The government is fully committed to child welfare and protection and several initiatives are being taken in this regard, said Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Smt. Smriti Irani, here today. During the interactive session at a National Summit ‘Path Breakers 2.0 – The Next Big Challenge’ organised by Confederation of …

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Shri Sandeep Kumar Gupta assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director, GAIL (India) Limited today. After joining the position of C&MD GAIL, he addressed the employees of the Company and recognized the balanced business portfolio of the company built over time and overall contribution to development of natural gas sector in the country, the contributions …

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Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Narayan Rane inaugurated the Khadi Fest – 2022 Exhibition in Mumbai today. The Khadi Fest – 2022 has been organized by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and will be available till 1 November, 2022. Khadi and Village Industries Commission …

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The last date for submission of application for ‘NMCMSS for the year 2022-23 extended till 15th October, 2022’ Under the ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’ scholarships are awarded to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue their education at secondary stage. One lakh fresh …

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Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare attended a farm demonstration on crop residue management at village Rangian in Kharar tehsil, Distt SAS Nagar, Punjab and interacted with farmers. The objectives of the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme includes protecting environment from air pollution and …

Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Addl Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, attends a farm demonstration on crop residue management at SAS Nagar, Punjab and interacts with farmers Read More »

The Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers, along with the sixth edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC 2022), was held on 1st October, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. Industry veterans Shri Mukesh Ambani from Reliance Industries, Shri Sunil Bharti Mittal from Bharti Enterprises, Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla from Aditya Birla Group, …

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In a series of tweets Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari said working towards providing seamless multimodal connectivity in New India the project for Chennai Port to Maduravoyal corridor in Tamil Nadu has been developed at an estimated cost of Rs. 5800 Crore. The Minister said the proposed elevated stretch of …

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today officially launched the Web-portal(http://www.pmawards.gov.in) for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2022. The formal launching was organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms …

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, the concept and format of PM’s Excellence Award has undergone revolutionary change since 2014 Read More »

‘India’s Covid-19 story is a story of atmanirbharta, which saved lakhs of life, atmavishwas, that we can fight the coronavirus, and the signature leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ours is a story of India’s resilient public health system and of everyone working together as team India to battle the pandemic,’ said Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI …

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On Navratri festival, the in-house designed, coloured silver Souvenir Coin of 40 Grams with 999 purity on the theme of Mata Sherawali was launched for the first time by India Government Mint, Kolkata (a Unit of SPMCIL), on 27.09.2022. The package includes the booklet detailing about nine incarnations of Mata Durga and the purpose of …

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In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No.78/2022-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 15th September, 2022 with effect from 01st October, 2022. In the SCHEDULE-I of the …

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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient to do so, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry …

Notification No. 84/2022-CUSTOMS (N.T.) in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value for Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver Read More »

On consideration of difficulties faced by the taxpayers and other stakeholders in filing of various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2022-23 under the Income-tax Act,1961(Act), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to extend the due date for filing of various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2022-23, which was 30th September, …

CBDT extends due date for filing of various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2022-23 under the Income-tax Act, 1961 Read More »

Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan addresses 22nd Convocation of University of Hyderabad today.  Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of the State of Telangana and Chief Rector, University of Hyderabad graced the occasion. While addressing the gathering he said that Hyderabad is known as the city of decorative pearls. It is also a …

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Union Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Earth Science; MoS of Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh said today in Udhampur, Jammu that North India’s first national river rejuvenation project of Devika will be fully completed before the …

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh chairs Udhampur DISHA meeting; Devika project last leg to complete before year end, Udhampur rated as India’s top district in PMGSY Read More »

NTPC group companies recorded a generation of 203.5 BU from April to September 2022, registering an increase of 15.1% from 176.8 BU generated in April to September 2021. The high generation growth indicates improved performance and an increase in demand for power in the current year. NTPC Rihand (3000 MW) in Uttar Pradesh is the …

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Under the new (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive) “PRASHAD” scheme introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, around Rs. 52 Crore has been proposed for infrastructural and other different kinds of development in the holy city of Katra, Vaishno Devi. This was stated at Reasi District of Jammu today by Union Minister of State …

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Saying today is a Golden letter day in the history of telecom sector in India, the Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said that telecom is the gateway of Digital India and a strong telecom sector is needed in this period of transition. He was addressing the gathering at …

Launch of 5G is a Golden letter day in the History of Telecom Sector in India – Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Read More »

Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, as part of the ‘National Logistics Policy (NLP)’ on September 17, 2022 is the promising initiative in the logistics sector that aims to bring ease of doing business in the logistics sector by simplifying the logistics processes, improving its efficiency, bringing in transparency …

Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) receives tremendous response as 13 organisations sign Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access data on ULIP Read More »

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal announced that 7 new PLI schemes that are not part of the original program had just been approved and reiterated the Government’s commitment to promote manufacturing in India. He was addressing IIM Ahmedabad’s Red Brick Summit 2022 virtually …

7 new PLI schemes just approved; Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the real beneficiaries of the PLI scheme: Shri Piyush Goyal Read More »

In a meticulously planned and executed operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered 198 kg high purity crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 9 kg high purity Cocaine worth Rs. 1,476 crore on 01.10.2022 in Navi Mumbai. This is one of the biggest seizures of amphetamine and cocaine in the country. Based on intelligence inputs surveillance …

DRI seizes 198 kg crystal methamphetamine (ICE) and 9 kg cocaine Read More »

Since Apr-June (Q1) 2010-11, Public Debt Management Cell (PDMC), Budget Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has been bringing out a quarterly report on debt management on a regular basis. The current report pertains to the quarter April-June (Q1 FY23). During Q1 of FY23, the Central Government raised an amount through dated securities …

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In a significant milestone, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an initiative of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce, Government of India has opened its network to consumers in 16 locations across the city of Bengaluru. To begin with, consumers can place their orders in two domains – …

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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari said that automobile industry is being engaged to make more e vehicles. Launching the first Made in India Mercedes-Benz Luxury Electric Car (580 4Matic) at the company’s Chakan plant in Pune, Maharashtra he said efforts are being made to transform automobile industry based on alternative …

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission, a Statutory Body under Ministry of MSME, is organizing a SFURTI Mela at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi from 1st October to 15th October, 2022. This national level exhibition of traditional products from SFURTI clusters is being organized for the first time, also commemorating the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Under SFURTI, …

National level exhibition of traditional products from SFURTI clusters being organized for the first time commemorating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Read More »

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition by Adani Power Limited (Acquirer) of share capital of Diliigent Power Private Limited (Diliigent Power) and DB Power Limited (DB Power) [Diliigent Power and DB Power are collectively referred to as Targets]. The Proposed Combination involves the acquisition of the 100% of the share capital and economic …

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Hindi Pakhwada was observed in all the offices of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) from 14 September,2022 to 29 September 2022. During the week various competitions like essay writing, quiz, elocution etc. were organised in all attached and subordinate offices of CBIC all over India. On the final day of Hindi …

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In order to enable institutional and retail investors to plan their investments efficiently and to provide transparency & stability to the Government Securities Market, Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to notify the indicative calendar for issuance of Government dated securities for the second half of the fiscal …

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