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UDAN: Govt eyes Rs 3 bn a year from levy on airlines flying major routes

To fund the ambitious regional connectivity scheme -- UDAN -- the civil aviation ministry is collecting a levy of Rs 5,000 per departure from airlines operating in major domestic routes

Modi govt's push to women employment: Jobs through drinking water projects

The government has decided to launch the drinking water and sanitation project on a pilot basis in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Maharashtra

Airlines fix notice period for pilots, we only lay down norms: DGCA to HC

The airlines also claimed they spend considerable time and effort in training them

PNB fallout: Jaitley talks of tougher law to bring scamsters to justice

He also said that the Indian industry now needs to seriously introspect about its responsibility to be ethical while doing business

Carmakers race to build cheaper EVs for India, other growing markets

There are currently fewer than 10,000 electric vehicles on Indian roads

E-way bill to be rolled out on April 1 for inter-state carriage of products

To be adapted for inter-state movement of goods worth over Rs 50,000

PM flags off 2-wheeler scheme for Tamil Nadu women

This scheme would provide 50 per cent subsidy for working women to buy two-wheelers

In decade, media exposure fell for Indians who spent more years in school

Research shows exposure and access to media-which usually go hand in hand with higher education and income levels-are crucial for better health outcomes

Tamil Nadu ties up with Microsoft for technology integration in education

The partnership aims to reform education sector, build tech capacity and enhance digital literacy across all levels

Arun Jaitley rules out privatisation of public sector banks

The call for privatisation gathered currency after diamond jeweller Nirav Modi allegedly colluded with some officials of PNB to fraudulently obtain guarantees

Centre unveils another draft of Pesticide Management Bill

Might implicate farmers for violation, absolves inspectors from wrongdoing

PM Modi launches Amma two-wheeler scheme for working women in Tamil Nadu

Palaniswami in his address urged Modi to take steps to set up the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee

Over 50,000 SMEs on verge of closure due to plastic ban in Maharashtra

Around 400,000 people to lose their employment, plastics manufacturers protest the government move

UP Investors' Summit: Korean firm Worldbestech to invest over Rs 900 bn

The company plans to invest Rs 900 billion in projects like gas power plant, food processing ventures and cold storage

GST has not affected prices, but increased compliance burden: KPMG survey

KPMG surveyed 232 CEOs, co-founders, CTOs of companies.

Modi launches flight, helicopter service between Ahmedabad and Daman & Diu

PM Modi said his government has launched schemes worth around Rs 10 billion today for development of Daman and Diu

Odisha stresses on integrating MSME sector with global value chains

Promotions of start-ups, Innovation and Entrepreneurship remain top priority of Odisha

GST e-way bill should be mandatory from April 1, suggests Sushil Modi

Sushil Kumar Modi said requirement for intra-state movement of goods of more than Rs 50,000 value would be introduced in phases

EU delegation assures alliance with Odisha in innovation, entrepreneurship

MSME presented details of the Start-up Odisha Initiative and appraised the delegation about the salient features of the policy

Odisha govt identifies 1415 acres of suitable land for 400 Mw solar park

Odisha has also identified 600 acres of land in Jharsuguda and Deogarh districts for the balance solar capacity