GOVERNMENT

Kerala: Government disburses salaries, pensions for August in advance on occasion of Onam

Onam is a 10-day harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, which begins on August 22 this year. As with most festivals, the period is associat...

Assam government to launch direct beneficiary transfer scheme targeting over 19 lakh people

Targeting at least 15,000 to 17,000 beneficiaries in each constituency, “ Orunodoi” scheme proposes to alleviate the financial problem of t...

Government tightens import norms for certain chemicals and plastics

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) inserted a new policy condition for various chemicals including organic chemicals. “The imp...

'Make in India' Diwali this year? Government mulls stricter curbs on Chinese goods amid tensions

Chinese crackers already face such a ban under the Explosives Act on account of presence of certain chemicals that are hazardous to the env...

Rajasthan shows BJP and its regional satraps will have to co-exist

The case of Raje in Rajasthan, BS Yeddyurappa in Karnataka and Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh are recent examples where the BJP hi...

'PM SVANidhi': Government receives over 5 lakh loan applications from street vendors

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme has generated considerable enthusiasm amo...

Let J&K government decide on allowing 4G services, Centre says to parliamentary panel

The Centre has already told the Supreme Court on August 10 that 4G services will be allowed in one district each of Jammu and the Valley af...

Covid-19: Government shifts focus to virus spread in cities

As the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase in India, the health and family welfare ministry has decided to emphasise on serologi...

Punjab government to distribute free smartphones to students on August 12

"Not more than 15 students studying in that town/district will be invited at each location for handing over the smartphones,” said a govern...

Divestment Plans: 18 sectors including coal, crude oil, power, telecom among others are ‘strategic’ for government

The 18 sectors have been classified into three categories, which are mining and exploration, manufacturing and services.

View: Gold's fall won't drive it below $1,700 again

It fell further Wednesday, as low as $1,863 an ounce, breaking the back of an extraordinary rally. Since smashing through a long-term ceili...

With an eye on China, Government mulls duty hike on textiles, cameras, laptops

​The issue is now before the finance ministry, which had earlier spurned the proposal from the commerce and industry ministry, sources told...

Aadhaar linked post office savings account also eligible for govt subsidy transfer

The circular has come after the government in April 2020 issued common application forms for investing in Public Provident Fund, National S...

Central government releases grants worth Rs 6,195 crore to 14 states

The grant was recommended by the 15th Finance Commission, and the Centre has issued equal instalments of the grant to states since April.Th...

Axis, ICICI QIPs take private bank mop-up to Rs 53,000 crore

Axis Bank’s QIP was subscribed over 3.5 times with investment from ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, Harris ...

No drought of funds for flood relief in Karnataka as government hikes compensation for victims

While the Centre allows states to give 3,800 as compensation to flood-affected families to buy essential items and resume their lives, the ...

Tamil Nadu reports another day of new COVID-19 cases below the 6,000 mark; adds 118 deaths

The death toll, however, remained high with 118 people succumbing to the infection on Tuesday, which is not much lower than the highest eve...