The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) successfully concluded the “One Week, One Theme” campaign, which focused on the pivotal theme of Energy and Energy Devices (EED) today at IIP Dedradun. Following the success of the ‘One Week One Lab’ (OWOL) program conducted by …
Read More »Amendment to Employees Pension Scheme 1995 Benefits Over 7 Lakh Members Annually
Government of India has amended the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 to ensure that EPS members with less than 6 months of contributory service also receive withdrawal benefit. This amendment will benefit more than 7 lakh EPS members every year who leave the scheme with less than 6 months of …
Read More »Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches ‘Bhuvan Panchayat 4.0’ and ‘NDEM Ver. 5.0’ Geoportals by ISRO
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today launched two Geoportals namely ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)” portal for rural land record and “National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0)” developed by Indian Space research Organization (ISRO), here today at Prithvi Bhavan. These latest geospatial tools are meant for for visualisation and …
Read More »Within First Year of Its Inception, Goodveda Invests in Government’s Millet Revolution in India: Unveils ‘Milletious’ Range of Nutritious Millet-Based Healthy Snacking
New Delhi, 28th June 2024: In a strategic move to align with the Indian government’s ‘Millet Revolution’ campaign, Goodveda, a leading innovator in natural healthcare solutions dedicated to improving personal well-being, within its first year of inception unveils its new range of nutritious millet-based healthy baked crunchies ‘Milletious’. With its first partnership …
Read More »Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches web portal for faster bank settlements of interest subvention claims under Agriculture Infrastructure along with Krishi Katha blogsite
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched a web portal developed jointly by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW) and NABARD to automate and speed up the process of settlement of interest subvention claims of banks submitted under the …
Read More »May 2024 Core Industries Index Up 6.3%: Growth in Electricity, Coal, Steel, and Natural Gas Production
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 6.3per cent (provisional) in May, 2024 as compared to the Index in May, 2023. The production of Electricity, Coal, Steel, Natural Gas and Refinery Products recorded positive growth in May 2024. The details of annual indices, monthly indices and growth rates …
Read More »Monthly Review of Accounts of Government of India upto May 2024 (FY2024-25)
The Monthly Account of the Government of India upto the month of May 2024 has been consolidated and reports published. The highlights are given below:- The Government of India has received ₹5,72,845 crore (18.6% of corresponding BE 2024-25 of Total Receipts) upto May 2024 comprising ₹3,19,036 crore Tax Revenue (Net …
Read More »India and USA extend the Transitional Approach on Equalisation Levy 2020 until 30 June 2024
On October 8, 2021, India and the United States joined 134 other members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework (including Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) in reaching agreement on the Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalization of the Economy. On …
Read More »NRLM Workshop: Empowering Women SHGs to Become ‘Lakhpati Didis
Stepping up its efforts further towards making of 3 Crore Lakhpati Didis in line with the Prime Minister’s vision, The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), under the Ministry of Rural Development organized today a National Stakeholders Consultative Workshop on Integrating Women Self-Help Groups into Service Sector Enterprises: …
Read More »Growth in Mining sector in May 2024 After Record Production Levels in FY 2023-24
Iron ore and Limestone together account for about 80% of the total MCDR mineral production by value. These key minerals exhibited record production levels in FY 2023-24, with production of iron ore at 275 million metric ton (MMT) and limestone at 450 MMT in FY 2023-24. Continuing the trend, the …
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