Sixteenth Lok Sabha Has 11 Bills Pendency by 2015
New Delhi (ABC Live): The sixteenth Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament which was constituted in May 2014 has pendency of 11 bills that have been introduced in house but still not passed....
View ArticleGADSS Aims for Online Global Flight Tracking
New Delhi (ABC Live): The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, en-route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing China, on 8 March 2014, triggered a global search that is still on-going. Prior to this...
View ArticleIFAD 39 Million Loan for Rural Employment in Nepal
New Delhi (ABC Live): The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a financial agreement recently with the government of Nepal that will aim to reduce poverty and improve...
View ArticleKelkar Committee Submits Its Report on PPP Model Infrastructure
New Delhi (ABC Live): PPP Model Infrastructure : The Report of the Committee on Revisiting & Revitalising the PPP model of Infrastructure Development chaired by Dr. V. Kelkar has been issued and...
View ArticleRich to Lose LPG Subsidy from 1st January 2016
New Delhi (ABC Live): LPG Subsidy : India present has 16.35 crore LPG consumers, with the implementation of the PAHAL Scheme (DBTL), the subsidy is being transferred directly to the Bank Account of...
View ArticleNSCCC Approves Four Climate Change linked Projects
New Delhi (ABC Live): NSCCC: The eighth National Steering Committee on Climate Change ,NSCCC approved four projects from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Punjab and also considered one project submitted by...
View ArticleECHS Empanelled Hospitals Overcharge Rs 200 Crores Indian Army
New Delhi (ABC Live): ECHS Empanelled Hospitals: Government of India, Ministry of Defence (MoD), in December 2002 sanctioned a health care scheme namely “Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme...
View ArticleNSDF Turns Public Trust to Private for Skill Development
New Delhi (ABC Live): National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) were created after approval of the Union Cabinet to stimulate and coordinate private...
View ArticleJapan, South Korea Sign Agreement on Comfort Women Issues
New Delhi (ABC Live): Comfort Women : The UN Secretary-General welcomes that the Governments of Japan and the Republic of Korea have reached an agreement on the issues related to “comfort women” at the...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Endorses Taizé Community Young Adults Meet
New Delhi (ABC Live): Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Taizé Community European Meeting of Young Adults, in Valencia, Spain, from 28 December 2015 to 1 January 2016: I am...
View Article2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Alternates MDGs
New Delhi (ABC Live): 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development : Avoid Temptation to Fall into ‘Declarationist Nominalism’ Pope Francis, Joined Other World Leaders in Hailing Post-2015 Framework....
View ArticleWHO Declares Guinea as Ebola Virus Free
New Delhi (ABC Live): Ebola Virus Free : Today the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea. Forty-two days have passed since the last...
View ArticleBangladesh Siddhirganj Power Project Gets $177 million for Clean Energy
New Delhi (ABC Live): Siddhirganj Power Project :The Government of Bangladesh today signed a $177 million additional financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDA) to complete...
View ArticleCPWD Signs MoU with SINTEF for Road Research
New Delhi (ABC Live): CPWD :The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between SINTEF, Norway and Central Public...
View ArticleBloomberg Philanthropies to Make Indian Cities Smart
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Urban...
View ArticleIndia, Maldives to exchange Information on Tax Evasion
New Delhi (ABC Live): Information on Tax Evasion : The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing and ratification of an Agreement for the exchange of...
View ArticleIndia-Slovenia to Sign Avoidance of Double Taxation Treaty
New Delhi (ABC Live): Avoidance of Double Taxation Treaty : The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Protocol amending the Convention between...
View ArticleIndia,Canada Cooperation in Higher Education
New Delhi (ABC Live): Cooperation in Higher Education : The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for renewal of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
View ArticleModi Approves JV Companies for Rail Projects
New Delhi (ABC Live): JV Companies: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the formation of Joint Venture Companies with various State Governments to mobilize...
View ArticleNational Biotechnology Development Strategy
New Delhi (ABC Live):The National Biotechnology Development Strategy -2015-2020 was unveiled by the Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi on...
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