India's coal industry set for major action in 2025; trading exchange, output boost on high-priority listIn 2025, the coal sector is expected to launch a coal exchange, enhance coal output, and focus on coal gasification for energy transition. ...
27 Dec, 2024, 11.22 AM IST
Coal ministry reviews progress of 71 auctioned mines to boost domestic productionThe Coal Ministry reviewed the progress of auctioned coal mines, emphasising the need to expedite operationalisation. With 71 coal blocks i...
12 Sep, 2024, 01.24 PM IST
Indian dressage team wins first Asian Games gold, first equestrian yellow metal in 41 yearsRaghubir Singh had won a gold in individual Eventing in 1982 and then added another yellow metal in Team Eventing alongside Ghulam Mohammed...
27 Sep, 2023, 12.00 AM IST
India focusing on confidence-building strategies post pandemic to intensify tourism: OfficialSpeaking to the media during the ongoing Arabian Travel Mart, which commenced here on May 9, Rupinder Brar, Additional Director General, Mi...
11 May, 2022, 02.29 PM IST
Govt reaches out to corporate houses in drive to save monumentsThe project, which was facing some delays at the finance ministry end, was expedited a few months ago after Rajasthan cadre officer Govind ...
27 Mar, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
Staycations, workations, homestays emerge new watchwords for tourism sectorAccording to OYO's fourth year-end annual index - OYO Travelopedia 2021, 65 per cent of respondents in India have travelled in the past six...
01 Jan, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
New tourism policy to be finalized soon, will cater to post-Covid visitors: Tourism MinistrySome of the features of the draft policy put forth last year include focus on employment generation, community participation and stress on ...
29 Nov, 2021, 06.28 PM IST
Travel and tourism set to see a paradigm shift. Get your travel shoes onIn 2019, 2,321.98 million Indians travelled within India, a growth of almost 25% year-on-year. With more than 130 airports in the country, ...
07 Apr, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
Ministry of Tourism launches SAATHI app for hospitality industry on World Tourism DayThe ministry said SAATHI is an initiative of the tourism ministry with the Quality Council of India to assist the hospitality industry in c...
27 Sep, 2020, 08.19 PM IST
Govt to reward travellers visiting 15 tourist spots a year: Minister"Tourism Ministry will fund the travel expenses of tourists who visit 15 destinations in the country in a year and submit the photos to our...
25 Jan, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
Tourism ministry plans promotions around GST rate cut for hotelsThe GST rate for room tariffs of Rs 7,500 and above was reduced to 18% from 28%, while those between Rs 1,000 and Rs 7,500 would have to pa...
03 Oct, 2019, 06.08 PM IST
Centre to move GST council over "hefty" tax on hotel rooms"The government is sensitive to the needs of the industry," a government official said.
18 Sep, 2019, 06.28 PM IST