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News The government is set to give a major push to the e-tourist visa scheme by extending it to 31 more countries and allowing foreign tourists to avail of the facility at seven more airports by June 15. Among the countries that will benefit from the latest extension are the ...

News India’s electricity generation touched the 1 trillion units mark during 2014-15 for the first time, showing a growth of 8.4 per cent over the previous year. Since 1991-92, the compounded annual growth rate of electricity generation has been around 5 to 6.6 per cent. The biggest contributor was the ...

News Fewer power cuts are likely in India this summer after a surge in output at Coal India helped generators amass record stocks, a turnaround for Narendra Modi who had to battle a power crisis within months of becoming prime minister last May. As Modi prepares to mark his first ...

News Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday night spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on the issue of anti-India rally held at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. He has asked the CM to take tough and immediate action against the separatists. Singh told Sayeed that “any ...

News Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Air Quality Index (AQI) for monitoring the quality of air in major urban centres across the country on a real-time basis and enhancing public awareness for taking mitigative action. The Union Environment Ministry proposes to extend the measurement of air quality to ...

News In a bonanza to over one crore central government employees and pensioners, the Cabinet today hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by 6 per cent to 113 per cent of their basic pay with effect from January. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of ...