Category: Breaking News

India participatedat the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers Meeting for the first time. The 15th SCO Defence Ministers Meeting was held at Beijing in China. Speaking at the meeting, Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister)Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted India’s keen interest in developing an expanded partnership with the broader Eurasian region. In doing so, India has sought to build on her long-standing ties of deep mutual trust and confidence with Russia, vibrant historical and cultural linkages with countries of Central Asia and closer development partnership with China and to further enhance and…

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL), the lifeline of two major metros – Delhi and Mumbai which has been providing telecom services by bringing a telecom revolution in 1986 is now struggling with declining revenues and mounting losses. In view of the price competitive market that is also seeing fast changes in technology, the government that needs to take care of a huge staff strength of 27,919, is finally exploring the option of shutting down the debt-laden firm by monetising its land, buildings and tower business. The government is also exploring various…

Policy Framework for Data Protection in India – A National Conference to Deliberate India’s Data Protection Policy was held on  22nd January 2018 at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. The event was organized by Center for Knowledge Sovereignty (CKS) in association with Microsoft, Bharat Niti and The Dialogue. The Knowledge Partner for the event was Mirror Now. Hemant Goswami Chairman – Bharat Niti “Talking about identity thefts, every time you go to a public place, whether to obtain an arm’s license or a ration card, you have to…

UP now stands as a unique state in the Country in terms of its development roadmap The roadmap designed for UP by its Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is close to becoming a reality. From the techniques that the state could embark on to move towards development and become a modern state to attracting investors to Uttar Pradesh to invest in development projects in various sectors, the roadmap finds mention of every such detail. Last year Niti Aayog has been asked by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to provide a blueprint…

Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the country would soon have potable water from sea at five paise per litre. Trials for conversion of sea water into potable water have started in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, said the minister of River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.   Gadkari was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day Nadi Mahotsav (River Festival) at Bandrabhan on the banks of Narmada river in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.   He expressed concern over the condition of rivers in India while praising Madhya Pradesh government…

Dr. Nowhera Shaik, President, All India Mahila Empowerment Party said that she won’t be announcing the names of candidates any sooner because she intends to protect them from danger.   Dr. Nowhera Shaik says, “We are contesting for the first time and we need to be extra careful to protect our people who are supporting us in this mission. Our intentions and way for politics is completely different from other parties. For us, safety and empowerment of women in the country is the core agenda.  I have been receiving outrageous messages…

According to a parliamentary panel’s report, State-run electronics firm ITI Ltd will have order booking worth of Rs10,000 crore by end of this month.   “The total order booking of ITI will be about Rs 10,000 crore by March 31, 2018. ITI will achieve this target in the year 2018-19,” the report of standing committee on information technology said.   The state-run firm has recently bagged an Rs 840 crore order for smart meters, while Rs 8, 000 crore worth orders are expected from ASCON project phase IV.   ITI being…

In its latest ruling, the Supreme Court of India has stated that citizens do not necessarily have to link their Aadhaar numbers to bank accounts and mobile phones. The deadline for mandatory Aadhaar linking with bank accounts and mobile phones stand extended indefinitely till the Constitution Bench pronounces verdict on the validity of the Aadhaar scheme.   The top court has said that a biometric ID is mandatory for accessing social welfare schemes and subsidies, but till it decides on whether the government’s demand for Aadhaar to be linked to…

In a bid to curb power theft in India and give impetus to the Union Government’s UDAY scheme, SAP SE has announced an alliance with Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. (Tata Power-DDL) to jointly launch ‘Choice Revenue Intelligence’ solution in the country. With vast experience in Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) Loss Reduction, Tata Power-DDL will be the exclusive country partner and system integrator of this solution for Indian distribution companies (discoms). The announcement was made at the India Smart Grid Week in New Delhi.   ‘Choice Revenue Intelligence’, an…