Task Force on Employment and Exports and its Terms of Reference

Road accidents in India decrease by 4.1% during 2016, fatalities rise by 3.2%

Road accidents in the country have decreased by around 4.1% during 2016, with the year seeing 4,80,652 road accidents as against 5,01,423 in 2015. However fatalities resulting from these accidents have risen by about 3.2% during the same period. Nearly 1,50,785 persons were killed in 2016 as against 1,46,133 in 2015. Releasing the Ministry’s annual publication ‘Road Accidents in India-2016 the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari said that while the accident and fatality figures still leave a lot to be desired in the matter of ensuring road safety, the trends are encouraging. Road Accidents in India, 2016 is a compilation of data on various facets of road accidents as furnished by Police Departments of all States/U.Ts for the calendar year 2016

Smt. Krishna Raj holds review meeting with Officials of Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries

Smt. Krishna Raj, after assuming the charge of the Office of Minister of State, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare reviewed the Schemes being implemented by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying

Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Assumes Charge as Minister of State in Ministry of Mines

The Secretary Mines, Shri Arun Kumar along with the senior officers of the mines ministry welcomed the newly appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Coal, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

ACC Appointment

The Competent Authority has approved the assignment of the additional charge of the post of Chairperson, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) to Dr. Inder Jit Singh, IAS