Government

On Saturday, in Kolkata, Narendra Modi announced the launch of three new Security Schemes which aim to expand the horizon of financial and social security dramatically in the country.

Half the funds will be released before the construction begins and the other half only after seeing photographs of under-construction toilets as proof. Know more about the scheme and how the government plans to eliminate open defecation by 2019.

While urban India is talking about the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, rural India is actually seeing it taking place on the ground. What's more - it is students who are leading the movement from the front! The photos below show you one of the biggest sanitation and cleanliness mass awareness programs ever conducted by any government in the world.

The interesting service will link leaders, government agencies and citizens with each other and will help in getting emergency information too. Here's how to register for the service and learn all about the participants.

The Finance Ministry under the Central Government has recently launched the one rupee note after 20 years. Here are a few interesting facts about it.

The new government initiative, DigiLocker, not only helps you save your crucial documents but gives you easy access to them too. Here is all you need to know.

MyGov.in and Google have launched an interesting contest where developers are invited to build an official mobile app for the PMO. Not only this, the winning team will also get an opportunity to visit Google's US headquarters. So submit your ideas today!

News Alert: The government today stated that the prices of more than 500 essential drugs have now been reduced. Many of them have over 40% price reduction!

Cashless transactions, accident and life cover, freeing entrepreneurs from the never ending paper work - these are just some of the good things about this union budget and how it can help the country to progress.

Here's an infographic that gives you a quick summary of all you need to know about the Indian Budget 2015 presented by Mr. Arun Jaitley.