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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…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today handed over to the Chief Minister of Gujarat Smt. Anandiben Patel, a certificate to mark the posthumous reinstatement to the bar, of Shyamji Krishna Varma. The reinstatement has been done by…

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee hosted roundtable discussions on‘Technology, Innovation and Education’ on Thursday at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Addressing the participants of the roundtable discussion, the President said that a…

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)…

The Odisha government will issue a notification for the auction of 10 mines in the state by December 23, mines director Deepak Mohanty said on Thursday. Mines department sources said two iron ore blocks – Ghoraburahani-Sagasahi East…

In order to regulate the process of declaration of Institutions as Deemed to be Universities, preventing institutions of dubious quality from being so declared, and further to maintain quality of higher education imparted by Deemed to be…

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…

As per Press Note 12 (2015 Series) dated 24th November, 2015, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has enhanced the foreign equity cap for Non-scheduled Air Transport Service and Ground Handling Services from 74% to 100% and…

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…