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The drug price regulator has slashed prices of 43 commonly used essential medicines by up to 35%, a move expected to benefit patients suffering from several critical diseases and who need expensive medicines. Some of these medicines used in treatment of diabetes, cancer, asthma, cardiovascular

A number of steps will be taken to strengthen Sports Science set-up in the country. These include opening of Sports Science Centres and purchase of sports science equipments for the sports complexes of Sports Authority of India. A few universities will be identified in the country where sports

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has said that there are unlimited potentialities of agriculture in North Eastern states and Central Government is focusing on the development of agricultural sector in NE states. The Minister said that government is implementing

NITI Aayog organized the first regional workshop on the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) in collaboration with the Ministry of HRD to improve the learning outcomes among school children in the national capital on Thursday. The workshops on SEQI saw striking evidence on factors that determine

Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, today launched the Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana, MSDE’s flagship scheme on entrepreneurship education and training. The scheme spans over five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) with a project cost of Rs. 499.94 crore, and will provide entrepreneurship education and training to over 7

Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today said that the Central Government is working on new policy initiatives to encourage private investments in climate friendly and sustainable public transport systems like Metro rail, Non-motorised Transport and other low carbon emitting systems

All the 370 toll plazas across the country on National Highways will have wash rooms with proper illumination and water supply in the next three months. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked all concerned officials to start work on this within 15 days. सड़क परिवहन एवं राजमार्ग

Kerala and Tamil Nadu have also rolled out the National Food Security Act (NFSA). With this, now the Act has been implemented in all the States and Union Territories. As a result, now 81.34 crore persons will get wheat at Rs. 2/ kg and rice at Rs. 3/ kg. This was announced by Union Minister of

Doctors from the National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) have come up with a neuropsychological battery to study the ageing brain. Nimhans Neuropsychological Battery for the Elderly (NNB-E) is the first comprehensive and indigenous battery for the elderly in India to

The low levels of productivity, growth and incomes ailing the farm sector in India and causing immense agrarian distress is well known. Without undertaking radical reform it is impossible to transform agriculture and double farmers’ income. However, state governments have been extremely lax in

The Centre has decided to fix the minimum wage for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in central sphere at 350 Rupees per day to be effective from Tuesday. Presently, these workers are paid as per the rates prescribed under the national floor level minimum wage of 160 Rupees. This was

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr.Jitendra Singh launched the Employees Online (EO) App on Friday. EO App is a mobile application of the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Speaking on the occasion, Dr.Jitendra Singh said