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Cabinet approves Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Cabinet approves Introduction of The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Parliament IIDM Kurnool to be declared as Institute of National ImportanceThe Union Cabinet c...
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PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on All India Radio on 29.01.2017
English rendering of the text of PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on All India Radio on 29.01.2017My fellow citizens, my namaskar to all of you! 26th January, our Republic Day was celebrated with joy and e...
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Stand-Up India Scheme for financing SC/ST and/or Women Entrepreneurs
Features of Stand-Up India Scheme for financing SC/ST and/or Women Entrepreneurs Objective The objective of the Stand-Up India scheme is to facilitate bank loans between 10 lakh and 1 Crore to at leas...
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UIDAI Achieves 111 Crore Mark on Aadhaar Generation
Press Information BureauGovernment of IndiaMinistry of Electronics & IT27-January-2017 15:32 ISTUIDAI Achieves 111 Crore Mark on Aadhaar Generation Unique Identity Covers to Over 99 Percent Adult Resi...
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Padma Vibhushan / Bhushan & Padma Shri awardees for 2017
Press Information BureauGovernment of IndiaMinistry of Home Affairs25-January-2017 17:31 IST Padma Awards 2017 announcedPadma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred...
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Proposed IRDAI (Outsourcing of Activities by Indian Insurers) Regulations, 2017
(REVISED DRAFT)The Authority has issued an Exposure Draft along with Proposed Regulations on IRDAI (Outsourcing of Activities by Indian Insures) Regulations, 2016 on 16/8/2016 seeking comments from va...
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StandUp India Scheme
All about StandUp India Scheme This government has shown its keen interest in building an entrepreneurial culture in the country. To encourage more entrepreneurs, the government has regularly taken ne...
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FAQs on Benami property Prohibition Act
6 FAQs on Benami property Prohibition Act The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 has been in force since the year 1988 but it got more teeth subsequently, through an amendment act p...
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CCI imposes penalty on bidders for cartelisation in tenders of Indian Railways
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties on three firms for bid rigging of tenders floated by Indian Railways for procurement of Brushless DC fans in the year 2013.A final order...
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CCI imposes penalties on 7 cement companies for bid-rigging
CCI imposes penalties on cement companies for bid-riggingThe Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’) has imposed penalties on 7 cement companies for bid rigging of a tender floated by the Director, Su...
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Make in India Railways Sector – Achievement Report
Indian Railways is the backbone of long distance passenger transport in India with a network that spans more than 66030 km, making it the world’s third largest rail network and the fourth largest rail...
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Make in India New and Renewable Energy Sector- Achievement Report
The Government has revised its target of renewable energy capacity to 175 GW by end of 2022, making it the largest expansion in the world and providing plenty of opportunities for investors. The targe...
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Make in Indian Gems and Jewellery Sector – Achievement Report
The Gems and Jewellery sector in India is one of the largest in the world and contributes to about 29% of the global consumption. In FY 2014-15, the sector constituted 13.30% of the country’s total me...
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Make in India Oil & Gas Sector – Achievement Report
Oil & Gas sector is a key contributor to India’s economy. India is the third largest consumer of crude oil and petroleum products globally accounting for 4.5 % of world oil consumption in 2015, behind...
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Make in India Chemicals & Petrochemicals Sector – Achievement Report
The Chemicals industry in India is an important contributor to the Indian economy sustaining a variety of downstream industries such as textiles and pharmaceuticals. The Indian chemicals industry with...
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Make in India Biotechnology-Sector – Achievement Report
The Biotechnology sector is one of the sunrise sectors in India. The government is investing substantially for creating human capital and infrastructure with a special focus on R&D to develop India in...
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Make in India Pharmaceuticals-Sector – Achievement Report
India is one of the largest producers of pharmaceutical products and a leading player in the global generics market, exporting nearly 50% of its production. The turnover of Indian pharmaceutical indus...
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Cabinet approves Listing of General Insurance Companies at stock exchanges
Press Information BureauGovernment of IndiaCabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)18-January-2017 15:10 ISTCabinet approves Listing of Government owned General Insurance Companies at the stock ex...
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Cabinet approves repealing of obsolete and redundant laws
Press Information Bureau Government of IndiaCabinet18/01/2017Cabinet approves the repealing of the obsolete and redundant lawsThe Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has giv...
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Report of Working group on Information Utilities under Bankruptcy Code
Executive SummaryIndia has embarked on a historic reform of the bankruptcy and insolvency process. The Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee (BLRC) led by Mr T. K. Viswanathan designed a set of processes t...