Government policies
Govt to reintroduce Code on Wages Bill
04 Jul 2019
Govt weighing Rs74,000-cr bailout for BSNL, MTNL: report
03 Jul 2019
While shutting down the PSUs will cost as much as Rs1.2 lakh crore, the department of telecom said that strategic disinvestment may not find any takers and that it may consider possibilities of a joint venture
PMKSY to leverage Rs31,400 cr investment, benefit 2 mn farmers
27 Jun 2019
The scheme will handle 33.4 million tonnes of agro-produce valued at Rs1,04,125 crore, benefit 2 million farmers and generate 5,30,500 direct/ indirect employment by the year 2019-20
Govt working on revival package for BSNL, MTNL
27 Jun 2019
Govt claims success with its banking sector reforms
26 Jun 2019
Asset quality of banks has greatly improved, which is reflected in 45 per cent year-on-year reduction in slippage into non-performing assets (NPAs) in FY 2018-19, and 63 per cent reduction in 31 to 90 days overdue corporate accounts by March 2019 from their peak level in June 2017, says the finance ministry
Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed India’s first Lokpal
20 Mar 2019
President Ram Nath Kovind also on Tuesday announced an eight-member Lokpal team selected from top judges and experienced bureaucrats
Former Supreme Court judge PC Ghose to be India’s first Lokpal
18 Mar 2019
The selection of the first Lokpal comes nearly five years after the Lokpal Act, which envisages the establishment of a Lokpal at the centre and Lokayuktas in states to look into cases of corruption against certain categories of public servants, was notified on 16 January 2014
Economists say political interference undermining economic data
15 Mar 2019
The economists fear that any statistics that cast doubts on the achievement of the government seem to get revised or suppressed on the basis of some questionable methodology
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The cost of neglecting water transport
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Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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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
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
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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.
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Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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