World Fisheries Day being observed
AMN / WEB DESK Today is World Fisheries Day. Fishing communities worldwide celebrate the day through rallies, workshops, cultural programmes and exhibitions highlighting the importance of human lives, of water…
RBI to set up expert panel to look into surplus fund, makes truce with Govt
After a 9-hour RBI board meeting on Monday, RBI has decided to make concessions on capital adequacy and referred the reserves issue to an expert panel- With this, the threat…
PM launches Grand Challenge for improving Ease of Doing Business
A AKHTER / NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched grand challenge for improving the Ease of Doing Business here. The objective of this grand challenge is to invite…
TRAI to meet telcos, other stakeholders next month to discuss agenda for next year
Sanjay Singh / New Delhi Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will meet telecom industry players next month to discuss on issues that it plans to take up next year.…
UIDAI’s Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed new revenue secretary
AMN / NEW DELHI The government has appointed UIDAI CEO and GSTN Chairman Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the next Revenue Secretary. The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet in a notification…
Govt to release e-commerce policy soon: Parbhu
AMN / MUMBAI The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu Saturday said that government will release the e-commerce policy in the near future. He was…
India and ADB Sign $105 Mn Loan to Support Hydropower Transmission in Himachal Pradesh
AMN / New Delhi The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $105 million loan to continue financing the transmission system upgrades in Himachal Pradesh…
BSNL provides connectivity for first Multi-modal Waterways Project
Sanjay Singh / New Delhi State-run telecom company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday said that it will provide connectivity for first Multi-modal Waterways Project, one of the projects…
NITI Aayog, UNICEF launches UNICEF-Atal Tinkering Lab Hackthon
It is meant to encourage children towards making new innovations SYED WASI IMAM / NEW DELHI NITI Aayog and UNICEF today launched UNICEF- Atal Tinkering LabHackthon to encourage children towards…
38th India International Trade Fair to begin at Pragati Maidan
Onkar Singh / New Delhi The 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF) began at Pragati Maidan here today. The 14-day annual event will continue till 27th of this month. This…