New Delhi, June 18 (IANS/IndiaSpend) Over the next five years, money to rural local governments (panchayats) will rise nearly three times, from Rs.63,051 crore to Rs.200,292 crore, on the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission – a constitutional body that recommends sharing of financial resources between the centre and the states. Panchayat institutions in Kerala […]
India’s research reactors will not be covered under the newly set-up nuclear insurance pool as they are owned by the union government, a top official of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has said. “The Rs.1,500 crore ($234 million) India Nuclear Insurance Pool is mainly for power plants operated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India […]
A staggering 37,000 yoga mats will be spread along Rajpath and the verdant lawns around India Gate on June 21 Sunday that will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead the nation in some early morning yoga – with 192 countries across the world joining in as the world marks the first International Day of Yoga […]
BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi – better known these days as SuMo to rhyme with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s NaMo – is seemingly a worried man ever since his party made it clear that there won’t be a chief ministerial candidate ahead of the Bihar assembly elections. The BJP has said that the party will […]
After defence, Goa’s next Make in India footprint could be in the agriculture sector even as industry captains and politicians in the state look to learn lessons from Israel’s agriculture success story. Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) president Narayan Bandekar said that the state would do well to tap crop, post-harvest technologies and […]
Several Indian soldiers were injured when a vehicle carrying them met with an accident in Britain’s Salisbury Plain, the Indian Army said here on Thursday. The Indian soldiers were in Britain to participate in “Ajeya Warrior” joint drill between the armies of India and Britain. The Indian Army said a “few” Indian soldiers sustained injuries […]
he Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for the continuation and strengthening of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and setting up new ones with an outlay of Rs.3,900 crore. The scheme envisages continuation of 642 existing KVKs and establishing 109 new KVKs during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) to […]
In a bid to popularise indigenous products among India’s youth and generate new employment opportunities in remote areas, the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is taking new measures to promote khadi wear in India in the form of denims for both men and women. One such initiative by KVIC – an apex organization under […]
It has taken about a decade for Indians to cross over to the Tibetan plateau (Tibetan Autonomous Region) from Nathu La since the historic beginning of border trade on July 6, 2006. Politically, it is a milestone for the Sikkim’s SDF government. Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was around to witness under prime minister Atal Bihari […]
In an otherwise crowded world of architects, two names that immediately stand out are Le Corbusier and Charles Correa. Corbusier’s legacy was an entire city – Chandigarh. Correa, who passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday evening aged 84, had that and more. Correa’s demise has left a void that will be impossible to fill feel […]