• Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, Judicial Standards and Accountability Services, 122 civil servants face corruption charges minister, 2005

    122 Civil Servants face Corruption charges: Minister 03 May 2012

    CBI has registered 110 cases against 122 officers of the rank of Joint Secretary and above.  Certain accused officers are common in more than one case.  The allegations against these officers mainly relate to criminal misconduct or disproportionate assets or...

    Keywords: CBI, disproportionate assets, Enactment of Right to Information Act, CBI

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    2005, computerizaton, computerization program abandoned due to lack of funding, 2005

    Computerization program abandoned due to lack of funding 24 July 2012

    A computerization programme for the state information commission has been stopped without completion as there were no sufficient funds available. The Department of Personnel and Training, DOPT, which is under the supervision fo the Prime Minister Mnmohan Singh, has not...

    Keywords: Right to Information act, Manmohan Singh, computerizaton, Right to Information act

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    150 fatally injured drivers in 2005, car accidents had alcohol or drugs, alcohol drugs common in fatal crashes, 2005

    Alcohol, drugs common in fatal crashes 07 September 2012

    More than half of U.S. drivers killed in car accidents had alcohol or drugs in their system at the time of the crash, according to a new study. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on fatalities in...

    Keywords: Alcohol, drugs common in fatal, 150 fatally injured drivers in 2005, Alcohol

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    reduce the mental burden, question banks, weight loss in education, 2005

    Weight loss in Education 30 May 2013

    When the Kindergarten system of pre-schooling called LKG and UKG was introduced, the elderly people asked innocently whether the education system is weighed by its weight now, as it is called in terms of Kg (Kilogram).   The elderly people's...

    Keywords: work books, students, question banks, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)

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    Indian currency notes, 500 and 1000 Rupee notes of RBI, why is rbi withdrawing pre 2005 currency notes, 2005

    Why is RBI withdrawing pre 2005 currency notes? 23 January 2014

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced it would withdraw all currency notes issued before 2005, including those having higher denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 after March 31st. This move of RBI is aimed at such...

    Keywords: RBI recalls pre-2005 currency notes, Reserve Bank of India, RBI Statement on currency notes, RBI Statement on currency notes

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    Raghuram Rajan, 2005 Mahatma Gandhi series notes, rbi to issue new rs 10 notes, 2005

    RBI to issue new Rs 10 notes 08 April 2014

    Reserve Bank of India [RBI] on Monday announced that it would release fresh Rupees 10 notes with new governor Raghuram Rajan signature. However RBI did not mention any date for the launch of these notes but they are expected in...

    Keywords: RBI, New Rs 10 notes, RBI, RBI

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