UNION MINISTRIES
HUA ministry extends deadline for Smart Cities Mission till March 2025 The Union housing and urban affairs ministry has announced an extension of the Smart Cities Mission deadline until March 2025, allowing completion of ongoing projects. This comes after requests from states facing delays. As of July 3, 2024, 100 citi...
03 Jul, 2024, 08.48 PM ISTBudget 2024: MSME ministry seeks additional ₹5,000 crore for job generation scheme Budget 2024: The government subsidizes a percentage of the loan amount for self-employment ventures, with applicants required to contribute towards the project cost. Despite the high demand, the budget allocation for PMEGP in the current year is low...
02 Jul, 2024, 10.38 AM ISTIT union seeks probe on DXC Technology's 4,800 campus onboarding delays Data from the IT employee union NITES showed that India’s leading IT firms including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro and LTIMindtree have delayed joining dates of than 10,000 freshers. Harpreet Singh Saluja, president at NITES said t...
28 Jun, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
Income tax relief: Budget 2024 may increase standard deduction under new income tax regime Will Budget 2024 increase standard deduction: The Finance Minister in the 2023 Budget included a standard deduction of Rs 50,000 for salaried taxpayers and individuals getting pensions in the new tax regime. This standard deduction was made the auto...
28 Jun, 2024, 01.14 PM ISTMHA provides training, tech help for rollout of criminal laws The Ministry of Home Affairs in India has trained 40 lakh grassroots-level functionaries and over 5.65 lakh police, prison, forensic, judicial, and prosecution officials to prepare for the rollout of three new criminal laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanh...
27 Jun, 2024, 12.09 AM ISTPMAY-U 2.0 to build 1 crore houses in urban areas will be launched soon, says ministry officials The Union Cabinet of Modi 3.0 government, in its first meeting held on June 10 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved government assistance for the construction of three crore houses under the PMAY.
25 Jun, 2024, 09.30 PM ISTKerala to have a new name? Assembly passes resolution for second time to change state's name The Kerala Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday to urge the Centre to officially change the state's name to 'Keralam'. This resolution, moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, came for the second time after the Union Home Ministry s...
25 Jun, 2024, 10.34 AM ISTUnion Budget 2024: Incentivise capex, rationalise GST rates on EVs, components make part of ACMA's Budget wishlist Auto components industry body ACMA has proposed measures to boost the auto component sector, including incentivizing capex expenditure, increasing depreciation rates on plant and machinery, and rationalising GST rates on EVs and their components. Th...
24 Jun, 2024, 05.57 PM ISTCentre's high-level panel on exam reforms to meet on Monday: Sources Former AIIMS-Delhi director Randeep Guleria, University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor BJ Rao, professor emeritus in IIT-Madras' Department of Civil Engineering K Ramamurthy, People Strong co-founder and Karmayogi Bharat board member Pankaj Bansal, II...
23 Jun, 2024, 09.41 PM ISTHM Amit Shah suggests creation of large ponds in northeast, use of ISRO data for flood control Union Home Minister Amit Shah has proposed the creation of at least 50 large ponds in the northeast to divert water from the Brahmaputra River, aiming to help tackle floods and develop agriculture, irrigation, and tourism. He also highlighted the im...
23 Jun, 2024, 05.53 PM ISTNeed to understand the correct legal history of India: Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has urged the nation to understand its correct legal history, as the country's legal system was established from the perspective of colonial rulers. Meghwal argued that the laws in India during colonial times ignored...
23 Jun, 2024, 04.45 PM ISTUGC NET cancelled as 'integrity compromised'; CBI to probe The education ministry cancelled the UGC NET exam nationwide due to possible compromise. The Central Bureau of Investigation will investigate the case.
20 Jun, 2024, 12.16 AM ISTTDP shifts focus to Andhra specific union ministry-wise list of demands, sets aside speaker's post pursuit The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has opted not to pursue the Speaker's post and instead focused on presenting specific demands to the Centre concerning Andhra Pradesh. TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu aims to secure central funds for the development of Am...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.51 PM ISTDelhi water crisis: AAP MLAs write to Union Jal Shakti Minister, urge intervention AAP MLAs have penned a letter to Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil, urging his intervention to address the water crisis in Delhi exacerbated by the intense heatwave. Describing the situation as "very critical," Dilip Pandey, AAP's chief whip in th...
15 Jun, 2024, 02.04 PM ISTHigh tariffs on EVs to protect from Chinese imports, says trade ministry India's trade department said on Friday that the country's car market is "well-protected" through high tariffs on the import of electric vehicles, at a time when other major economies like the European Union have slapped tariffs on Chinese EVs.
14 Jun, 2024, 03.22 PM ISTAshwini Vaishnaw, Jitin Prasada take charge of electronics and IT ministry Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the union railway minister, minister of information and broadcasting, and Union minister of electronics and information technology. Jitin Prasada is the minister of state for electronics and information technology, su...
12 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM ISTAfter years in work, law ministry clears fresh litigation policy document The Union Law Ministry has finalized the National Litigation Policy, aimed at speeding up the resolution of pending court cases. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal signed the document immediately after assuming office, emphasizing faster justice in all ...
11 Jun, 2024, 03.14 PM ISTSuresh Gopi takes charge as Union Minister of State, thanks people of Kerala for "huge responsibility" Malayalam actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi assumed dual responsibilities as Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, and in the Ministry of Tourism. He expressed gratitude to the people of Thrissur for the opportunity, and dismissing rumo...
11 Jun, 2024, 12.38 PM ISTModi 3.0 in action: NDA's 100-day dash unveiled with key ministry moves With the National Democratic Alliance assuming power, all Union ministries are set to launch their 100-day plans. ET provides a snapshot of the key government initiatives and actions planned for the next three months.
10 Jun, 2024, 12.01 PM ISTSamsung Electronics union announces first-ever strike Samsung Electronics in wage negotiations with union since January, failed to narrow differences, known for producing high-end memory chips for generative AI.
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