Budget 2024: Want to go for higher education or looking for your first job? Sitharaman may have got you coveredUnion Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during the presentation of the budget for FY25, announced two new initiatives aimed...
24 Jul, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
MSME apprenticeship may become shorter, better-paidDepending on the fiscal burden on the exchequer, the government could either tweak the existing apprenticeship schemes or draft a new schem...
13 Mar, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
Tourism, infra and woman empowerment figure in BJP's Uttarakhand, Goa manifestosIn Goa, the party promised three free LPG cylinders to every household and home loans for 'deserving families' at 2% interest for women and...
09 Feb, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
ET ILC members retooling the apprentice forceApprenticeship makes people employable for industry, thus adding impetus to the wheel of employment generation
14 Apr, 2019, 11.42 PM IST
West Bengal Budget: Amit Mitra in search of brownie points from rural votersMitra also proposed lowering of stamp duty by one percentage point on dwelling units, a step that would help rejuvenate the stressed housin...
31 Jan, 2018, 06.35 PM IST
Aadhaar now a must for post office deposits, PPF, KVPThe government has insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits, obtaining mobile phone and several other utilities to weed out benami dea...
06 Oct, 2017, 03.07 PM IST
Government schemes: Deadline for obtaining Aadhaar extended by 3 monthsThe extension is, however, only for those who are yet to apply of Aadhaar, an order issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information T...
27 Sep, 2017, 08.28 PM IST
Aadhaar not mandatory for DBT scheme, clarifies RBIUse of Aadhaar cards and seeding of bank accounts with those numbers are purely voluntary and not mandatory, RBI said in a clarification on...
15 Jan, 2016, 02.10 PM IST
ADB to provide Pakistan $1.2 billion annual aid for infrastructureThe Asian Development Bank will provide about USD 1.2 billion as aid to Pakistan annually for infrastructure development and institutional ...
17 Oct, 2015, 10.46 PM IST
Odisha to implement 5 sub-schemes for transgendersIn a bid to empower the transgender community in Odisha, the state government has decided to implement five sub-schemes launched by the cen...
22 Sep, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
Visa offers network for distributing cash subsidies to Aadhar cardholdersVisa International has offered the use of its nationwide network for the government's ambitious direct benefit transfer scheme.
02 Jan, 2013, 04.14 AM IST
Direct Cash Transfer: Govt transfers Rs 35.45 lakh on launch dayThe government rolled out direct cash(or benefit) transfer scheme in 20 districts across 16 states on Tuesday, transferring over Rs 35.45 l...
02 Jan, 2013, 01.58 AM IST
Direct cash transfer in 20 districts from todayFinance Minister, P Chidambaram on Monday said that the government is proceeding with a great degree of caution and will watch every step.
01 Jan, 2013, 01.38 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh to launch direct cash transfer scheme on January 2Union Minister Jairam Ramesh will launch the direct cash transfer scheme from Gollaprollu Mandal of East Godvari district of Andhra Pradesh...
26 Dec, 2012, 11.28 PM IST
Gujarat Congress promises jobs to 10 lakh educated youth, 1 lakh in governmentCongress on Monday promised one lakh jobs in government sector and increasing the age threshold to 35 years.
21 Sep, 2012, 06.29 PM IST
Strong apprentice system will bridge the gap between education & employabilityOur inability to predict where jobs will be created is a strong argument for fixing our dysfunctional apprenticeship regime.
16 Jul, 2012, 06.08 AM IST
- Mamata Banerjee announces more sops for Muslims
The announcement comes days after she declared a monthly honorarium and housing subsidy for imams in the state.
09 Apr, 2012, 09.49 PM IST