Arjun Munda E-Launches New Tribes India Outlet at Guwahati International Airport

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda e-launched new Tribes India Outlet at the Departure Lounge of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordolai International Airport, Guwahati today. Smt. Renuka Singh, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Ramesh Chand Meena, Chairman, TRIFED, Smt. Pratibha Brahma, Vice Chairman, TRIFED, Pravir Krishna, Managing Director, TRIFED and Director, Airport Authority of India, … Read more

Central Bank of India Celebrates 110th Foundation Day by LaunchingRUPAY SELECT DEBIT CARD and FASTAG

Central Bank Of India Celebrated its 110th Foundation Day on 21st Dec. 2020, on this occasion ShriPallavMohapataraMD &CEO ,ShriAlokSrivastava ED and P P Panda CVO  along with other Executives of the Bank paid floral tributes to the Founder of the Bank Sir SorabjiPochkhanawala at their Corporate Office Nariman Point Mumbai. Central Bank Of India  in association with National … Read more

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance launches Guaranteed Pension Plan

Udaipur : ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched ‘ICICI Pru Guaranteed Pension Plan’, an innovative retirement plan that offers guaranteed life-long income to lead a financially independent retired life. A non-linked non-participating individual annuity product, it provides customers with the flexibility to choose between Immediate and Deferred Annuity. The Immediate Annuity option enables customers to … Read more

Government decides to constitute a High Level Committee headed by Union Home Minister to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

The Government has decided to constitute a High Level Committee to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.   This High Level Committee will decide on the activities for a one year long commemoration starting 23rd January, 2021.   The High Level Committee will be headed by the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah.   The Commemoration is … Read more

Skill India undertakes Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for workers under Department of Panchayati Raj in Chandauli and Varanasi

In line with its vision to promote decentralization and local governance for better planning and implementation of skill development programmes, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is conducting a Special Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program for workers, with Department of Panchayati Raj (DoPR) in Chandauli and Varanasi. The programme, implemented under SANKALP Programme … Read more

Skill India Establishes First Centre of Excellence for Skill Development in Power Sector

In a significant development and in line with the commitment to skill development and vocational training, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, the Ministry of National Education and Youth, Government of the French Republic and Schneider Electric, today announced the inauguration of  first Center of Excellence(CoE) for skill development in power … Read more

Piyush Goyal launches India-Australia Economic Strategy Report;

Union Minister of Railways, Commerce and industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution Piyush Goyal today said that there is tremendous scope for Australian investment into India as we ease our FDI norms & open up different sectors. Addressing CII’s session on Enhancing India Australia Bilateral Economic and Trade Relationship, he said that we have … Read more

Agriculture Minster Narendra Singh Tomar’s Letter to Farmers A letter to farmer brothers and sisters

Dear Farmer brothers and sisters, I am in constant contact with you for the last few days regarding historical agricultural reforms. In the recent past, I have had conversations with National Farmer Organizations of many states. These farming reforms have been welcomed by many farmer organizations. They are happy with these reforms, farmers have found … Read more

PM Modi addresses Kisan Sammelan held in Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Kisan Sammelan held across Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing. He also inaugurated and laid foundation stone for cold storage infrastructure and other facilities. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister stressed, no matter how hard the farmer works, if there is no proper storage of fruits-vegetables-grains, then the farmer is … Read more

Rapido Auto enters Delhi NCR; Extends to 11 additional cities in India

Udaipur : Rapido, India’s largest bike taxi platform, today announced the expansion of Rapido Auto services in 11 additionalIndian cities across five additional states. The service will give access to commuters to book autos for their everyday commute from the comfort and safety of their home. The service was launched in Delhi NCR in the presence of Mr. … Read more

The Farm Acts are steps taken by the Government towards doubling farmers income by 2022 — Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar met members of Farmer Producer Organisations of Federation of Indian FPOs and Aggregators (FIFA) representing 15 states and around500 FPOs at Krishi Bhawan today. They expressed their support for the recent Agricultural Reforms by the Government of India. They thanked the minister for the enabling … Read more

Rustic Art launches Serve Clean to preserve the essential nutrients in your Vegetables and Fruits

Rustic Art, a home-grown organic personal & homecare brand recently launched Serve Clean – a 100 per cent natural and organic Vegetable & Fruit Wash. The Soapnut Tamarind powdered formulation is curated to get rid of wax, dirt, bacteria and pesticides from vegetables and fruits. Enriched with Colloidal Silver, it has a strong anti-bacterial property that works effectively against … Read more

Vice President calls for making agriculture climate-resilient, profitable and sustainable

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for making agriculture climate-resilient, profitable and sustainable, while ensuring remunerative prices to farmers, food and nutritional security to millions of people. Delivering the 41st Convocation Address of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), he stressed the need for developing climate resilient crops/varieties which can withstand … Read more

