Ladakh slashes red tape: LG Saxena announces landmark tourism reforms to boost ‘ease of doing business’Ladakh's tourism and hospitality sector is set for a major transformation. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved significant ...
Govt proposes merging Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana & Krishonnati YojanaThe government is proposing to merge two central agriculture schemes, Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Krishonnati Yojana, ...
31 customs notifications consolidated into 1 to enhance Ease of Doing BusinessThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs is simplifying trade. Thirty-one Customs Duty notifications are now one. This new document,...
NTPC, REC to bid for discoms in Union Territories, according to sourcesThe Union power ministry has suggested to the two companies that they should participate in the upcoming bidding for privatisation of distr...
Daman to be Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu UT's headquarterThe government amended various tax acts covering the three tax systems, which will lead to saving for the exchequer and ensuring uniformity...
Hartek Solar bags 1-MW rooftop solar projects in DamanThe company has bagged opportunities presented by the solar policy of the recently merged UTs, that makes it mandatory for industrial units...
Parliament passes bill to merge Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli UTsMerging will also help in cutting down administrative cost, he said, adding the move was supported by civil societies along with the electe...
Govt plans to merge 2 UTs — Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Bill introduced in Lok SabhaThe proposed legislation -- The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill 2019 -- was introduced in the L...
The Federal Fix: Bringing back the textbook conceptThe formal creation this week of the union territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has brought new attention to a concept that most...
Pondy CM, Ministers to stage demonstration in Delhi on Jan 4 for statehoodPWD Minister and president of PCC A Namassivayam said in a press release here Saturday that the legislators of the ruling Congress, its all...
20 States sign MoUs to implement Ayushman Bharat health schemeThe scheme expects to provide up to Rs 5 lakh health cover for 10 crore below poverty line families identified using Socio-Economic Caste C...
Jinal Mehta to be new MD of Torrent PowerHe had played major role in the operations of SUGEN Mega Power Project as its chief operating officer and its implementation of UNOSUGEN pr...
GST Council may clear supplementary legislations tomorrowThe S-GST, which will allow states to levy the tax after VAT and other state levies are subsumed in the GST, will have to be passed by each...
Tribal Ministry seeks to merge 5 schemes for ST studentsThe Tribal Affairs Ministry is seeking to merge five stand-alone centrally-sponsored schemes under an umbrella scheme for education of Sche...
Government constantly monitors utilisation of welfare schemesUnion Ministries and Departments are taking initiative to improve utilisation of allocated funds by modifying guidelines- Union Minister Ra...
Congress slams Rajnath Singh for remarks on 'Union Territory' status for LadakhCongress slams Rajnath Singh for linking the 'Union Territory' status for Ladakh region to the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitutio...
Let states reorganisation commission decide on demands for new statesGovernment should set up an SRC to examine such claims. In 1920, Congress party had resolved that India’s states should be organised on lin...