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Affordable housing to free foodgrains, Cabinet approves key announcements

The Cabinet also approved the Centre's increased contribution for both employees and employers share (to 12 per cent from 10 per cent) under the Employees' Provident Fund for another 3 months

Tamil Nadu CM asks PM to continue with current OBC reservation policy

The government had reserved 27 per cent of the vacancies in civilian posts and services falling under its purview for the OBCs to be filled through direct recruitment

Wednesday Cabinet decisions will bring positive change in lives of many: PM

Free foodgrain scheme till November also got cabinet approval

Coal India arm terms workers strike illegal, to deduct 8-days of wages

Coal workers affiliated to five trade unions had gone on strike from July 2-4.

Is legislative recognition the panacea for NSC's current state of affairs?

Well, yes and no. Experts are divided over the manner in which the troubles of the National Statistical Commission can be effectively addressed

Union Cabinet approves extension of free grain scheme till November

The scheme was initially rolled out for three months till June to ensure no poor goes hungry during the Covid-19 crisis

Secretariat bemoans casual details in infra proposals sent to Cabinet

Says project proposals should contain a statement on "major milestones" and "corresponding target dates for achieving them"

The boss of cities: Will the pandemic yield space to urban bodies?

Cities are setting the rules that now carry life and death implications for their residents. Whether it is Nagpur, Hyderabad or Delhi, most of those rules are sought to be set by municipal authorities

Here are all the schemes announced in the Cabinet briefing today

Govt will invest Rs 12,750 crore in recapitalising the three state-owned insurance companies- Oriental Insurance, National Insurance and United India Insurance

Covid-19: Cabinet okays extension of PF contributions by govt till August

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the extension of the benefit in May this year under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

Need calibrated call in reducing import dependence on China: SBI Ecowrap

India needs to take a calibrated call in reducing import dependence from China and not through sudden stops.

Post lockdown, Phoenix launches Rs 1,000-cr shopping mall in Lucknow

Spread over an area of 13.5 acres, Phoenix Palassio has a built-up area of a million sq ft and will house 300 stores

Govt approves Rs 12,450-cr capital infusion in 3 state-run general insurers

The National Insurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company and United Insurance Company will get the additional capital

Covid-19 lockdown impact: Net leasing of office space down 73% in Apr-Jun

Net leasing of office space plunged 73.4 per cent in the April-June period across eight major cities due to sharp fall in demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Allowing pvt franchisees in power will spur cherry picking: Tamil Nadu CM

Says the move will affect the discoms and, consequently, public interest as well

Free foodgrain scheme till November has got cabinet approval: Sitharaman

Garib Kalyan Yojana is projected to cost the government an additional expenditure of around Rs 1.4 trillion.

PE-VC investors see decline in fund raising activity for next 1 yr: Crisil

According to the survey report, though the market is sitting on sufficient un-invested capital, or 'dry powder,' good investment opportunities are seen as difficult to find in the current environment

Odisha govt bars foreign tours by its employees, new cars to save costs

No new schemes or projects will be taken up by most government departments as austerity measure for coronavirus-hit economy.

Fadnavis requests CM Thackeray to send Maharashtra proposals for PMGSY

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis has written to CM Uddhav Thackeray and requested him to send Centre the state's proposals for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Economic revival: FM asks PSUs to spend 50% of budgeted expenditure by H1

Expenditure by PSUs slows down in Q1, PSUs flagged off problems faced by them