian Railways, out of which 04 are working on Southern Railway. The service charges to be realised by YTSKs have been fixed keeping in view…

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been entrusted with the task of setting up Executive Lounges at 49 locations. These Executive Lounges provide value added services at a charge, offering facilities such as Wifi…

Policy guidelines have already been issued on energy conservation measures on Indian Railways (IR) to save energy at various railway stations across the country. The initiatives taken by IR include use of LED light fittings, segregation…

Infant Mortality Rate in the country has shown steady decline from 47 per 1000live births in 2010 to 40 per 1000 live births in 2013. Currently, there are 602 Special Newborn Care Units (SNCU), 2228 New Born Stabilization Units (NBSU)…

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of juveniles apprehended under Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special Local Laws (SLL) crimes has increased. In the year 2012, 39,822 juveniles were…

Under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, the Central Government has successfully auctioned 31 Coal Mines. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable…

With a view to optimally utilise limited uranium reserves and large thorium reserves in the country, the Department of Atomic Energy has adopted a three stage nuclear power programme, based on a closed nuclear fuel cycle, for generation of…

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is not facing shortage of engineers/ scientists/physicists to fill up the sanctioned post. In order to cater to the needs of increased launch frequency, a comprehensive study on the human resources…

Union Minister for Science & Technology & Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan, says that a new chapter in India’s relationship with the United Kingdom begins. Announcing holding of the India-UK Technology Summit Knowledge expo from 24th…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to an MoU signed between India and its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) counterparts for strengthening and…