Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country goes up by Eleven per cent

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on July 27, 2017 was 60.906 BCM, which is 39% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs.




Inter-Ministerial Central team calls on Chief Minister of Assam

The seven member Inter-Ministerial team of Central Government is presently on visit to Assam to assess the damage caused by recent floods in the state. The team is led by the Joint Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs Shri V. Shashank Shekhar, Government of India.




India to have 600 million broadband connections by 2020.

The Minister for Communications Shri Manoj Sinha said that as per information provided by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), there were 422.19 million broadband subscribers




Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 791 Lakh Hectare Area

The total sown area as on 28th July 2017, as per reports received from States, stands at 791.34 lakh hectare as compared to 765.79 lakh hectare at this time last year.




Commerce and Industry Minister invites graduating students of IIFT to give suggestions for the Proposed Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for Commerce & Industry, graced the 51st convocation of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, as the Chief Guest on 28th July, 2017, at New Delhi. Smt. Rita Teaotia, Chairman, IIFT and Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India, presided over the function.