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BIS issues new guidelines for transportation of dangerous, hazardous goods

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has come out with new guidelines to enhance safety in transportation of dangerous, hazardous goods posing threat to public safety, properties and environment

Centre authorises states to conduct Aadhaar authentication of prisoners

Centre has authorised state govts to carry out Aadhaar authentication of prison inmates on a voluntary basis so that they will be able to get health care, skilling, vocational training, and so on

Rajasthan government's Irrigation subsidy scheme a hit with farmers

Agriculture commissioner Kanaram said that in the last four years, over 282,290 farmers have received subsidies of Rs 736.18 crore

Is India's economy really 'dangerously close' to Hindu rate of growth?

Economists have a different view on Raghuram Rajan's apprehensions

Icra revises thermal power sector outlook to 'stable' on strong demand

Rating agency Icra has revised thermal power sector outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' due to strong demand growth and realisation of dues from discoms under LPS (late payment surcharge) scheme

Centre working to bring retail trade, e-commerce policies: Govt official

The government is working to bring a national retail trade and e-commerce policy to promote the growth of the sector in the country, a senior official said on Monday

Clear starts GST e-invoicing generating services for large taxpayers

Firm says since the infrastructure is largely digital, it is simultaneously affordable, scalable, modern, secure and pervasive

ONDC to support small retailers against large tech-based e-com firms: Goyal

The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), a unified payments interface-type protocol, will help small retailers survive the onslaught of large tech-based e-commerce companies

Extra 1 mn tonnes sugar exports possible if output meets estimate: Govt

Sugar production has already reached 24.7 million tonnes till February of the ongoing 2022-23 marketing year

Upcoming retail trade policy to help brick and mortar traders: Centre

The Centre plans to come out with a retail trade policy which would provide more credit and better infrastructure to brick and mortar traders

Hindu rate of growth: Where does the term come from and what it means

The term was first used by the late economist Raj Krishna in 1978 to refer to the low rate of economic growth in the pre-liberalisation era

FY23 fiscal deficit: FinMin starts daily monitoring of receipts, expenses

The finance ministry has started daily monitoring of the revenue receipts, including tax collections, as well as expenditure beginning March 1, with an aim to keep fiscal deficit in check

More sugar exports possible if domestic output reaches as estimated: Govt

Sugar availability is comfortable in the country even as the total sugar production is pegged lower at 33.6 mn tonnes in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing year (Oct-Sept), a food ministry official said

Govt to bring retail trade policy to promote ease of doing biz: Official

Joint Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Sanjiv said that the policy would also help in providing better infrastructure and more credit to traders

Atmanirbhar push: Rs 7,000-cr PLI boost for toys, bicycle components soon

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal had said the finance ministry regularly keeps allocating money for PLI

Sea level rise major risk for Asian megacities like Chennai, Kolkata: Study

Sea level rise this century may disproportionately affect certain Asian megacities, including Chennai and Kolkata, as well as western tropical Pacific islands and the western Indian Ocean

Govt nod to nano liquid DAP important to make farmers' life easy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the government's approval to nano liquid DAP fertiliser, saying it was an important step towards making life easier for farmers

Fitment panel to examine compensation cess structure for pan masala

To review the feasibility of MRP-linked compensation cess rates

Online sealing done to prevent further damage to crude oil pipeline: CPCL

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Indian Oil Corporation have completed online sealing of the crude oil pipeline to prevent any further damage following the leakage that occurred last week

Kerala police conducts 'search' of Asianet News office in Kozhikode

The police search comes just a couple of days after a group of SFI activists allegedly trespassed into the Kochi office of the news channel and intimidated the staff