National
Telangana passes bill to hike reservations for Muslims and STs
The Telangana legislature has passed the Telangana Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Bill, 2017, that seeks to raise substantially the reservation for backward Muslims and scheduled tribes..................Read More
Vastu Shashtra to be introduced in IIT Kharagpur
IIT Kharagpur plans to introduce Vastu Shashtra to the architecture students from this year August...................Read More
Government covers 14 SC, ST, OBC and DNT scholarship schemes under Digital Payments
The Government has stated that 14 scholarship schemes for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) / Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes (DNTs) students come under Digital Payments Initiatives...................Read More
INS Chennai dedicated to Chennai
Naval Ship ‘INS Chennai’, a ‘P15A Guided Missile Destroyer’, was dedicated to Chennai in the presence of the chief minister of Tamil Nadu and the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command...................Read More
Government launches programme for capacity building of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayats
The Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has launched a nationwide programme for capacity building of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayats and a training program for Trainers of women panchayat leaders at Ranchi, Jharkhand...................Read More
Prime Minister felicitates family members of Paika rebellion
Prime Minister felicitated the descendants of 16 families associated with Paika Rebellion of 1817 and other freedom struggles of Odisha in Bhubaneswar...................Read More
Business and Economy
Andhra Pradesh Government formulates market intervention for red chilli farmers
The Andhra Pradesh state government has formulated guidelines for a market intervention exercise to help red chilli farmers in the state who are in a great distress due to the price crash in the market yard, which is the biggest in the state and the country....................Read More
India’s GDP to grow 7.2% in 2017-18: World Bank Report
In a new World Bank report titled Globalization Backlash, the agency expects India’s gross domestic product to spike to 7.2% in the financial year 2017-18 from 6.8% the previous fiscal...................Read More
International
India’s GDP to grow 7.2% in 2017-18: World Bank Report
In a new World Bank report titled Globalization Backlash, the agency expects India’s gross domestic product to spike to 7.2% in the financial year 2017-18 from 6.8% the previous fiscal...................Read More
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