States will now play a greater role in the implementation of PMKVY
The Union Cabinet approved two major changes to the PMKVY scheme. States will now have…
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The National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) raised a meager 158 crore in 18 years
The Government setup the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) in 1998 to promote sports in…
Now all government departments to upload monthly progress reports on their websites
The Cabinet Secretariat issued an Office Memorandum recently directing all the Ministries/Departments of the Government…
Understanding the NDPS Act
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was passed in 1985 in a bid…
What is ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’?
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched recently to provide free LPG connections to 5…
Government issues new guidelines for LPG Distributorships
In a bid to make the LPG distributorship more broad based, participative and transparent, the…
More than 60% beneficiaries of the ‘Interest Subsidy on Educational Loan’ from Tamil Nadu & Kerala
In 2009, the Central Government launched a scheme to provide interest subsidy on educational loans…
60 individuals extradited to India since 2002. Will Vijay Mallya join the list?
As per data available with the government, 60 individuals were extradited to India since 2002.…
96% of the houses constructed for the urban poor are vacant in Delhi
Government data indicates that more than 10 lakh houses were built for the urban poor…
MPs should read the RTI act before talking about its misuse
MPs cutting across party lines raised concerns about the ‘misuse’ of RTI act among other…
