National
Union Cabinet approves closure of Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
The Union Cabinet approved closure of the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY). The scheme was set up in 2012 to address the social security-related issues of the Emigration Check Required (ECR) category workers going abroad for employment to ECR countries...............Read More
Union Cabinet approves agreement between India and Bangladesh on Audio Visual Co-Production
The Union Cabinet has approved the agreement on Audio Visual Co-Production India and Bangladesh................Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Bangladesh in field of Mass Media
The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Mass Media between India and Bangladesh................Read More
Union Cabinet approves setting up Rail Development Authority
The Union Cabinet has cleared approved setting up an independent rail regulator, named Rail Development Authority (RDA)................Read More
CCEA approves extension of implementation of CCTNS Project by one year
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved extension of the implementation phase of the Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project for another year beyond 31 March 2017................Read More
International
Japan officially recognises Bitcoin as currency
Japan has officially recognized bitcoin and digital currencies as legal money along the lines of other fiat currencies with effect from April 1, 2017................Read More
India ranks 3rd in WADA doping charts
India was ranked third for the third year in a row in a doping violation report published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2015................Read More
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Australia in field of Health and Medicine
The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU between India and Australia on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine................Read More
Business and Economy
RBI Board clears proposal to introduce Rs 200 notes
The board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cleared a proposal to introduce banknotes of Rs200 denomination................Read More
Union Cabinet approves Collaboration Agreement to support Belmont Forum Secretariat
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of the Collaborative Agreement with French National Research Agency (ANR), France................Read More
Sports
Virat Kohli named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016
India’s ace batsman Virat Kohli was named the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016................Read More
Science and Technology
Tree-dwelling crab species Kani maranjadu found in Kerala
Scientists from the University of Kerala have discovered a new species of long-legged, tree-dwelling crabs named Kani maranjandu in Western Ghats of Kerala................Read More
Special Days
6th April: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) was observed across the world on 6 April 2017. The date commemorates the inauguration of the first Olympic games of the modern era, in Athens (Greece) in 1896................Read More
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