NBCC (India) Ltd, said it got a contract worth Rs 440 crore for the construction of hospitals in Haridwar, Dehradun and Indore from Employee’s State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour & Employment. As per the contract, the NBCC should build 100 bedded hospitals at Haridwar & Dehradun and 300 bedded hospitals in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. […]
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, an oil refinery and subsidiary of ONGC, denied allegations that it has not been paying due excise duty. Media reports carried allegations that the company was not paying due excise duty on its production of Mixed Xylene, a raw material used in a variety of manufacturing industries, quoting tax officials. […]
IT provider Wipro Ltd said Indian government’s Employees’ State Insurance Corporation has withheld payments due to it after the completion of a project, and it will take legal action to recover the amount. The seven-year contract, named Project Panchdeep, was completed on June 08, 2016, and Wipro provided an additional three months of support. “Wipro […]
Government has notified National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, a first of its kind to offer financial incentives to employers for training apprentices. The Scheme has an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore with a target of 50 Lakh apprentices to be trained by 2019-20. 25% of the prescribed stipend payable to an apprentice would be reimbursed to […]
Government agencies- National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Fedration (NAFED) and Food Corporation of India (FCI) been asked to start procurement of “moong” in Karnataka immediately at minimum support price as new crop has started to arrive, said the government. They also have been directed to submit state-wise road map of procurement of new crop of pulses directly […]
India and the United States signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum Of Agreement (LEMOA) in Washington DC, USA yesterday, said the Ministry of Defense. LEMOA is a facilitating agreement that establishes basic terms, conditions, and procedures for reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies, and services between the armed forces of India and the United States, the […]
The Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Ananth Kumar launched a mobile app to help buyers find the correct price of medicines. Called ‘Pharma Sahi Daam’- the app shows the maximum retail price fixed by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) for various scheduled drugs on real time basis. On the occassion of NPPA Foundation Day, […]
The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) 2016 at different venues located at 41 Centres throughout the country on September 18, 2016 (Sunday), said the government. The e-Admit Cards for the candidates have been uploaded on the Commission’s website http://www.upsc.gov.in which may be downloaded. National […]
The cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, revised the budget for a clutch of highway development projects to Rs 6,461 crores, from Rs 5,193 crores. The cost has increased due to higher bid prices, and increase in cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities, the government said. The projects are already taken […]
Keeping in line with its focus on national security, the government of India today approved increasing the central assistance paid to victims of terrorism to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 3 lakh. The compensation will be available to victims of communal violence, maoist extremist, cross-border firing and mine blasts. Civilian victims of cross border firing […]
In a major push to give a boost to the infrastructure sector in the country, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for nine projects worth Rs 24,374.86 crore in nine States for expansion of railway network and connectivity across the country, said the […]
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has introduced a new star rating methodology called Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ISEER) for air conditioners, said the Ministry of Power. This evolved rating methodology factors in variance in higher temperature in India and rates air conditioners accordingly. Consumers can now purchase air conditioners with higher efficiency leading […]
The output of Iron Ore shot up 42.6% in July this year as some of the restrictions on the iron ore production was lifted this year. Bauxite, from which Aluminium is made, also saw a jump of 35.5% in output in June this year. Similarly, Chromite production also increased 34.9%. India had put curbs on the […]
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti launched various projects worth Rs 560 crore under Namami Gange programme at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur today, said ministry of water resource. This includes Rs 63 crore interception and diversion plan of Sisamau drain, Rs 397 crore networking schemes and river front […]
Border Roads Organisation, which constructs roads for the Ministry of Defence, have launched a tree plantation drive in the Northern & Eastern states of India yesterday said the defence ministry. Lt Gen Suresh Sharma, Director General Border Roads said that two lakh saplings will be planted across the country under this programme. Sharma added that it was […]
The wages of Khadi artisans are set to rise up to 100% and more with the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) approving a wage hike, the government said. The wages were raised from Rs 90 to Rs 190 per day along with assistance for marketing their product the government added. The increase in wages […]
Department of Revenue and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) have started holding interactive sessions with industry representatives to understand and address the apprehensions and concerns of the various stakeholders about GST and also provide a platform for business to express their views on important aspects of the new system. The three-day consultations started yesterday. […]
Banwarilal Purohit has been appointed as the Governor of Assam, Najma A. Heptulla as the Governor of Manipur and V.P. Singh Badnore as the Governor of Punjab. Prof. Jagdish Mukhi has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Najma A. Heptulla is a former union minister in charge of minority affairs […]
The Chief Information Commissioner — the highest authority under India’s Right to Information law — has ruled that the bills submitted by a government official for getting travel allowance are not covered under privacy safeguards. Government officials are allowed to claim TA or travel allowance in lieu of expenses incurred while traveling on official business […]
The government of India has decided to utilize Rs 6,500 cr of surplus cash to buy back bonds that it issued recently. The bonds carry 1.44% interest over and above the wholesale inflation index rate and were due to repurchase only in the year 2023. The government of India has seen a sudden influx of […]
