-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Modi administration wants to make all government services available on mobile phones in the next five years so that citizens don't have to visit offices, making it much easier for them to get their work done efficiently and conveniently. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), which reports to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), proposed this last week in a report prepared along...
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1 car per flat in society parking lots: Delhi HC -Abhinav Garg
-The Times of India New Delhi: In a verdict that may help lessen frequent conflicts over parking in the city's residential societies, the Delhi high court on Wednesday ruled that a flat owner can park only one vehicle in a designated slot inside the complex unless granted exemption. The rules framed by a cooperative society would be final in this regard, the court said while fining a resident Rs 1 lakh...
More »Literacy rate up, but so is illiteracy -Chethan Kumar
-The Times of India BENGALURU: The overall literacy rate in the country may have gone up to 74.4%, but the drop in the illiteracy rate has not matched the increase in population. Between 2001 and 2011, the population above the age of 7 grew by 18.65 crore but the decrease in the number of illiterates is just 3.11 crore. A 2015 Unesco report said that in terms of absolute numbers, India - with...
More »Denmark least corrupt country second year in a row, India ranked 76 -Dipak K Dash & Lubna Kably
-The Times of India NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Public outrage against corruption may have been the main factor behind the change of governments at Centre and in Delhi during the past two years, but corruption in the public sector is still rife. India's score in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2015 remained unchanged at 38 as it was in the previous year. As per the scoring system adopted, higher the score points...
More »Pucca houses in villages cement position: Study -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Launching the 'Housing for All' scheme last June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said a house is a "turning point" in the lives of the poor, which leads towards a better life. Now a government study on the benefits of houses for the poor in villages reveals how a pucca (concrete) house elevates status of the family and even plays a key role in marriages. The...
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