India

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Vijay Goel has invited players with a minimum age of 8 years to upload their video, or bio- data on the Sports Ministry Talent Search Portal, after which young players will be adopted and given scholarships by the Sports Authority of India. “1000 children will be given scholarships”, Shri Vijay Goel added. He also said that he has been checking out the facilities at different venues of FIFA Under-17 World Cup. read more

The Central Information Commission organised a seminar on the Implementation of the Right to Information Act 2005 here today read more

Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inspected the Rake of Tejas Train. Chairman, Railway Board, Shri A. K. Mital, Member Rolling Stock Railway Board Shri Ravindra Gupta, Member Traction Shri Ghanshyam Singh read more

Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal addressed the media on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) here today. The Minister said, “Every state in the country has joined Power for All agreement”. read more

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed a manual titled “Living conditions in Institutions for Children in conflict with Law” as per the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 05.02.16 read more