Cabinet approves merger of 5 associate banks with SBI The Cabinet has approved the merger of five associate banks with the State Bank of India (SBI), which will catapult any bank from India to among the top…
India joins UN network to halve number of maternal, newborn deaths by 2030 India is among nine countries that will be part of a global health network focused on improving the quality of care for…
Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurates Indian Seed Congress – 2017 in Kolkata Availability of certified/quality seeds increased in the country due to the policy initiatives of the government: Agriculture Minister Besides vegetables, there is great…
Govt to amend norms to empower National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to fix prices of 350 drugs The government today said it will soon amend norms to empower NPPA to regulate about 350 medicines and…
National Women’s Parliament held in Vijaywada The three-day National Women’s Parliament (NWP) was conducted at Pavitra Sangamam, Vijaywada. The women’s parliament was an attempt to showcase proven women delegates from across the world sharing their…
Govt approves revenue insurance scheme for plantation crops The commerce ministry has approved the pilot Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops for protecting the growers from the risks such as yield loss, pest attacks and income decline…
The Cabinet has approved ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ (PMGDISHA) with an outlay of Rs 2,351.38 crore to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate by March 2019. The outlay for this project is…
Government of Gujarat installed Aadhaar Enabled Payment System in 17250 FPSs, much before the targeted date of 31st March, 2017 Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution congratulated…
FSSAI drafting organic food norms The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is drawing up guidelines to regulate organic food. The size of the organic food (grains and pulses) market in the country is…