HC refuses to entertain PIL to direct govt to explore feasibility of confiscating black moneyA bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said after withdrawing the petition from the Supreme Court, i...
Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana: Cabinet gives green light to Rs 8,000-crore rural LPG schemeThe Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana with an outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for three years.
18 states & UTs fail to meet deadline for food law roll outThe law was passed by Parliament in 2013 and state governments were given one year to implement the scheme.
Food Security Act to be adopted by 90% states by June: Ram Vilas PaswanThe Food Security Act will be adopted by 90% of the states by June this year, Union Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution minister R...
BPL eyes Rs 500 crore revenue from home automation in 5 yearsThe home automation segment includes centralised control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances and secu...
BPL category may get free medicines; PDS may exclude tax payers, top officialsThe new moves are aimed at better targeting of subsidies which the government wants should reach the needy and the deserving.
Government Q1 foodgrains loss in transit is worth Rs 157.75 croreRam Vilas Paswan said that additional foodgrains worth around Rs 1.79 crore was damaged in storage in godowns of state-run FCI.
Meghalaya Deputy Speaker Sanbor Shullai donates earnings for the poorThe 47-year-old South Shillong NCP MLA has donated all of his year's earnings, over Rs 18 lakh, to BPL families.
- Dhoti/saree to BPL families for Rs ten each: Jharhand govt
oren promised to allocate funds for the proposed medical college in Chaibasa, which was approved by the erstwhile Madhu Koda-government.
New India Assurance stares at Rs 150-cr loss from Uttarakhand tragedy"New India Assurance's losses are about Rs 150 crore due to the Uttarakhand disaster, total claim from which will be around Rs 1,500 crore,"
Vatika buys back stake held by Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs has exited Rs 600-crore entity level investment in Delhi-based real estate firm Vatika group after staying invested for over ...
- Subsidy on rice and wheat under TPDS touches Rs 80,491 cr
Government's subsidy bill for providing cheap rice and wheat to the poor and below poverty line (BPL) families via ration shops touched Rs ...
- EGoM to consult PM and Sonia on proposed food bill
Amid differences between NAC and Rangarajan Committee, the EGoM will consult Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi before finalising the draft bi...
- BPL to revamp product portfolio; eyes Rs 1,000 cr in 3 yrs
BPL is gearing up for a major revamp of its product portfolio as it looks to more than treble its turnover to Rs 1,000 crore in the next th...
- Plan panel estimate on BPL families in 10 days: Montek
The Planning Commission is expected to submit its estimate on the number of below the poverty line (BPL) families within 10 days to the gov...
- New mobile phone based system to track rash drivers
After drunk motorists, rash drivers are now in the sights of the city's traffic police who are hoping to curb the number of habitual offend...
- After farmers, Govt to rescue drought hit consumers
Even as a Rs 3560 crore package for drought-hit farmers is under active consideration of the government, another proposal involving Rs 2,50...