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Government to build 2.95 crore houses for rural poor: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, March 23: The government on Wednesday announced that it will help build 2.95 crore houses in India's rural areas and for this a financial assistance of up to Rs.1.30 lakh will be provided to each homeless family. Communications…
Cabinet okays MoU with Lithuania on agriculture cooperation
New Delhi, March 23: The union cabinet on Wednesday accorded its approval for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Lithuania for cooperation in the field of agriculture.
“The MoU provides for cooperation…
PM Modi to visit Brussels on March 30: Ministry of External Affairs
New Delhi, March 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Belgian capital Brussels on March 30 as scheduled, the external affairs ministry said on Tuesday. Modi is scheduled to travel to Belgium for the 13th India-European Union Summit…
9.39 crore Jan Dhan accounts seeded with Aadhaar: Jayant Sinha
New Delhi, March 23: The government has seeded 9.39 crore Jan Dhan accounts with the Aadhaar unique identity number, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said on Tuesday.
"Government is linking bank accounts with Aadhaar to…
Pradhan holds meeting over the launch of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yoajna
The Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas (I/C) Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting through Video Conferencing with the Officers of State level Units of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) regarding the preparedness for the launch of…
Import dependence on Oil & Gas will reduce by 10%: Pradhan
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has expressed the confidence that the target of 10% reduction in import dependence on Oil & Gas will be achieved by 2022.
Speaking at a…
India, Russia cooperation in the field of Disaster Management
The India-Russia Joint Commission meeting was held in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The Russian delegation was chaired by Vladimir Andreevich Puchkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for…
Health Ministry launches Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), in New Delhi on Tuesday. Launching the project, B P Sharma, Secretary (HFW) stated that this is the largest survey of its kind. It will…
Union Finance Minister launches Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Union Finance Minister Aurn Jaitley launched the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and the Unified Package Insurance Scheme in Mumbai on Tuesday. Following-up his focus on the agriculture sector in the General Budget 2016-17 presented by him…
Army Chief pays Homage to Soldier killed in Avalanche
General Dalbir Singh, the Chief of the Army Staff, paid homage by laying wreath on the mortal remains of Sepoy Vijaya Kumar K, who lost his life in an avalanche triggered by a mild earthquake in Kargil Sector on 17 March 2016.
In a…