By Quaid Najmi, Mumbai : The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) announcement launching a new series of 100-rupee denomination notes has been greeted with trepidation by the major companies engaged in the manufacture and supply of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in the...
Thiruvananthapuram : To speed up investments in Kerala, state Industries Minister A.C. Moideen on Friday said that it had been decided if the various committees that inspect investment proposals do give a clearance in 30 days, the project can be deemed cleared....
Kochi : Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra had an on-board briefing on the progress of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) - one of the first aircraft carriers to be designed and built in India, an official statement said. Indian Navy's Vice Chief, Vice Admiral Ajit...
New Delhi : Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said the Modi government was committed to reservation in the faculty positions of universities and that it does not agree with a court order quashing the 50 per cent reservation. "The University Grants...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : It is yet to be seen how much the Modi government's ambitious crop insurance scheme has benefitted farmers, but one section that has definitely hit the jackpot is the insurance industry, which collectively earned around 85 per cent...
Darbhanga/Patna : An innovative cost-effective drinking water project in Bihar promises to lower the price of one-litre bottle to 50 paise -- cheapest in the world. The project -- Sulabh Jal -- was launched on Saturday in Darbhanga by Sulabh International. It will...
Mumbai : After Railway Minister Piyush Goyal cracked the whip, the Western Railway (WR) launched a safety audit of all 445 bridges on the Mumbai suburban section, deploying modern techniques to scan some of the oldest structures, an official said here on Saturday. The...
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : Joining the battle against plastic waste, Indian Railways is installing plastic bottle crushing machines at 2,000 stations across the country. "At a time when plastics in general, and plastic bottles in particular, are being widely...
New Delhi : In a major move to fight air pollution in Delhi, the city government on Wednesday approved the hiring of a consultant to run 1,000 electric buses estimated to cost Rs 2,500 crore in the national capital as promised in its 2018-19 Budget. Delhi Chief...
Bengaluru : Karnataka on Thursday waived farm loans totalling Rs 34,000 crore, giving relief to distressed farmers across the state. "I propose to waive farm loans totalling Rs 34,000 crore, with Rs 2 lakh per farmer family," Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced...