Bioeconomy finally gets moment in spotlight at G20 Rio Summit

As the Brazilian Presidency of the G20...

Some hidden messages from Maharashtra and Jharkhand

In Maharashtra, the voter has rewarded those...

A Chinese hand? A recruitment scam to lure Indian experts

Judging from the way an intelligence network...

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e-Market portal helping vendors sell products to government

It has been made mandatory for Central government departments to procure goods and services through GeM.   New Delhi: In the last two years, nearly 2...

Banks refusing loans to MSMEs despite letter

The banks are asking for additional papers for the sanction of loans or seeking additional papers like property of similar amount.   New Delhi: The sanction...

‘Shift in linguistic politics’

New Delhi: Poll promises like providing English-medium education in states like Telangana (erstwhile part of Andhra Pradesh, a linguistic state), Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar...

15 polygamous men in the poll fray in Rajasthan

New Delhi: As many as 15 candidates contesting the Rajasthan Assembly elections have two wives, say their affidavits. These candidates are mainly from the...

Concept paper to develop cities in Panchgram ready

The Haryana government has come up with a concept paper to develop the Panchgram region—five new cities which will be spread over an area...

Online sexual abuse complaints linked to all Union ministries

‘It is an effort to use the digital space for speedier response to such complaints.’   Union Ministry of Women & Child Development (WCD) has linked...

In Modi rule, ED’s performance improves drastically

The performance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has drastically improved during the Narendra Modi government’s tenure, as per the agency’s data. And this, despite...

Rural development plan a non-starter

The rural development scheme—the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (Saanjhi)—does not seem to have taken off as, under the third phase of the scheme, nearly...

U.P. goes all out to make Kumbh a grand success

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is leaving no stone unturned to make the Divya Kumbh, Bhavya Kumbh (Divine and Grand Kumbh) a grand...

PM’s initiatives led to MSME units’ sharp rise

The number of total MSMEs across India has reached 6.33 crore in 2017-18. Within a year, the number of MSMEs witnessed a sharp 25%...

No new education policy

The country’s education sector may be eagerly waiting  unveiling of the New Education Policy (NEP), but the MHRD, currently under Prakash Javadekar, is unlikely...

Centre may open 5,000 more Jan Aushadhi stores by March 2019

The Centre has set a target to open 5,000 additional Prime Minister Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMJAKs) by March 2019. The Jan Aushadhi mission has...

Mhow turns into a hub of Dalit politics

Rush of political leaders to Dr Ambedkar’s birthplace is being seen as an exercise before Assembly polls.   Less known till the 1990s, Mhow (now Ambedkar...

Eight more waterways ready to be operational

National Waterways-1 covering 1,620 km through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal has been opened recently.   The National Waterways-1, running through the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River...

13 years on, SC norms on crackers not implemented

  Even after 13 years of the Supreme Court’s order for mandatory composition-based comprehensive monitoring of firecrackers, the authorities have hardly taken any action, say...

Many voters in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh do not want indelible ink applied

Exempting voters from having forefinger inked would require an amendment to Section 49(K) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961. Authority to change rules...

Private sector halting oil imports from Iran

Private companies have not booked any oil cargo from Iran.   To avoid exposure to the United States’ (US) secondary sanctions on Iran, scheduled to be...

British vintage company likely to shut down

BIECCL manufactured unique camouflage sets for warfare, shell cases and food containers during World War II.   Even as employees of Biecco Lawrie Limited (BLL), a...

BJP in MP worried as upper caste party woos its voters

The Sapaks Samaj Party held a rally of Brahmins in Ujjain in September, and is constantly trying to woo the BJP’s core upper caste...

Chhattisgarh Congress chief joins BJP

Ramdayal Uike had quit the BJP and joined the Congress in 2000.   With state elections just a month away, the Opposition Congress suffered a jolt...

EC to be tough on paid news in poll-bound states

Special focus will be on MP, which registered 165 cases of confirmed paid news during the 2013 polls.   The Election Commission (EC) will act tough...

Temple politics takes hold of states bound for elections

Ahead of Assembly elections this year in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana, political parties have started taking the temple route, hoping that...

PM’s Jan Arogya Yojana replicates Gujarat model

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, also known as the Ayushman Bharat scheme, is an expanded version of Gujarat’s successful Mukhyamantri Amrutum health assurance...

In Chhattisgarh, Congress banking on losers of 2013

A screening committee meeting discussed the fact that the margin of defeat for most of the Congress candidates in the 2013 Assembly polls was...

