Government policies
Cabinet approves new National Education Policy; renames MHRD as education ministry
30 Jul 2020
The New Education Policy that proposes to replace the 10+2 structure of school curricula with a 5+3+3+4 curricular structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years, respectively, aims at universalisation of education with 100 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio in school education by 2030
India adds 47 more Chinese apps to `banned’ list
27 Jul 2020
GST rate for mobile phones to go up to 18%
16 Mar 2020
India locks down as COVID-19 cases rise to 73
12 Mar 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday declared COVID-19 a global pandemic as the disease spread to 113 countries, infected over 1,20,000 and took a toll of 4,284
Govt invites bids for 52.98% stake in BPCL
09 Mar 2020
The offer for sale does not include BPCL’s 61.65 per cent stake in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and management control thereon