Steps to Check Corporal Punishment in Schools

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, prohibits ‘physical punishment’ and ‘mental harassment’ under Section 17(1) and makes it a punishable offence under Section 17(2). The National Commission for Protection...

English rendering of the text of PM’s statement to Media outside Parliament ahead of...

Namaskar to everyone, 15th August, this year will be a major milestone to commemorate the 70th year of our independence. This session is significant as it begins just ahead of 15th August when we remember...

Kick off meeting with Mission team from World Bank Group on Doing Business Report...

The Doing Business team of the World Bank Group is on a two week mission to India for interacting with various stakeholders and to validate data for the upcoming Doing Business Report (DBR), 2017....

142 villages electrified last week ; 8,384 villages electrified till date under DDUGJY

142 villages have been electrified across the country during last week (from 13th  to 19 th June 2016) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY). Out of these electrified villages, 6 villages belong to Arunachal Pradesh...

Prime Minister to lead the world in celebrating the Second International Day of Yoga...

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lead the Second International Day of Yoga celebrations in the country and across the globe by participating in a mass Yoga demonstration of Common Yoga Protocol at the...

A grand Rehearsal takes place at the Capitol Complex Chandigarh for International Day of...

A colourful and grand rehearsal for the International Day of Yoga 2016 took place this morning at the Capitol Complex, Chandigarh. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lead the Second International Day of Yoga...