Good governance

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has compulsorily retired 22 senior government officials in "public interest" on charges of corruption and misconduct under Rule 56 (J). 

In the first cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Modi has also talked about the five-year agenda and has asked every ministry to come up with their five-year agenda and to formulate an impactful decision, which needs to be taken in the first 100 days of the government. 

The Indian manufacturing industry is mainly comprised of chemicals, machinery, metals, and textiles. The increasing growth in the manufacturing sector is attributed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, which seeks to transform manufacturing in the country. 

Accepting the award Goyal stated that it was “Both a personal honour and a tribute to the efforts of all involved in this great work throughout India to be recognised with the Carnot Prize by the University of Pennsylvania.”

The Prime Minister on a serious note said the issue is both a problem and a solution while adding that it was not good to dissuade children from technology.

Thee proposed plan by the Modi govt to install 5,000 MW of solar energy at Ladakh will make it the largest single-location solar photovoltaic plant in the world

PM Modi dropped the 'Michel' bomb by saying that the middleman was not only involved in chopper deal (AgustaWestland scam) but also was lobbying for fighter aircraft deal, in an apparent reference to the reports of Christian Michel's lobbying for Eurofighter against the French Rafale. 

A Northeast Hostel for Girl Students is ready for inauguration at the Bangalore University campus and an exclusive Northeast Hostel is under construction at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi.

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana was launched in August 2016 to incentivise establishments for employment generation

WHO Direct-General praised PM Modi and Health Minister J P Nadda for their visionary leadership which helped seven lakh people avail benefits from Ayushman Bharat in the first 100 days of its launch