Indian Railways: In one year, all unmanned level crossings will be removed, says Piyush Goyal
Newly appointed Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that all the unmanned level crossings will be removed within a year. “Initially, the Railways had a target of removing all unmanned...
Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani to visit India next week
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani will visit India next week. During his visit, he will call on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will also hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma...
Tigers use corridors to traverse India-Nepal border
Borders don’ faze these tigers: over a decade, at least 11 tigers moved from India into Nepal’ protected areas through the Terai, a landscape comprising agricultural areas and protected forest-grasslands in the Himalayan foothills. This...
India speeds up border road work to avoid future Doklams
India's capacity to counter challenges like Doklam is likely to get a significant boost in the next couple of years with stepped up pace of work on India-China border roads likely to result in several critical high altitude links being...
Rafale is going to take over the role of strategic platform for nuclear bomb delivery in Indian military. And it will be Indian bombs, not ASMP. So I believe Belgian military will be able to use their stocks as well. Thank you.
2,000 SSB staffers to go to Intelligence Bureau; govt approves border snoop plan
Over 2,000 personnel of a "dying" paramilitary cadre will be "transferred" to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to boost the on-ground presence of the agency on the eastern borders, where India is bolstering its defences...
Government plans wifi for all panchayats by March 2019 for Rs 3,700 crore
The government is giving shape to an ambitious Rs 3,700-crore plan in an attempt to cover nearly 5.5 lakh villages with wifi facility by March 2019, a top Department of Telecom official said. “In September, we expect to...
21000 people disclose Rs 4,900 cr black money under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna
Black money worth Rs 4,900 crore was disclosed by 21,000 people under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY), the stash money declaration window announced by the government post demonetisation, an...
How India is evolving its neighbourhood energy security paradigm
India is playing a key role in creating a new energy security architecture for its neighbours, ranging from cross-border electricity trade to supplying petroleum products. The latest announcement by state-run Petronet LNG Ltd of...