India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
From India to China, a look at what governments worldwide are doing to shield households from rising energy costsGovernments globally are implementing diverse strategies to mitigate soaring energy costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Measu...
13 May, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
10 May, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
09 May, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Why 2026 Kerala polls are crucial test for Congress-led United Democratic Front after Left front's decade in powerKerala Exit Poll 2026: Exit polls suggest the Congress-led UDF could unseat Kerala's ruling LDF after a decade in opposition, with projecti...
02 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemWhile India's early efforts are modest compared with those of China, where more than 200 million people use the e-yuan, the world's most po...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemIndia is piloting its digital rupee, the e-rupee, for welfare payments. This initiative aims to improve efficiency and reduce corruption in...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over MSP linked to cost of cultivationThe Supreme Court is currently reviewing an appeal aimed at elevating the significance of state-led assessments of farming costs in the est...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Ration card portability gains traction in 2023; records 28 cr transactions in 11 monthsThe objective of the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) service was to empower poor beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFS...
27 Dec, 2023, 06.31 PM IST
Jharkhand CM raises concerns over FCI not giving rice to stateThe Centre has a fixed quota for beneficiaries as part of the National Food Security Mission. But, more beneficiaries need subsidised ratio...
14 Jul, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
Punjab man comes in a Mercedes to pick up subsidised ration. Netizens stunnedAs per the viral video, which has been retweeted by several Twitter users, a person is seen loading sacks of ration in the boot of his car ...
06 Sep, 2022, 06.25 PM IST
One Nation One Ration Card completes 3 yearsThe scheme has now been implemented all over the country with Assam being the latest state to join the initiative in June 2022. The ONORC, ...
08 Aug, 2022, 07.47 PM IST
Delhi government under the control of 'ration mafia,' alleges BJP"If grains are home-delivered, people will not get to know how much of it is going where and how much of it might have disappeared on the w...
11 Jun, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Govt extends portability of ration card to 5 more statesUnder the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the Nation...
02 May, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
Centre orders probe into Delhi starvation deathsThe initial postmortem report attributed the deaths to malnourishment/starvation, prompting the city govt to order a magisterial probe into...
26 Jul, 2018, 06.42 PM IST
Aadhaar not must to get ration: GovernmentThe Centre has directed all state governments to ensure that no "poor" is refused facilities meant for BPL and other categories of people, ...
02 Nov, 2017, 10.40 AM IST
- Himachal Pradesh to launch Food Security programme from September 20
He said that the programme would benefit the poor and economic weaker sections who would get foodgrains at highly subsidised rates.
14 Sep, 2013, 10.59 PM IST