Union Government’s ambitious Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh (PAHAL) scheme was acknowledged as the world’s largest cash transfer program (households) by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The founder of Hero Cycle - Om Prakash Munjal passed away following a brief illness at the DMC Hero Heart Centre, Ludhiana. He was 87.
Maharashtra’s famous festival Dahi Handi (Govinda) was accorded with the status of Adventure Sport through a Government Resolution (GR). From now on, Dahihandi will be played as per the rules and regulations which will be framed by a State-level association. It will not be limited to Janmashtami only.
Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India. He is a 1977 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. His appointment will come into effect from the day he assumes office.
The Reserve Bank of India paid a dividend of nearly Rs 66,000 crore to the government. The amount is the highest ever in the central bank’s 80year history, and 22% more than it paid last year.
Swiss FMCG major Nestle reported 2.5% decline in its consolidated net profit at 4.51 billion Swiss francs for the first half of 2015 reportedly due to the ban on Maggy in India.
The Centre is in the process of drafting a legislation that will guarantee protection to individuals against breach of their privacy through unlawful means, minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh informed Rajya Sabha.
One of Lal Bahadur Shastri’s kin and an activist, who is demanding declassification of the Netaji files, has claimed that Former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s sudden demise in Tashkent may have been linked to his views on Netaji’s disappearance and his efforts to form a second probe panel to solve the mystery.
An 87-year-old Jain monk embraced death at a Digambar Jain shrine near Gandhi Chowk in Durg, Chhattisgarh, after giving up food and water in keeping with the community tradition of ‘Santhara’.
