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KUSUM wilts under poor planning: Multiple repackaging impacts its success

Multiple repackaging has impacted the success of this four-year-old flagship scheme to de-dieselise agriculture through solar-powered pump sets

More projects on road for NHAI's infrastructure investment trust

It is expected that the InvIT would overtake the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) projects as the preferred monetisation route for the authority during the current year

Govt-appointed panel to meet on modalities of open network for e-commerce

The discussions and meetings will begin soon to allocate work to various agencies that will be involved in developing the platform, said an official in the know

Over 400 top-level posts lie vacant in the Income Tax department

Seventy-three of the 91 chief commissioner positions are lying vacant, with some of them for more than a year

NTPC set to construct India's largest solar power park in Kutch

Ministry okays 4.75-Gw solar power project

NHRC notice to Jharkhand, WCD min over 'not getting nutrition' reports

The NHRC has issued a notice over a report which alleges that 55 per cent beneficiaries in 159 blocks did not get supplementary nutrition under a government scheme

Children of mid-day meal scheme beneficiaries show better growth: Study

The study, which was recently published in journal Nature Communications, is titled 'Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India's national school feeding program'

India needs forex reserves buffer to beat exchange rate volatility: Rajan

'We need this (foreign exchange) reserve buffer to insulate ourselves because we have no friends,' says former RBI governor

Road construction faster than ever, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

The annual average construction of national highways has recorded an 83 per cent spike in what was recorded during 2009-2014, Gadkari shared on his Twitter timeline

Over 100,000 people in Rajasthan benefited from Chiranjeevi scheme: CM

More than one lakh people in Rajasthan have so far taken benefit of the state government's ambitious Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday.

States' borrowing cost continue to rise, yields soar back to 7%

The yields are trading high as banks, the main investors into state debt, are concerned over the rising government debt of the Centre and the states

S&P affirms India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-', keeps outlook stable

But says country's fiscal settings are weak, and deficits will remain elevated ahead even as the government undertakes some consolidation

Commerce ministry extends time limit for filing claims under TMA scheme

The commerce ministry on Tuesday extended the time limit for filing claims under the Transport Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme for specified agricultural products.

PM to inaugurate 5-star hotel atop Gandhinagar train station on July 16

PM Modi will virtually inaugurate a newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station and a host of other big-ticket projects on July 16, said the Gujarat government

Govt may extend scheme for investment promotion to attract investors

The government may extend the scheme for investment promotion 2017-20, with an aim to attract investors and promote economic growth of the country, an official said.

Steel minister Ram Chandra Singh reviews performance of RINL, 3 other PSUs

Union Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh on Tuesday reviewed the performance of state-owned RINL, MSTC, KIOCL and MOIL, according to a release.

Rising fuel prices eating into non-discretionary, health spends: SBI report

The dent due to rising petrol and diesel prices comes at a time when most households across the country are grappling with higher medical expenses due to the Covid pandemic and rising commodity prices

Housing sales in NCR up 24% in Jan-Jun; demand to grow in 2021: PropTiger

Housing sales in Delhi-NCR rose 24 per cent year-on-year to 9,016 units during the first six months of this year on lower base and the demand is likely to remain strong during the festive season

Oximeters, BP machines to get cheaper as NPPA caps trade margins at 70%

Earlier margins were as high as 709% for some devices; revised prices will come into effect from July 20

Maharashtra announces sops up to Rs 20 lakh for electric vehicles

Housing societies to get property tax rebate for setting up charging stations; State targets 10% share of EVs in total registrations by 2025