India Subcontinent

New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Blind cricket team for winning the T20 World Cup in Bengaluru.  “Delighted that India won the Blind T20 World Cup. Congratulations to the team. India is proud of their accomplishment,” the Prime Minister said. Sports Minister Vijay Goel Congratulates …

Bengaluru: Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar inaugurated the 2ndedition of India Pharma & India Medical Device International Conference in Bengaluru. The three day event, with the Vision – ‘For Responsible Healthcare’, is being organized by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Federation …

New Delhi: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first phase of a Solarization Project in the President’s Estate today (February 10, 2017) under which 670 KW of solar power will be generated through rooftop solar panels installed on seven buildings in the President’s Estate. Speaking on the occasion, …

New Delhi: The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) of Ministry of Human Resource Development compiles data on Ph.Ds awarded to students in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions in the country. The survey data is available up to 2015-16. As per the AISHE data, 69,862 Ph.Ds have been awarded during three year …

New Delhi: India and the UK signed a MoU to ease restrictions on the number of scheduled flights between the two countries, following successful talks in India this week. Limits on flights from key Indian cities including Chennai and Kolkata have been scrapped, allowing for a greater range of flights for …

New Delhi, India: Rolls-Royce will present its ‘Co-creating the future with India’ vision at the eleventh Aero India in Bengaluru (14-18 February 2017), showcasing its innovative products and services. The Rolls-Royce stand (Hall AB, location AB3.1 in the UK Pavilion) will display the Adour Mk951, our Advanced Military Fan Concept model …

Ahmedabad: “There are Four categories of people: (1) Doers, who get things done, (2) Achievers, who do more than what they are required to do, (3) Visionaries, who are the leaders and (4) Missionaries. HR Managers should be Mission driven i.e. Missionaries.” These are the words of Dr T.V. Rao, …

Gandhinagar: While commencing 31st Gujarat Science Congress at Pandit Deendayal Petrolium University situated nearby Gandhinagar, Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani expressed his feelings to formulate new policy of science and technology in the state. He stated that this policy aims to provide suitable global platform in the field of …

New Delhi: The Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari  has lauded the fact that the Union Budget 2017-18 has recognized the need for multi-modal transport planning in the country and has accorded it very high priority. Shri Gadkari said that in order to reduce traffic congestion, …

New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given banks the freedom to fix bank service charges for transactions. RBI has deregulated interest rates on credit card dues. Interest rates are determined by banks with the approval of their respective Board of Directors subject to regulatory guidelines on interest rate on …