Government policies
KVIC to set up design houses to modernise Khadi
27 Sep 2019
Design house will identify the latest design trends, adopt them as per customer needs and undertake various testing and review activities for translating them into production and help Khadi gain customers’ trust
Govt slashes corporate tax rate to 22% from 30%
20 Sep 2019
Finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman today announced a major reduction in corporate tax rate to 22 per cent from existing 30 per cent while also giving new domestic manufacturing companies the option to pay tax at 15 per cent
Electronic cigarettes banned across India
18 Sep 2019
With the promulgation of the ordinance, production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale (including online sale), distribution or advertisement (including online advertisement) of e-cigarettes shall be a cognizable offence punishable with an imprisonment of up to one year or fine up to Rs1 lakh or both
Govt looks to realty to revive economic activity
16 Sep 2019
Government on Saturday announced the creation of a Rs20,000-crore facility to help real estate developers complete stalled housing projects for the middle class and also lowered the interest rate on ‘House Building Advance’ for government servants, linking it to the yield on 10-year government securities
Modi launches pension scheme for small traders and self-employed
12 Sep 2019
Together, the pension schemes for farmers and traders and self-employed will benefit around 80 million people in the country, ensuring a monthly assured pension of Rs3,000 for each
SC refuses to grant Chidambaram anticipatory bail in INX Media case
05 Sep 2019
A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices R Banumathi and A S Bopanna did not consider it a fit case as any grant of anticipatory bail to Chidambaram at this stage would hamper investigation
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
