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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 computing. The project will be launched at Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli. A statement by the ministry […]

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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 educational qualification and income — 106 or 22 per cent of MPs […]

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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 cleared 90 per cent of its power dues and is expected to clear the rest in the […]

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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 the years,” the US-based […]

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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 travel time, a railway ministry official […]

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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 the country. Sources said the Finance Ministry is currently evaluating the small […]

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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 of 4 per cent over the previous year. Presenting the interim budget in the […]

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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 addressing a function at Goa Shipyard Limited in the port town of Vasco, 35 km from here, to launch an […]

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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. The two leaders met at Madrid’s Viana Palace, the Spanish foreign ministry’s official headquarters, to discuss […]

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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 also sanctioned Rs 324 crore for six other projects […]

Category: Corporate Governance

Industry 4.0: Railways to integrate Big Data, AI

AP, Odisha MPs have highest average income, Goa MPs lowest: ADR

Don’t disconnect BSNL, MTNL power connections over pending dues: DoT to state govts

India to grow at 7.3% for next 2 years despite global slowdown: Moody’s

Railways aim at two-locomotive Rajdhanis to save time, increase berths

Poll bound government looks to raise small savings rate

Telangana presents Rs 1.82 lakh cr interim budget

Don’t plead for contracts, look at global market: Sitharaman to defence shipyards

India, Spain express support for rules-based free trade, multilateralism

Cabinet sanctions Rs 2,055 cr for Swadesh Darshan Scheme

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