Rajya Sabha has passed the bill to merge the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The Rajya Sabha gave its approval to the bill on December 3, 2019. The Lok Sabha had passed it earlier on November 27. The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union ...

The Government has launched the 4th round of the regional connectivity scheme, UDAN to boost connectivity to more remote and regional areas of the country. UDAN, which stands for ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’, aims to make air travel affordable and widespread. The UDAN 4.0 will focus on the priority ...

Lok Sabha passed the Recycling of Ships Bill 2019 which will pave way for streamlining the already existing ship breaking industry and also help the country obtain eco-friendly steel. Earlier participating in the discussion on the bill, members cutting across the party line cautioned the ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $206 million loan to develop water supply and sewerage infrastructure in 5 cities of Tamil Nadu and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved service delivery. The project is aimed at improving the ...

Shivangi Swaroop has become the first woman pilot to fly Indian Navy fixed-wing Dornier surveillance planes. Shivangi is from Muzaffarpur in Bihar. She has done her studies from DAV Public School. After completing school education, Lieutenant Shivangi did B.Tech from Sikkim Manipal Institute of ...

Rajya Sabha passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019 that seeks to ban the use, production and storage of e-cigarettes has been passed by the Indian Parliament. The Rajya Sabha passed the bill through a voice vote on December 2, 2019. The bill will replace the ordinance issued to ...

India and Sweden ink 3 agreements in the fields of polar research, science and technology and sea-faring in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind and Swedish Royal couple; King Karl 16th Gustaf and Queen of Sweden call on PM Modi, discuss ways to deepen ties as well as strengthen innovation ...

Bureau of Outreach & Communication, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is organising a Multi Media Exhibition commemorating the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi for the first time in the history of Hornbill festival. The focus of the event is to present Gandhian values and ...

The Election Commission of India has reviewed the system and process of registration of political parties. The new guidelines will be effective from 1st January, 2020.  Accordingly the “Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System” (PPRTMS) will be implemented through an online ...

The Department of Justice has launched a yearlong programme to make citizens aware of their fundamental duties. Activities such as online quizzes, competitions, essay competitions and preamble pledge signing contest will be organised to educate them about their constitutional responsibilities. The ...

The government has launched a databank of independent directors which will be a "comprehensive repository" of existing as well as those eligible to be independent directors. Companies also may register themselves with the databank to search, select and connect with individuals who possess the ...

Ministry of Jal Shakti and Studies led by IIT Kanpur are pleased to organise the 4th India Water Impact Summit from 5-7 December 2019 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Summit this year will focus on integrated water resources management in urban and rural settings in order to achieve the ...