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PM Gati Shakti Master Plan: Everything you need to know about this project

In October 2021, PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan was launched to foster an integrated and planned infrastructure to save logistics costs

Govt to launch 'Mera Bill Mera Adhikar' GST reward scheme in 6 states

The government will launch the 'Mera Bill Mera Adhikar' invoice incentive scheme, which offers cash prize from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 crore, from September 1, starting with six states and Union Territories. The scheme, which is aimed at motivating customers to ask for a bill every time they make purchases, will be launched in the states of Assam, Gujarat and Haryana; and the UTs of Puducherry, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said. Invoice incentive scheme allows to earn cash prizes on upload of GST invoices, CBIC tweeted. All invoices issued by Goods and Services Tax (GST) registered suppliers to consumers will be eligible for the 'Mera Bill Mera Adhikar' scheme, under which monthly and quarterly draw of lots will be made and winners will be eligible for cash reward prize beginning from Rs 10,000 to up to Rs 1 crore. The minimum purchase value for the invoice to be considered for lucky draw is Rs 200 and individuals can ...

Rice supply faces new threat as India considers more restrictions

The government is considering imposing a tax on shipments of parboiled rice, according to people familiar with matter. No decision has been made yet

Back to the future

The nation will face new tests in the years ahead

Independence Day 2023: Flag hoisting guidelines, history, celebration

Independence Day is celebrated every year on 15 August, as India got its independence from British rule after 190 years. On this day in 1947, India was proclaimed a free country

Back to the licence-permit raj in this season of bad ideas

It may be time to restore economics and prior consultation to their rightful place in the policy-making process, writes T N Ninan

Import curbs on laptops will boost local manufacturing: Industry players

The government's decision to impose import restrictions on laptops, tablets and certain types of computers will boost local manufacturing of these devices, industry players said on Thursday. Hailing the move as progressive, they said it will also help in achieving the Make-in-India vision. The government on Thursday imposed import restrictions on laptops, tablets and certain types of computers with immediate effect for security reasons and to promote domestic manufacturing. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), in a notification, said that exemption from import licensing is provided for up to 20 items per consignment for R&D, testing, benchmarking and evaluation, repair and return, product development purposes. Reacting to the move, Optiemus Electronics Ltd (OEL) Managing Director A Gururaj said in a statement, "We believe the government's decision to curb the laptop, tablet, and computer imports is progressive and has the potential to boost indigenous electronics ...

HCLTech joins Meta, IT ministry programme to help India XR start-ups

Programme helps companies working in augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality

PM Modi to participate in Delhi University's centenary celebrations today

In the last hundred years, the University has grown and expanded immensely and now has 86 departments, 90 Colleges, more than 6 lakh students, and has contributed immensely in nation building

Govt unlikely to raise FY24 borrowing plan; bond yields may remain below 7%

Railways, NHAI asked not to borrow from market

Government considers extending SM Vaidya's tenure as IOC chairman

All ten candidates who were interviewed for the position of IOC chairman were rejected by the Public Enterprises Selection Board

A lifeline for Indian science

Individual donors are gradually stepping up to support science in India, which could help fill a significant void in funding cutting-edge research

Govt likely to offer assured base pensions in compromise with states

The current National Pension Scheme requires employees to contribute 10% of their basic salary and the government 14%

From common villager to Prez of India; a journey of Murmu on 65th b'day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished President Droupadi Murmu a long and healthy life on her 65th birthday who has began a five-day trip to the United States on Tuesday

Govt starts interministerial discussions on the upcoming IBC Amendment Bill

MCA is aiming to bring the bill in the monsoon session of the parliament if the discussions are concluded by then

Did Centre ignore its own red flags on Covid vaccine side-effects?

With the global panic over the Covid-19 pandemic finally waning, the focus is again on preventive and curative measures, mainly the 'life-saver vaccines'

Govt set to garner record Rs 63,000 crore in dividend from listed PSUs

FY23 payout may be 25% more than previous year

Govt in election mode

What could be on the cards to bolster its prospects?

Ex-CEO Jack Dorsey's Twitter shutdown claim an outright lie: Govt

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in sensational allegations claimed the Indian government threatened to shut down Twitter unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts during farmers' protests, a charge denied by the government on Tuesday as an "outright lie". In an interview, Dorsey, who quit as Twitter CEO in 2021, claimed that the Indian government "pressured" the company with threats of a shutdown and raids on employees if it did not comply with requests to take down posts and restrict accounts that were critical of the government over the protest by farmers against new agri laws in 2020 and 2021. Rubbishing the claims, the Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched a no hold barred attack and said Dorsey's Twitter regime "had a problem accepting the sovereignty of Indian law...It behaved as if the laws of India did not apply to it." "No one went to jail nor was Twitter 'shutdown'," Chandrasekhar said. "This is an outright lie by @jack - perhaps an attempt to bru

Despite challenges, Centre's 'lateral entry' programme gains traction

This recruitment programme has received enthusiastic responses from the private sector