Activist Damania alleges Rs 88 cr scam in agriculture department under Dhananjay MundeActivist Anjali Damania has alleged an Rs 88 crore scam in Maharashtra's agriculture department under NCP's Dhananjay Munde, accusing the d...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.45 PM IST
PM Modi to release 18th instalment of Rs 20,000 cr under PM-KISAN; Maha farmers to get additional Rs 2,000 crPrime Minister Narendra Modi will release Rs 20,000 crore for the 18th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme, benefiting over 9.4 crore farmers...
04 Oct, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Maharashtra govt has not carried out security certification of MahaDBT portal since 2020, says CAG reportIt was found that business rules were not properly mapped in the system, which resulted in instances wherein applications were processed th...
04 Aug, 2023, 08.26 PM IST
Maharashtra opposition objects to caste query for farmers buying fertilisersThe issue was raised in the assembly by opposition leader Ajit Pawar, who said farmers in Sangli were asked about their caste before they w...
10 Mar, 2023, 11.57 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh has come up with Centre for Bio resourcesUnion Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Science & Technology, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of ...
09 Nov, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Government exploring possibility of Covaxin production outside IndiaThe government also intends to take up the matter with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to step up Covaxin production.
21 May, 2021, 04.39 PM IST
Gujarat govt in talks with Bharat Biotech to ramp up production of Covaxin: DBT"Further, Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, Department of Science and Technology Govt of Gujarat along with Hester Biosciences and Omn...
15 May, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
Haffkine Institute gets nod to produce CovaxinThe Maharashtra government had sought permission from the centre in March seeking the Centre’s nod in getting Haffkine to have a deal with ...
16 Apr, 2021, 09.25 AM IST
Rs 36,659 crore transferred to 16 crore beneficiaries using DBT during COVID-19 lockdownOf the Rs 36,659 crore, Rs 27,442 crore has been transferred under CSS and CS and Rs 9,717 by various state governments for its welfare sch...
19 Apr, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Government to roll out fertiliser DBT in 5 more states in DecemberThe government bears about Rs 70,000 crore annually as fertiliser subsidy to provide cheaper farm nutrient to farmers. “Fertiliser DBT is w...
20 Nov, 2017, 12.43 AM IST
States act on Aadhaar, link it to local schemesThis follows a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June on expanding the Aadhaar-(DBT) project after which cabinet secretary...
30 Aug, 2017, 12.35 PM IST
Maharashtra to get 50,000 new mini bank branchesAt the peak of the demonetization exercise last year, the government had announced that it will equip all 5.58 lakh ration shops across the...
25 Apr, 2017, 10.32 AM IST
Six more states keen to implement DBT in kerosene: GovernmentThe Minister said PDS kerosene is distributed to ration card holders through the state government and the state civil supplies authorities ...
22 Nov, 2016, 04.58 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate e-governance conference in NagpurUnion Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Jitendra Singh will inaugurate a two-day conference on e-governance in Nagpur beginning Thursday.
19 Jan, 2016, 08.50 PM IST
Kerosene DBT can result in 40% savings on under-recoveriesThe proposed extension of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme to kerosene could result in an estimated savings of up to 40 per cent on...
04 Jan, 2016, 09.43 PM IST
Government to roll out LPG-like DBT scheme for kerosene from April 1The cash subsidy to be paid will be equivalent to the difference between current PDS price of about Rs 12 and market rate of Rs 43 per litr...
02 Jan, 2016, 01.39 AM IST
BJP's think tank presents scary data on Aadhaar roll out, Cong-led states account for over 50% coverageThe UPA government’s direct benefit transfer scheme is expected to yield it political dividends, just how and how much is a matter of some ...
23 Oct, 2013, 04.55 AM IST