DPRK Tests Hydrogen Bomb Ignoring CTBT
New Delhi (ABC Live):6 January 2016 Following the announcement today by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) that it has carried out a hydrogen bomb test, the head of the UN International...
View ArticleAPAR Form for Income Tax Officers Modified
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Income Tax Department is committed to the objective of timely delivery of quality taxpayer services in a fair and transparent environment. The Department has modified the...
View ArticleEnemy Property Ordinance 2016 Comes Into Force
New Delhi (ABC Live): Enemy Property Ordinance : The President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance,2016 on January 07, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy...
View ArticleIndia to Draft Comprehensive Policy for MSMEs
New Delhi (ABC Live): Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry has decided to come out with a comprehensive policy for MSMEs, which will be drafted by a high powered committee to be headed by...
View ArticleIndia Gets more Foreign Tourist Arrivals in December 2015
New Delhi (ABC Live): Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) on the basis of Nationality-wise, Port-wise data received from Bureau of Immigration (BOI) and...
View ArticleWHO Targets Fight Against Diabetes in 2016
New Delhi (ABC Live):Fight Against Diabetes :In 2008, an estimated 347 million people in the world had diabetes and the prevalence is growing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In 2012,...
View ArticleUN Declares 2016 As International Year of Pulses
New Delhi (ABC Live): International Year of Pulses :The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP) (A/RES/68/231) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
View ArticleIndian High Courts Get 24 New Additional Judges
New Delhi (ABC Live):Indian High Courts: In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Indrajit...
View ArticleIndia Observes Road Safety Week
New Delhi (ABC live): Road Safety Week’ was launched by Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at a function in New Delhi this morning in the presence of Union Minister of Road Transport &...
View ArticleRINL Signs MoU with Andhra for Port Development
New Delhi (ABC Live):RINL, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant inked an MoU with the Government of Andhra Pradesh today during the “22nd CII Partnership Summit & 1st Sunrise AP...
View ArticleDemocracy and United Nations
New Delhi (ABC Live): Democracy and United Nations :When the founders of the United Nations drafted the Charter 70 years ago, they did not include the word democracy. This was hardly surprising. In...
View ArticleUnited Nations Charter Imbibes Democracy Basics
New Delhi (ABC Live): United Nations Charter: Although the United Nations Charter includes no mention of the word “democracy”, the opening words of the Charter, “We the Peoples”, reflect the...
View ArticleOceans Role in Global Climate System
New Delhi (ABC Live): Global Climate System : The oceans play a vital role in the global climate system, generating oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while also providing...
View ArticleRule of Law Guarantees Progressive Democracy
New Delhi (ABC Live): Democracy, based on the rule of law, is ultimately a means to achieve international peace and security, economic and social progress and development, and respect for human rights...
View ArticleArcheological Suevey Adds 100 Monuments in Must-See List
New Delhi (ABC Live): Archeological Suevey of India (ASI) is developing a Portal for the “Must-see Monuments and Archaeological Sites of India”, under its protection. The purpose of creating the portal...
View ArticleGadkari Tries to Clear Dust Over Zojila Tunnel Contract
New Delhi (ABC Live): Zojila Tunnel Contract: Reports have appeared in a section of press alleging irregularity in the award of contract for building Zojila tunnel. In this regard it is stated that the...
View ArticleEPFO Withdraws Grace Period for Depositing Dues
New Delhi (ABC Live): Employees Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO) has withdrawn grace period of 5 days for depositing the dues with effect from February ,2016. EPFO has earlier issued a circular on 8th...
View ArticleSushma Swaraj to Visit Palestine, Israel in Next Week
New Delhi (ABC Live): The External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj will visit the State of Palestine on 17 January 2016. EAM will be accompanied by Secretary (East) and other officials from MEA....
View ArticleRed Tape Updates Modi on Energy Conservation
New Delhi (ABC Live): Modi on Energy Conservation : As a follow-up to Prime Minister’s exhortation to Secretaries to come up with ideas for transformative change in various areas of governance, the...
View ArticleCBI Files FIR in Death of British National in Goa
New Delhi , 12.01.2016 (ABC Live): Death of British National in Goa The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case relating to death of a British National, Ms. Denyse Carole Sweeney at...
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