MSME can generate more profits from e-commerce, says MoS Verma
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI): E-commerce has enabled micro, small and medium enterprises to increase profits, reduce marketing expenses and extend their reach to...
Efforts on to make NPS available at all bank branches, post offices: PFRDA
NEW DELHI, 28 Sep: Regulator PFRDA is working on ways to make the social security scheme National Pension System (NPS) available at all bank...
Declare PMCF as state & public authority: Group
KOLKATA, 16 Feb: Kolkata (WB)-based civil society group Bank Bachao Desh Bachao Manch on Friday wrote to Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud,...
India’s demand for electricity for ACs to exceed total power consumption of Africa: IEA
New Delhi, 24 Oct: “India’s demand for electricity for running household air-conditioners is estimated to expand nine-fold by 2050 and will exceed total power...
Monsoon reaches south Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands: IMD
NEW DELHI, 13 May: The southwest monsoon advanced into parts of the south Bay of Bengal, south Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands, and some areas...
Senior advocates must render pro bono legal aid to poor for quality access to...
New Delhi, 24 Oct: Supreme Court judge justice U U Lalit Sunday called upon senior advocates to render pro bono legal aid to the...
Par panel urges govt to boost youth and sports funding, address vacancies
NEW DELHI, 4 Apr: A parliamentary committee has called for urgent action to address chronic underfunding, staffing shortages and underutilisation of resources in the...
Adani to triple solar power generation capacity in four years
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI): Having achieved the initial target of 25 Giga Watt renewable portfolio four years ahead of schedule, the Adani Group...
India, US firm up ambitious roadmap for defence industrial cooperation
New Delhi, 5 Jun: India and the US on Monday firmed up an ambitious roadmap for defence industrial cooperation to accord high priority to...
India, China discuss return of stranded students
BEIJING, 23 Jun: India and China have discussed the return of thousands of Indian students stranded at home for two years due to Beijing's...
Azad says restoration of J&K’s statehood top priority
JAMMU, 4 Sep: In his first rally since quitting the Congress, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday spelled out the agenda of his yet-to-be-named party...
SC bench to hear plea related to Delhi-Centre row over control of services
New Delhi, 22 Aug: Chief Justice N V Ramana on Monday said he has set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear the legal...
PM Modi has KCR’s remote control, Cong won’t join any Opposition bloc having BRS:...
Khammam (Telangana), 2 Jul: Launching a scathing attack on Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his remote...
Work underway for construction of viewpoints in NE
NEW DELHI, 19 Feb: Work has started on construction of nearly 40 viewpoints along highways in the Northeast to promote tourism in the region,...
Power demand has jumped by record 45,000 MW per day amid heatwave: RK Singh
New Delhi, 12 Jun: India's power demand this year has jumped by a record 40,000-45,000 MW per day as an intense heat wave sweeps...
Cabinet approves interest subvention of 1.5% on short term agriculture loans up to Rs...
New Delhi, 17 Aug: With RBI hiking the lending rate, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday earmarked Rs 34,856 crore towards the interest subvention scheme...
25 per cent extra seats, no entrance test for foreign students: UGC’s plan to...
NEW DELHI, 21 Aug: Universities and higher education institutions across the country will now be allowed to create up to 25 per cent supernumerary...
India has a powerful case to be permanent member of UNSC: EAM Jaishankar
Riyadh, 12 Sep: India has a powerful case to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council and the principal UN organ must...
Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, RCP Singh resign from PM Modi’s Cabinet
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI): Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and R C P Singh submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...
Maldives supports India’s candidature for UNSC non-permanent membership
Male, 23 Jan: The Maldives will support India's candidature for a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council for the 2028-2029 term, the...