New Delhi: The Centre on Monday called on states and Union Territories to speed up skill development programmes under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 to build a trained and locally available workforce for maintaining rural drinking water systems. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) held its first national virtual conference with states and UTs Read More…
Pathanamthitta: Police have arrested three people, including the owner of a granite slab sales centre, for allegedly stealing granite slabs from tombs and selling them to customers. The arrested were identified as Jalal Singh alias Sundar, a native of Kanyakumari who runs a granite slab business in Mallappally, Surjit Barman from West Bengal and Sajith, Read More…
New Delhi: NLC India Limited (NLCIL), a Navratna company under the Ministry of Coal, is expanding its energy portfolio as India works towards its 2047 development goals. The company currently has a power generation capacity of 8,405 MW and mining capacity of 59.10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). It plans to increase its mining capacity Read More…
Uduppi: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said the state government would consult officials and take a decision on the demand for conducting a physical survey of areas identified under the Kasturirangan report. Speaking at a meeting with local residents and representatives of various organisations at Hebri in Udupi district, Shivakumar said the Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited youth at the 20th Rozgar Mela on September 19. The appointment letters will be distributed through video conferencing at 12.30 pm, following which the Prime Minister will address the newly selected candidates. The Rozgar Mela will be organised simultaneously Read More…
The government has reduced the windfall gains tax on exports of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight beginning September 16. The special additional excise duty (SAED), along with the road and infrastructure cess, on diesel exports has been lowered to Rs 20 per litre from Rs 25 per litre during the Read More…
New Delhi: Coal India Limited (CIL) is accelerating the modernisation of its underground and open-cast mines through artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), automation and advanced digital technologies to improve safety, efficiency and sustainability. The company is deploying high-capacity mining equipment, blast-free technologies, AI-based safety systems, GPS-enabled fleet management and predictive maintenance. It is Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings to engineers on the occasion of Engineers’ Day, praising their contributions to nation-building, innovation and finding solutions for a better future. The Prime Minister also paid tribute to Sir M. Visvesvaraya, whose engineering expertise and vision for nation-building continue to inspire generations of engineers. “Happy Read More…
New Delhi: The government has directed banks and payment system providers not to impose charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions of up to Rs 2,000 or on payments made through RuPay debit cards. However, the government is yet to clarify whether merchants will have to pay a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions Read More…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Power has approved the export of electricity to Nepal for 18 hours a day from September 13 to December 31, 2026, to help the neighbouring country meet its power requirements following recent floods. Under the approval, India will supply up to 600 MW through the Muzaffarpur–Dhalkebar 400 kV double-circuit transmission Read More…