NEW DELHI: The Railway ministry, Department of Science & Technology and IIT-Kanpur have forged an association on a project on 'Industry 4.0', which includes a host of digital technologies like artificial intelligence, Big Data, machine learning and cloud...
AP, Odisha MPs have highest average income, Goa MPs lowest: ADR
New Delhi : An analysis of self-declared affidavits of outgoing Lok Sabha MPs shows that 19 from Andhra Pradesh have an average annual self-income of Rs 1.05 crore, the highest among all MPs in the country. The figures also reveal an inverse relationship between...
Don’t disconnect BSNL, MTNL power connections over pending dues: DoT to state govts
The Department of Telecommunications has asked state governments not to disconnect electricity connections of state-owned BSNL and MTNL on account of pending dues as they are providing strategic services for the upcoming elections, sources said. BSNL has already...
India to grow at 7.3% for next 2 years despite global slowdown: Moody’s
New Delhi : Even as the global economy will further weaken in 2019 and 2020, India's economy will grow at 7.3 per cent in both the calendar years as it is less exposed to the global slowdown, Moody's said. "We expect India's economy to grow around 7.3 per cent in both...
Railways aim at two-locomotive Rajdhanis to save time, increase berths
By Anand Singh, New Delhi : Aiming to increase the number of berths and save travel time, the Indian Railways is probing the idea of having two locomotives to haul its Rajdhani Express trains, one in front and the other at the rear, to increase their speed and save...
Poll bound government looks to raise small savings rate
By Anjana Das, New Delhi : With an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the government may consider raising interest rates applicable to select small savings schemes popular among the economically weaker sections (EWS) and farmers in rural and semi-urban areas of...
Telangana presents Rs 1.82 lakh cr interim budget
Hyderabad : Proposing an unemployment allowance of Rs 3,000 per month ahead of elections, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday presented a Vote-on-Account Budget for 2019-20 that has an estimated expenditure of Rs 1,82,017 crore, an increase...
Don’t plead for contracts, look at global market: Sitharaman to defence shipyards
Panaji : Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday cautioned Indian defence shipyards against constantly pleading with the government for equipment manufacturing contracts while urging them to look abroad for selling maritime battle ware. Sitharaman was...
India, Spain express support for rules-based free trade, multilateralism
Madrid : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Spanish counterpart Josep Borrell on Tuesday agreed, following a bilateral meeting in the Spanish capital, that both countries supported the promotion of multilateralism and a rules-based concept of free trade....
Cabinet sanctions Rs 2,055 cr for Swadesh Darshan Scheme
New Delhi : The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the continuation of the Swadesh Darshan Scheme during the extent of 14th Finance Commission - ending in 2020 -and beyond, sanctioning Rs 2,055 crore for 60 projects under the scheme to be completed by December 2019. It...