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Budget 2027: Finance Ministry sets October 12 for pre-Budget meetings, seeks spending and revenue plansAs the 2027-28 Union Budget approaches, central ministries are tasked with crafting practical fiscal estimates. The Finance Ministry emphas...
Blood donation camps don’t qualify for GST exemption, Gujarat AAR rulesGujarat's AAR ruled blood donation camps are not charitable for GST exemption. Yoga camps, however, were deemed charitable activities and e...
Centre approves Rs 6,839 cr VVP-II for 1,954 border villages till FY29The Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-II with a Rs 6,839 crore outlay. This initiative will focus on the comprehen...
Impact Fund Denmark set to buy up to 20% stake in Greencell Mobility for ₹500 croreIn an exciting development, Impact Fund Denmark plans to invest in Greencell Mobility, potentially acquiring a considerable share of the el...
India has 86,360 PG medical seats; no proposal to convert all diploma seats to DNB: GovtIndia now has over 86,000 postgraduate medical seats available nationwide. Karnataka leads the country with the highest number of these med...
Over 1.47 cr household toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission (G)-II in 5 years: GovtOver 1.47 crore rural household toilets were built in five years. Eligible households receive up to Rs 12,000 for toilet construction. Utta...
CM Shivakumar urges PM to back Karnataka, says India's growth hinges on state's progressKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for increased state support. He emphasized that India's progr...
West Bengal to serve eggs separately as ISKCON cooks mid-day mealsWest Bengal will serve eggs separately in state-run schools as part of mid-day meals starting August 1. The state government is also adopti...
In the 1870s, a French army officer proposed flooding the Sahara to create a man-made inland sea, convinced that a new ocean would green the desert and remake Africa's climateA French captain proposed flooding the Sahara with seawater in the 1870s. This ambitious plan aimed to create a new sea and fertile lands. ...
Assam plans Rs 77,353 crore investment to generate 8,457 MW power, aims to become energy-surplus stateAssam plans a significant investment exceeding Rs 77,353 crore for power generation projects. This ambitious plan aims to boost the state's...
The next frontier in multi-asset investing is adaptabilityDiversification on paper does not always translate into diversification in practice. Inside AlphaGrep’s multi-asset allocation fund and its...
SBI MF IPO: Can Zerodha, Groww and other digital-first funds threaten India’s largest AMC in $1 trillion race?As SBI Funds Management heads for its Rs 11,693-crore IPO, the rise of digital-first platforms like Zerodha and Groww is reshaping India's ...
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan releases Rs 25,863 crore to states under Viksit Bharat G-RAM-G schemeUnion Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan disbursed ₹25,863 crore as the first installment for the Viksit Bharat G-RAM-G Yojana, a successor to ...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan asks states to release funds on time, deploy AI for effective schemes implementationRural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged states to expedite fund releases and adopt new technologies for centrally-sponsored ...
Kerala may lose over Rs 2,000 crore if it exits PM SHRI scheme: Education Minister SamsudheenKerala faces a potential loss exceeding Rs 2,000 crore by withdrawing from the Centre's PM SHRI scheme, as the prior LDF government's agree...
Centre to come out with formula for fund distribution for centrally sponsored schemesNITI Aayog has written to secretaries of central ministries calling for prompt action to develop an objective formula for distribution of C...
Centrally sponsored schemes likely to be reduced to 30The panel has also recommended to increase the share of flexi funds to 25 per cent from the current 10 per cent.
Chief Ministers' panel may recommend cutting CSS to one-thirdThere are 72 centrally-sponsored schemes or CSS under the BJP-led NDA government, six more than the 66 funded by the previous UPA governmen...
Cabinet approves merger of centrally sponsored schemesGovt has given the states room for innovation by allowing flexibility in using 10% of the allocated funds, which will be directly transferr...
Rejig of central government schemes soonThe number of centrally sponsored schemes had risen to 147 in 2011-12 from 99 in 2007-08, creating overlaps and thin spread of government r...