National
Oil companies to revise petrol and diesel prices everyday
Beginning from May 1, Oil PSUs have decided to change petrol and diesel prices every day in synchronisation with international rates similar to what is practiced in advanced markets..............Read More
Cab safety measures for women included in the New Taxi Policy guidelines
Cab safety measures for women commuters as recommended by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping (MoRTH) have been included in the new Taxi Policy guidelines...............Read More
Government launches Aadhaar Seeding Application
The Union Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched Aadhaar Seeding Application for efficient service delivery and widening the reach of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) benefits...............Read More
Jharkhand police initiates Tare Zameen Par programme for underprivileged kids
Jharkhand Police has initiated Tare Zameen Par programme to enlighten children in Naxal-affected areas in the Palamau district of Jharkhand...............Read More
Haryana launched Operation Durga to ensure women Safety
Similar to that of Uttar Pradesh’s ‘anti-romeo squad’, the Haryana government has launched ‘Operation Durga’ to ensure women safety in the state...............Read More
Business and Economy
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana crosses loan targets
Loans disbursed under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) have crossed its target of Rs 1.8 lakh crore in the financial year 2016-17...............Read More
Central Processing Centre (CPC) gets new Pin Code
The Department of Post has allotted a unique pin code for the Income Tax Department’s Central Processing Centre (CPC) based in Bengaluru so as to ensure that the letters and mails sent by taxpayers to the CPC are not lost or reach the centre late...............Read More
President Gives Assent to Four GST Legislations
President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to four supporting legislations on Goods and Services Tax (GST). ..............Read More
Government sets up Inter-Disciplinary Committee to examine framework for Virtual Currencies
The Union government has constituted a time-bound inter-disciplinary committee to come up with an action plan for dealing with virtual currencies so as to fix the regulatory gaps in the existing framework governing virtual currencies. The committee is required to submit its report within three months...............Read More
Sports
India, Australia Sports Partnership (IASP) launched
India and Australia have launched India-Australia Sports Partnership (IASP) with a vision of increasing cooperation in sports...............Read More
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