VV Augustine, who left the Kerala Congress recently, will be the Chairman of the newly announced party while Johnny Nellore, who was the Un...

The review must serve to sharpen and make MGNREGA more effective, providing a safety net to those who require it while providing a pathway ...

Esther Duflo is not just a Nobel laureate in economics but also intimately knowledgeable about India and Indians, as well as an expert on p...

Without any plan or budget of its own, Mission Antyodaya under Union rural development ministry is conceived as a convergence platform to b...

The corporate affairs ministry has included “disaster management including relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities” in a list ...

Rahul Gandhi is slated to deliver valedictory address at the plenary tomorrow, where he is expected to lay out the party's road map ahead o...

On the issue of terrorism, Shah praised the UN speech of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in which she had exposed Pakistan on spons...

The Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 was notified by the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation on May 1last yea...

So far, 11 states and 7 union territories have notified state rules while rest of the states are in the process.

Madhya Pradesh has been sanctioned a total of 27,475 new houses, Bihar 25,221 houses, Jharkhand 20,099 houses and Odisha 2,115 houses.

With this, the total number of houses approved for the benefit of urban poor under PMAY (Urban), launched in June last year reached 15,48,8...

The participating states expressed concern about availability of drinking water in their respective areas and wanted the NITI Aayog to take...

As many as 18 states have expressed eagerness to sign pacts with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, for the Pradhan Man...

The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC) finds that a majority of rural households depend on manual labour for income.

Neera, a nutritive drink derived from coconut palm, will be the star attraction at The world coconut day 2015 that will be held at Vijayawa...

"Like Kerala, West Bengal needs to change mindset for creating an atmosphere of development," Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said

United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) Kerala unit, as part of the two-day nation-wide strike on September 24 and 25, would stage demonstration...