Government dismisses women safety report by Thomson Reuters

The centre has said that the proclamation is based on an opinion poll, rather than any reports or data calling the ranking a surprise and clearly inaccurate. In a detailed release, the ministry of woman and child development has raised pertinent questions on the methodology to arrive at the conclusion. The government has also raised … Read more

Government to bring Bill or Ordinance to uphold SC ST Act

Addressing a Press Conference on the “Four year’s achievement of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment” in New Delhi, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot said that there is an increase of 12.19% in the Budget of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the year 2018-19. The Budget in … Read more

Hindustan Zinc Digitizes 100 Rural Government Schools Of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

In association with Muskaan Dreams, to provide audio-visual content and internet support to over 15000 rural students Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc, India’s only and world’s leading integrated producer of Zinc-Lead-Silver has come forward to support the initiative of Muskaan Dreams, a youth-driven Non-profit social start-up to transform 100 rural government schools of Madhya Pradesh through E-learning content … Read more

Government May Sell IDBI Bank Stake To Life Insurance Corporation: Sources

LIC is the biggest public shareholder in IDBI Bank, with a stake of 10.82% as of March. The government is considering selling over 40 per cent of its stake in IDBI Bank to state-run Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), sources have told. The government, which is the largest shareholder in IDBI Bank with 81 per cent … Read more

More women in government may reduce corruption: Study

The study, published in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation, also found that women’s representation in local politics is important too – the likelihood of having to bribe is lower in regions with a greater representation of women in local-level politics in Europe. “This research underscores the importance of women empowerment, their presence in … Read more

Government increases ‘Carpet area’ limit for interest subsidy under affordable housing

In a major decision to boost affordable housing, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved the revision of the carpet area of houses eligible for interest subsidy. The carpet area for MIG I category houses has been raised from 120 square metre to 160 square metre while that of MIG II category houses … Read more

BJP will form government in Rajasthan: Rathore

He said that people will vote for BJP this time due to the transparent governance provided by PM Modi in the last four years of his tenure. He was speaking at a karyakarta sammelan of his parliamentary constituency at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Auditorium in New Delhi. Speaking at the same function, BJP president Amit Shah … Read more

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