A PSU under Ministry of Railways, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) has declared highest ever interim dividend of Rs.340 Crore for the Financial Year 2016-17.

Data on road crashes is reported by police Head Quarters of various States and UTs and Million Plus Cities in India to Transport Research Wing (TRW) of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways through a prescribed format devised under Asia Pacific Road Accident Data (APRAD), project of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).

Based on proposals received from States for strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network, including underground distribution networks in urban towns, Projects worth Rs.25,838 crore have been sanctioned so far,

So far, 82 coal mines have been allocated by way of auction / allotment under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Rules made thereunder. Of these 82 coal mines, 31 have been allocated through e-auction and 51 by way of allotment. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Mines in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel here today felicitated special athletes, their coaches and officials who returned to India after successful participation in the World Winter Games in Austria from 14th – 25th March 2017.