Dubai chefs shrink menus as Iran war makes tomatillos, scallops harder to sourceIran war: Dubai's vibrant restaurant scene is feeling the pinch. Chefs are struggling to get key ingredients like avocados and tomatillos. ...
01 May, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
LPG crunch pushes states to fast-track PNG rolloutStates are rapidly expanding piped natural gas connections to homes. This push comes as a response to the current LPG shortage. Major citie...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.16 PM IST
6.1 million Jan Dhan accounts opened in 3 months: Finance MinistryThe finance ministry reports significant progress in its financial inclusion campaign. Around 6.1 million new PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts w...
17 Sep, 2025, 12.41 AM IST
More than 56 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened in last 11 years: Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlights the success of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. Over 56 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened in 11 ...
28 Aug, 2025, 01.17 PM IST
Raising FDI limit in insurance aimed at unlocking full potential of sector: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament that raising the FDI limit in the insurance sector to 100% will boost annual growth to ...
28 Jul, 2025, 04.09 PM IST
Over 1.4 new lakh Jan Dhan accounts opened in 2 weeks: Finance MinistryIn the first two weeks of the financial inclusion saturation campaign, over 1.4 lakh new PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts and 5.4 lakh new enrol...
16 Jul, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
About 1.4 lakh new PMJDY a/cs opened under financial inclusion saturation campaign: FinMinIndia's finance ministry reports significant progress in its nationwide financial inclusion campaign. Approximately 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan a...
15 Jul, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
Finmin launches campaign for saturation of financial inclusion scheme at panchayat, urban local body levelThe finance ministry initiated a nationwide campaign on Tuesday to saturate Financial Inclusion (FI) schemes across all gram panchayats (GP...
01 Jul, 2025, 09.17 PM IST
NITI Aayog launches Sampoornata Abhiyan for development of aspirational districts and blocksAs part of the Abhiyan, which is a three-month campaign starting from tomorrow till September 30, the Aayog will coordinate with states to ...
03 Jul, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
Over 9.9 lakh health melas organised under Ayushman Bhav campaign since Sept 17: GovtOver 9.9 lakh health melas at health and wellness centres have been organised under the Ayushman Bhav campaign since September 17 that have...
09 Dec, 2023, 06.58 PM IST
Three different drives to be run under Ayushman Bhavah campaign: Mansukh MandaviyaThe Ayushman Bhavah campaign, launched by President Droupadi Murmu, aims to provide comprehensive healthcare services to every village and ...
13 Sep, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Campaign to provide health services to every intended beneficiary will help achieve universal health coverage: President Murmu"No person should be left behind and no village should be left behind i.e. 100 per cent people can avail health services. This goal will ma...
13 Sep, 2023, 03.32 PM IST
Financial services secretary asks banks to achieve financial inclusion targets at earliestA total of 6,808 camps were held during the campaign period. A total number of 1,02,358 applications were sanctioned and 1,01,354 applicati...
20 Jul, 2023, 10.07 PM IST
FinMin to launch special campaign for financial inclusion from October 15The campaign from October 15 to November 26 this year will also focus on mobile/Aadhaar seeding of existing accounts with a special focus o...
02 Oct, 2022, 09.54 PM IST
Second leg of Har Ghar Dastak campaign begins to boost Covid vaccination driveThe Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan communicated to all States and UTs in a video conference on May 20 regarding the considerably slo...
01 Jun, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
Saubhagya scheme drags down government’s Extended Gram Swaraj MissionOnly one-third has been completed with 1.14 cr households electrified out of the total 3.5 cr houses.
17 Aug, 2018, 03.02 PM IST
- Vodafone brand makes India debut
Leading global mobile provider Vodafone began using its own name across India on Friday following its purchase of an Indian cellular firm, ...
21 Sep, 2007, 02.00 PM IST