Much-awaited Monsoon Session of Parliament begins amidst unprecedented precautionary measures

Amidst unprecedented safety measures in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the much-awaited monsoon session of the Parliament began today with the Rajya Sabha Chairman, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu urging the members to make optimal use of the time by deliberating meaningfully and legislating through consensus. For the first time in the history of Indian Parliament, … Read more

Promotion of Kho Kho and Kabaddi

Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India and KhoKho Federation of India, which have been given government recognition to promote the sports of Kabaddi and Kho Kho in the country, have been provided with the admissible financial assistance and other support under the various Schemes of the Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.  Further, both Kabaddi … Read more

Measures taken by Government to reform Direct Tax regime

Over the last few years, in order to provide a non-intrusive and non-adversarial tax ecosystem, the Government has taken various measures to reform the Direct Tax regime. This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs in response to a written question in the Lok Sabha today. … Read more

Fire at Baghjan Oilfield in Tinsukia, Assam

There has been impact on the nearby areas because of the heat and noise generated from the blowout well of Baghjan field.  Approximately 3000 affected families were evacuated to rehabilitation camps set up  by the district Administration.  M/s TERI has been engaged for Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) monitoring and Bioremediation, CSIR North East Institute of Science … Read more