Reliance Industries gains as its arm tops in 4G speed chart

Reliance Industries is currently trading at Rs. 1990.80, up by 14.75 points or 0.75% from its previous closing of Rs. 1976.05 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 1980.90 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 2005.00 and Rs. 1977.10 respectively. So far 183358 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE … Read more

“Hunar Haat” being organised at Rampur (UP) from 18th to 27th Dec, 2020

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the 23rd “Hunar Haat” of indigenous master artisans, being organised by Union Ministry of Minority Affairs at Numaish Ground, Panvadiya in Rampur (UP), tomorrow 18th December 2020. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi; Khadi and Village Industries Commission Chairman Vinay Kumar … Read more

Relaxation on conditions of import of onions into India to counter high market prices

In the light of public concern over high prices of onion in the market, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to extend the relaxation from the condition of fumigation and additional declaration on Phytosanitary Certificate as per the Plant Quarantine Order, 2003, for imports up to 31st January, 2021. The relaxation will be subject to … Read more

GPS-based toll collection system cleared: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has said that the Government has finalised GPS-based (Global Positioning System) technology toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country. He said, this will ensure India becomes ‘toll booth free’ in next two years. Addressing the ASSOCHAM Foundation Week Programme here … Read more

India plans USD 60-bn investment in gas infrastructure: Pradhan

New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the government has planned a USD 60-billion investment for creating gas infrastructure in the country till 2024, and gas’ share in the energy mix is expected to rise to 15 per cent by 2030. Currently, gas accounts for 6 per cent in the country’s total energy … Read more

Govt extends relaxed norms for onion imports till Jan 31

New Delhi: The government on Thursday extended relaxed norms for onion imports for one and a half months till January 31 next year, to boost domestic supply and check the retail prices of the key kitchen staple. To facilitate import of onion, the government had on October 21 relaxed the conditions for fumigation and additional … Read more

India Post Payments Bank launches its digital payments’ services ‘DakPay’, aims to Transform Banking Experience at the last mile

Department of Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) unveiled a new digital payment app ‘DakPay’ at virtual launch event today. The App is launched as part of its ongoing efforts to provide Digital Financial inclusion at the last mile across India. DakPay is not just a digital payment app but a suite of … Read more

QCI Launches Recognition Scheme for Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies

Quality Council of India (QCI) at the behest of the FSSAI has come out with a Scheme for approval of Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies to scale up Hygiene Rating by increasing the number of recognised Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies in the country. The detail of the scheme is available on QCI’s website. FSSAI’s initiative of ‘Food Hygiene … Read more

Piyush Goyal invites Foreign Investors to be a part of India’s growth story;

Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal has welcomed the Foreign investorsto be a part of India’s growth story. Addressing the inaugural session of CII’s Partnership Summit 2020 through virtual means today, he welcomed them with open arms, a red carpet and assured complete assistance, partnership & … Read more

Launch of ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’ is a “Watershed” moment in the economic history of India : Raksha Mantri

Addressing the 93rd Annual Convention of Industry body FICCI, through video conferencing in New Delhi Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh said the Covid-19 pandemic has brought many new challenges to the country and the government has taken various steps to mitigate its adverse impacts concerning both lives and livelihoods.  Utmost priority has been given first to save lives and the Medical … Read more

Consumer Price Index Numbers on base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and combined for the Month of November 2020

The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2012=100 and corresponding Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for Rural (R), Urban (U) and Combined (C) for the month of November 2020 (Provisional) in this press note. CPIs for Sub-Groups and Groups for … Read more

7th Instalment of Rs.6,000 crore released to the States as back to back loan to meet the GST compensation shortfall

The Ministry of Finance has released the 7th weekly instalment of Rs.6,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation shortfall. Out of this, an amount of Rs.5,516.60 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of Rs.483.40 crore has been released to the 3 Union Territories (UT) with Legislative Assembly (Delhi, Jammu … Read more

Seagram’s Blenders Pride Wins Three Internationally Acclaimed Awards

Udaipur : Pernod Ricard India celebrates the recognition for Seagram’s Blenders Pride at three of the world’s most prestigious spirits competitions. Blenders Pride has received the Gold Award at Monde Selection 2020, Gold Medal at The Fifty Best, and Bronze Medal at London Spirits Competition 2020. Seagram’s Blenders Pride, a premium Indian whisky launched in 1995, … Read more

Nayara Energy and Shell Lubricants ink strategic partnership to provide world-class offerings for customers across India

Udaipur :  Nayara Energy, a new-age integrated downstream energy company and Shell, the global leader in finished lubricants, announced a strategic partnership that will provide customers access toShell Lubricants’ best-in-class products,including the premium range of Ultraengine oilsat Nayara and Essarfuel stations. Nayara Energy, the fastest growing pan-India private fuel retail network, operates an extensive network of over … Read more

