Today's News(29th Oct)

J&K cabinet approved amendments to JKPSA(Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act) Read More
E-Payment of post retirement benefits for Govt. employees. Read More Read Even More

Today's News(26th Oct)

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the recommendations of the Justice G.R. Majithia Wage Boards for the journalists and other employees of the newspapers/news agencies, benefiting around 40,000 staff in the country.

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase India's contribution to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to make it the eighth largest shareholder in the multilateral lending agency.

Union Cabinet also decided to infuse 3000 cr. capital infusion into NABARD.

Today's News(26th Oct)

National Manufacturing Policy got cleared by cabinet. NIMZs to be created. Gram Panchayats will be linked by Fbre optic cables. Read More
India has stoutly defended its national solar power generation programme at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), where the US and the EU raised objections to its requirement of mandatory use of locally-made equipment. Read More

Today's News(25th Oct)

A separate band or defence communication - agreement between DoT and MoD

Today's News(21st Oct)

The Centre on Thursday set up a 15-member experts group for interaction with the local people in and around the Kudankulam nuclear power plant project as part of an exercise to allay their apprehensions about the project.
India ranks 132, up by 7 places, on business friendly reforms, according to World Bank.
M.K. Mani, pioneer in nephrology in the country and Chief Nephrologist at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, has been honoured with the 40th Dhanvantari Award. Read More

Playgrounds for Tribal youths. Read More

Today's News(22nd Oct)

• Shakti-2011 : Indo-France joint army exercise in Uttarakhand
• Vijaya Imani : Presidential medal by Obama
• NAC headed by Sonia Gandhi has suggested amendment to Child Labour law. Read More
• 1964 - new toll free no. by CVC(Central Vigilance Commission) to seek help against graft.
• Election Commission has disqualified Umlesh Yadav, a sitting MLA from UP, in a paid news and wxcessive expenses during poll campaign case. Read More

Today's News(17th Oct)

Minimum wages to be paid to MGNREGA workers as per Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Read More

Today's News(15th Oct)

• Myanmar Pesident's India Visit :

     settling Border Dispute, road link, Economic and Trade Ties Read More

• Nandan Nilekani to head SPV on implementing GST.
• National Manufacturing Policy(NMP) aims at augmenting the share of manufacturing in GDP to 25% from the current 15-16 % within a decade and create 100 million jobs. The policy had earlier received in principle approval from Singh but was delayed due to opposition from labour and environment ministries. The key focus of the policy is to improve the business environment and enable easy technology acquisition and development, provide access to capital for small and medium enterprises and enhance the role of the private sector in skill development. The focus would be on minimizing the government role and creating an environment of self-regulation . It also talks about flexibility in labour laws.

Today's News(14th Oct)

India's Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill
Analogue cable TV to be phased out by end 2014
Ashok Chawla to head Competition Commission of India, appointed by appointment committee of Cabinet
Pranab Mukheji is going to attend G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governers meet.
tax information exchange agreements (TIEA)

India's HNI population rises 20.8% over the 2010 figure. HNIs are defined as those having investable assets of $1 million or more, excluding primary residence, collectibles, consumables and consumer durables. China is the fourth largest.

Tribal JungleMahal Armed Force

Today's News(10th Oct)

S & T
India to build World's largest fridge for reactor. Read More

Today's News(3rd Oct)

India

• Shanti Tigga - First Indian Jawan  Read More...
• The Centre is planning to issue multi-purpose smart identity cards to all adult citizens by 2013-end, a proposal that could help cut costs for the exchequer after amendment to Citizenship Act in 2003 Read More...

India & The World
Teen Bigha corridor

Economy

• Sovereign Debt Crisis Read More
• Markets anticipate more reforms Read More...
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Today's News

National

• Empowering the investigating agencies, the Delhi High Court on Friday ruled that the fingerprints or specimen handwriting of an accused taken by an Investigating Officer during probe into a case was admissible as evidence even though a permission from a magistrate was not taken.
• The Supreme Court wants Parliament to relook the “baffling” law of allowing a trespasser to take over private land if he had squat on it for just 12 years. The squatter can become owner of the land without paying a penny to the true owner.

International

• Anwar al-Awlaki got killed by American drone attacks.

India & The World

• Mrs. Pratibha Patil's Switzerland Visit
• Micheline Calmy-Ray  - Swiss President
• European Organisation for Nuclear Research(CERN) invented world wide web

Business

• Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Bill, 2011, mandates coal companies to share 26 per cent of their net profits towards people residing in their project areas and non-coal miners to shell out money equivalent to royalty. The Bill also envisages setting up a regulator to monitor the mining sector’s growth, while allowing states to invite bids for known mineralised areas. Read More
• FDI cap increased to 26% in FM Radio sector while excluding education and old age homes from the conditions imposed in construction sector.
• India's overseas investment is at $103.9 bn at the end of June 2011, all time high.
• Health insurance has become portable.
• Fiscal deficit is at 2.73 lakh crore. Read More
• CAG has been appointed as the external auditor for UN organisations, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
• Rajya Sabha MP Ram Dayal Munda, an eminent educationist and a key player in the formation of Jharkhand, lost his battle against cancer on Friday