61 out of 338 candidates who are contesting polls in Himachal Pradesh have declared criminal cases against them, 158 are crorepatis. The Himachal Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affi
The cabinet on Wednesday approved Special Banking Arrangement (SBA) for payment of outstanding subsidy to fertilizer companies. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi has accorded approval
Union minister RK Singh has laid emphasis on clean power for economic development. Singh, during a consultative committee meeting, reviewed the functioning of NHPC Ltd and implementation of the solar rooftop and pumps programme.
India carried out a number of reforms that helped the country dramatically improve its rankings by 30 spots to 100th position in the
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) – Indian oil corporation ltd (IOCL), Hindustan petroleum corporation limited (HPCL) and Bharat petroleum corporation limited (BPCL) have decided to open over 6,000 new LPG distributorships, primarily in r
Ministry of steel’s joint secretary Ruchika Chaudhry has advised Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, a Navratna PSU, to cash in on the huge infrastructure funding by the government to build the infrastructure projects like the national high
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has rolled out 4G feature phone that is bundled with mobile services. The miniratna enterprise has also entered into an agreement with Extramarks India Private Limited to provide online edu
India alone has a little less than one-third of the global deficit (270 million for electricity), followed by Nigeria and Ethiopia for electricity—and the 20 highest access-deficit countries for electricity account for 80 percent of the glob
If the change of perception for PSU banks, post the mega capital infusion scheme is any indication, dilution of government equity up to 52 percent in the state-owned lenders can fetch valuation much higher than the estimated potential of Rs 58,000
The home ministry has liberalised the Arms rules to boost Make in India manufacturing policy. The liberalisation of the Arms rules will encourage investment in the manufacturing of arms and ammunition and weapon systems.
A mobile App — Naginaa (NALCO Grahak Information and Networking App for All) -- was unveiled by National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). “Naginaa is a step cmd forward by NALCO to move from c
Indian Oil has registered income of Rs 2,38,828 crore for the first half of 2017-18 fiscal as compared to Rs 2,07,458 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal. The enterprise’s net profit for the half year e
People associated with the poster industry of Tamil Nadu are unsure about the effective implementation of the Madras high court order banning photos or pictures of living persons on posters, hoardings and banners. Tamil Nadu has a
Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) has paid a dividend of Rs 7.082 crore to the government. TCIL has paid dividend of Rs 1,929.87 million to government till s2016-17 fiscal on the government’s initial investment
Women’s groups have sought the passage of the women’s reservation bill in the winter session of parliament. According to The National Alliance for Women’s Reservation Bill, a network of more than 1,600 women’s org
Government is planning to raise Rs 750 crores through disinvestment of five percent of paid-up equity shares of NLC India Limited (NLCIL) through offer for sale (OFS) mechanism. The disinvestment of 3 percent equity shares of NLCIL
Micronutrient deficiencies, especially Vitamin A and D, are prevalent in India, said a World Bank expert who noted that these deficiencies -- often referred to as ‘hidden hunger’ -- go largely unnoticed and affect large populations.
The government will soon amend the law making obligations under power purchase agreement (PPA) statutory binding, said union power minister RK Singh. “I have called a meeting of energy ministers of all states on November 10-11
Two conversations in two different countries with two different people unearthed a fundamental question about leisure and relaxation. I was in Singapore last month and was travelling by train with my software engineer sister from Simei to Tanah Me
A decision to fast track development projects in Jammu and Kashmir was taken on Thursday during a meeting between chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and union home minister Rajnath Singh. The projects under Prime Minister’s Develop
