ECI to issue digital time vouchers to political parties for poll campaign on Doordarshan & All India Radio

ECI to issue digital time vouchers to political parties for poll campaign on Doordarshan & All India Radio

19-07-2023 

Allotment of time to political parties on All India Radio and Doordarshan during election will now be online. The Election Commission of India, has amended the existing scheme for the use of Government-owned electronic media by political parties.…

Centre further slashes price of tomato; to be sold at Rs 70 per kg

Centre further slashes price of tomato; to be sold at Rs 70 per kg

19-07-2023 

The Department of Consumer Affairs has directed NCCF and NAFED to sell tomatoes at a retail price of Rs.70/- per kg rate from 20th July, 2023 in view of the declining trend in tomato prices. The tomatoes procured by NCCF and NAFED had been retailed,…

Registration Date for Star Rating of Coal and Lignite Mines extended

Registration Date for Star Rating of Coal and Lignite Mines extended

19-07-2023 

In an effort to facilitate greater participation and ensure accurate self-evaluation, the Ministry of Coal has extended the last date for registration and self–evaluation for Star Rating of Coal and Lignite Mines from 15th July to 25th July…

Bobby Khan who shot at ATS Deputy SP & Sub- Inspector in Patratu, remains at large

Bobby Khan who shot at ATS Deputy SP & Sub- Inspector in Patratu, remains at large

18-07-2023 

Investigations revealed that two bike riders  Bobby Khan had opened fire against a joint team of Anti- Terrorism Squad( ATS)and Ramgarh police causing bullet injuries to a Deputy Superintendent rank officer of ATS and a sub-inspector of Ramgarh…

'Modi surname' defamation case: SC to hear Rahul Gandhi’s plea on July 21

'Modi surname' defamation case: SC to hear Rahul Gandhi’s plea on July 21

18-07-2023 

Come July 21 and the Supreme Court will hear the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal challenging challenging the Gujarat High Court's verdict which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi…

Press Council of India invites entries for National Awards

Press Council of India invites entries for National Awards

18-07-2023 

Press Council of India has invited entries for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

The last date for submitting entries is August 18,2023

The Press Council of India is mandated by an Act of Parliament to improve standards…

Port Blair gets Rs 710 crore new international airport named after champion of Hindutva, Veer Savarkar

Port Blair gets Rs 710 crore new international airport named after champion of Hindutva, Veer Savarkar

18-07-2023 

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician, activist, and writer. He had developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while imprisoned at Ratnagiri in 1922.

Savarkar remains a big hero among Hindus across the country,…

Power plants packed with surplus coal stock touching 33.46 Million Tonne, up by 28%

Power plants packed with surplus coal stock touching 33.46 Million Tonne, up by 28%

18-07-2023 

Union Coal Ministry has clarified that there is adequate availability of coal for Thermal Power Plants (TPP) in the country. 

As on 16th July 2023, the thermal power plant end coal stock stands at 33.46 million tonnes (MT) which is 28%…

The Kargil Super Hero: Who? Captain Vikram Batra? Why?

The Kargil Super Hero: Who? Captain Vikram Batra? Why?

17-07-2023 

Twenty years ago, a letter from a village in Himachal Pradesh, arrived at the Ministry of Defence. The writer was a school teacher and his request was as follows. 

He asked, "If possible, could my wife and I be granted permission…

Cheetah mortalities at Kuno National Park point to natural causes: NTCA

Cheetah mortalities at Kuno National Park point to natural causes: NTCA

17-07-2023 

Of the 20 translocated Cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia, five mortalities of adult individuals have been reported from Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, till date. As per the preliminary analysis by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA),…