4 crore jobs in health sector by 2025: Report

FICCI report says Centre’s policy push has started shaping the sector’s infrastructure and that it is rapidly turning into a major employment generator.   The healthcare...

Buddhist centre turns breeding ground for student politicians

The senior most professor, Hira Paul Gangnegi of Delhi University’s (DU) Department of Buddhist studies, raised serious questions on the functioning of his department. Gangnegi...

‘Urban Naxals is not just a phrase, it’s a real threat to India’

Entrepreneur Lalita Nijhawan exposes the Maoist modus operandi in urban areas to garner ideological support from intellectuals and academicians.   Lalita Nijhawan, a multifaceted woman entrepreneur,...

States opting for trust model for Modicare

As many as 20 states have opted for the trust model, five have chosen to go with hybrid model, while only four states have...

Poshan Abhiyan aims to eradicate malnutrition

The Centre will pump in Rs 1,23,580 crore over the next five years for Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)—a flagship programme aimed at providing...

Environmentalists unhappy with land pooling

Policy recognises 89 villages as urban areas, opening them to infrastructure development by the authorities.   With Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal’s approval of the Delhi...

Yamuna fast becoming a drain

Tonnes of sewage and industrial effluents flowing into the river every day.   Gallons of sewage emanating from Delhi’s industries and human habitats are rapidly turning...

UGC’s letter to pick college heads makes DU fume

Grants for colleges to be withheld till regular principal is not appointed.   The University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recent letter in which the commission had threatened...

Caste dominates DUSU polls

Most candidates are Jats or Gujjars. There is a Dalit candidate as well.   Caste politics and money power will play a dominant role in the...

Centre fast-tracks formation of new OBC commission

New body will replace the existing National Commission for Backward Classes.   The formation of a new commission for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is likely to...

Ramesh Bidhuri will play a major role in organising ABVP’s DUSU campaign

The ABVP’s aim is to defeat anti-national students’ bodies, says BJP leader Vijender Gupta.   The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is working...

Centre may launch a gold savings account scheme

The GSAS will help people fulfil their wish of purchasing gold, but the gold will be in the banking system instead of the existing...

Money stuck: Exporters yet to receive Rs 10,000cr as GST refunds

Exporters are facing a tough time getting refunded their input tax credits against payment of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and state GST...

Notorious Malda emerges as India’s counterfeit currency hub

West Bengal’s Malda district has, for long, been a prominent hub for counterfeit currency trade. Even the demonetisation announced by the Centre on 8...

‘NDRF ready to tackle all disasters’

During any disaster situation, timely response plays a crucial role, says new NDRF chief Sanjay Kumar.   With the monsoon in progress and several Indian states,...

Applicants yet to get DU teaching jobs

Applicants who were interviewed by Delhi University (DU) colleges for appointments to permanent teaching posts in 2015, 2016 and 2017 have subsequently alleged that...

Centre ropes in corporate houses to clean Ganga

The Centre has roped in corporate houses to complete its clean Ganga mission before the 2019 general elections. Corporate houses would undertake Ganga facelift...

‘Assam has 100 foreigners’ tribunals to deal with NRC’

‘Exposes claim of Assam being unprepared for legal aid to illegal immigrants’.   Contrary to allegations by Opposition parties, Assam has a sufficient number of foreigners’...

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor set to be completed before 2020 deadline

The Narendra Modi government is all set for early completion of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project ahead of the scheduled 2020 deadline, with...

Khasi students revive demand for Inner Line Permit

After Assam’s release of the draft NRC, Meghalaya has sounded an alert fearing influx of those who have not made it to the list.   With...

Frequent changes in UGC rules lead to uncertainty

Too many modifications are damaging the higher education system, students and teachers allege.   Frequent changes in rules and regulations related to appointments, promotions, admission and...

New energy policy will get cabinet nod soon

The policy aims to improve the country’s energy security by reducing dependence on imports.   The New Energy Policy (NEP) has been finalised by government think-tank...

PNG to reach 1 crore households before 2019 Lok Sabha polls

The Centre is working on a mission mode to provide Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections to one crore households across 200 cities in the...

Manipur varsity students protest against ‘saffron’ V-C

Fact-finding team has not found any evidence of corruption against him.   Manipur University has been witnessing violent protests by students for over 50 days now...

Left planning to stoke farmers’ protests across the country

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), a Left-linked farmers’ union, and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), are planning to trigger a massive...

CU V-Cs to discuss HECI, other issues

The Ministry of Human Resource Development is trying to prepare V-Cs to cope with upcoming changes.   The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked Vice Chancellors...

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