27 States avail benefits of the “Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure”

All the States except Tamil Nadu have availed benefits of the newly announced scheme for “Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure”.   The scheme was announced by the Finance Minister on 12th October, 2020 as a part of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat package. The Scheme is aimed at boosting capital expenditure by the State Governments who are … Read more

NITI Aayog and SAP Labs India collaborate to foster digital literacy and accelerate the India startup ecosystem

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and SAP Labs India have strengthened their partnership to promote digital literacy, innovation and entrepreneurship in India. As part of the renewed Statement of Intent (SOI), SAP will conduct Training of Trainers (ToT) under UnBox Tinkering for around 500 teachers in the next three years. SAP aims to adopt … Read more

Preparation in Full Swing for Railway Recruitment Exams commencing from December, 15th, 2020

Indian Railways through its 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) is organizing mega recruitment drive in three phases starting from 15th December, 2020 for filling up about 1.4 lakh vacancies in which more than 2.44 Crore candidates will be appearing in different cities across the country. Preparations for conduct of exams are in full swing. First … Read more

Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index for the Month of October, 2020 (Base 2011-12=100)

The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) are released on 12th of every month (or previous working day if 12th is a holiday) with a six weeks lag and compiled with data received from source agencies, which in turn receive the data from the producing factories/ establishments. 2.        For the month of October 2020, the … Read more

RBL Bank and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance forge Bancassurance Partnership

Udaipur : RBL Bank and ICICI Prudential LifeInsurance haveentered into a bancassurance partnership to offer an array of life insurance products to the Bank’s customers.This alliancewill enable over 8.7 million customers of RBL Bank to access and seamlessly purchase customer-centric protection and long-term savings products of the Company and provide financial security to themselves and their … Read more

Citibank and NCPA partner to offerHindustani musicscholarships to young musicians

Udaipur : The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) has consistently worked towards an array of initiatives to promote the growth of art and culture in India. Since 2009, in partnering with Citi, NCPA has been offering scholarships to the young promising students who seek advanced training in the field of Hindustani music (vocal & … Read more

BSNL, in partnership with Skylo, to introduce worlds’ first, satellite-based narrowband-IoT network in India

BSNL, in partnership with Skylotech India, announced today a breakthrough in satellite-based NB-IoT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things), in pursuance of the  Prime Minister, Narendra Modis vision of a truly Digital India  starting with fishermen, farmers, construction, mining andlogistics enterprises. With this solution, India will now have access to a ubiquitous fabric of connectivity for millions … Read more

FM lauds concerted efforts resulting in higher procurement and payment of over Rs 21000 crore to MSMEs upto November

Union Minister of Finance Smt Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the situation about payment to the MSMEs and expressed satisfaction and appreciation on the excellent work done by the Ministry of MSME. As part of Prime Minister of India’s vision  the Finance Minister had  announced Atma Nirbhar Bharat package in May, 2020, it was also stated that … Read more

India-Portugal Tech Summit identifies possibilities of India & Portugal jointly scaling up solutions to address societal challenges

The DST-CII India-Portugal Tech Summit has identified several opportunities for engagement amongst stakeholders at various levels while deliberations on the possibilities of scaling up solutions to address societal challenges facing the world have yielded positive results, dignitaries said at the valedictory session of the DST-CII tech summit. “As we look forward to several new Public-Private … Read more

CCI approves acquisition of shares of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd (OPGC) by Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited (OHPC)

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of shares of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd (OPGC) by Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited (OHPC) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. OHPC is a PSU wholly-owned and controlled by the Government of Odisha. It is engaged in the business of generation of power from … Read more

NITI Aayog and Patna High Court initiate a drive for the use of technology to advance Access to Justice through Online Dispute Resolution(ODR)

NITI Aayog in association with Patna High Court, organized the inaugural meeting in a broader engagement on efficient and affordable access to justice for all, through the the interplay of technology, law and innovation in pandemic world. This meeting was held on 7th December 2020 with a focus on ODR, with addresses byHon’ble Justice NavinSinha, … Read more

DGGI Gurugram arrests man for illegally availing input tax credit on invoices without goods

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) Gurugram Zonal Unit (GZU), Haryana has arrested one Rajesh Kasera resident of New Delhi on charges of IGST fraud by way of  illegally availing  input tax credit (ITC)  on invoices without goods, and encashing  through IGST refund mode by resorting to overvalued exports. It is apparent from the investigation conducted till … Read more

ICICI Bank gains on launching ‘iMobile Pay’

ICICI Bank is currently trading at Rs. 510.90, up by 8.75 points or 1.74% from its previous closing of Rs. 502.15 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 504.10 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 515.50 and Rs. 504.10 respectively. So far 1357458 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE … Read more