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Governments worldwide shield households from rising energy costsNations globally are taking action to protect citizens from rising energy prices. Countries are introducing subsidies, tax cuts and fuel co...
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...
Cabinet opens right growth drawersIndia is strategically investing in research, development, and innovation (RDI) to boost manufacturing and upskill its workforce. The ₹1 la...
ELIgant signalling, but job creator?The Government of India's plan to subsidize employment for inexperienced workers is backed by both theoretical and empirical support, with ...
Budget: Indian Biogas Association seeks Rs 1,000-cr fund to promote fermented manure use in agricultureIn its Budget recommendations, the industry body has said it recommends a Rs 1,000-crore fund to promote fermented organic manure. Most of ...
Some students from this Canada province will soon be ineligible for post-graduation work permitsThe Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) allows students who have graduated from eligible Canadian designated learning institutions ...
View: India is showing the world the way by moving forward with its clean energy initiativesIndia’s clean energy initiatives have the wind at their back thanks to global advances in technology — especially solar power, wind power a...
Qualcomm to launch VoLTE phones by Q2India and South Asia regions present growth opportunities in the telecom space with rising 4G adoption and continued adoption of feature ph...
India can't write-off coal-based energy so soon: World Coal AssociationWCA chief executive officer Benjamin Sporton said that India’s energy needs are too huge for any suggestion that it will not need coal in t...
Over 4,000 megawatts of solar to be tendered in Middle East this yearThe upbeat forecast in the MESIAannual Middle East Solar Outlook, concluded that 2016 will be characterised by increasingly lower levelised...
Government to roll out LPG-like DBT scheme for kerosene from April 1The cash subsidy to be paid will be equivalent to the difference between current PDS price of about Rs 12 and market rate of Rs 43 per litr...
Stopping LPG subsidy to high-income group to save Rs 500 croreThe move to stop LPG subsidies to high-income consumers with a taxable income of above Rs 10 lakh a year may result in a saving of up to Rs...
Centre to reduce its share of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan to 50%The Centre has decided to reduce its share of funding in the flagship Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme from 65 per cent to 50 per cent.
Mid-Day Meal scheme: Centre not to reimburse states for LPG cylindersConcerned over the additional financial burden the move would have, some states are planning to send representation to the HRD Ministry.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews progress of LPG subsidy transfer schemeAs on date, 9.75 crore LPG consumers have joined the scheme. This is 66 per cent of the total consumer base of 15.3 crore.
Fuel prices hike unjustified: CPICPI today demanded roll back of the hike in prices of petrol, diesel and unsubsidised LPG cylinders, saying it was unjustified.
- PDP, Hindustan Shiv Sena hold protests over crisis of LPG cylinders
Lashing out at Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure to address the issue of denial of LPG cylinders to the consumers, the PDP today...
- Dilemmas in PDS reform
The proposal to provide poor with smart cards carrying food subsidy redeemable at fair price shops seems an improvement on food coupons vul...
- Malaysia mulls using ID to stop foreigners buying cheap fuel
Malaysia on Sunday said it was considering using its chip-based national identity card to prevent visitors from Singapore and Thailand buyi...
- Indian mortgage borrowers face the big squeeze
The Indian central bank’s monetary shock therapy has left the country’s newly leveraged middle class gasping for breath.