A delegation of Telangana Congress leaders Sunday met Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to claim the formation of the government with 65 members in the newly elected House in the state, news agency PTI reported. A meeting of newly-elected Congress MLAs would be held Tuesday morning, the report said. After meeting the Telangana Governor, Karnataka Deputy CM …
New Delhi: India and the US are mulling over plans to team up and deliver development projects in the strategically vital Pacific Islands, according to persons aware of the matter. This comes as the islands attract increased attention from China given their location along key maritime trade routes and suitability for military power projection. These …
New Delhi: The Network Planning Group (NPG) under the PM Gati Shakti initiative for logistics efficiency reckons it can save up to ₹15 crore per km for projects run by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The estimated savings are due to a reduction in the length of roads by integrating various expressway corridors …
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New Delhi: The Centre is unlikely to further rationalize centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) during the upcoming budget, as the process has been completed in the previous years, and no changes are considered before the general elections, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. However, the Centre could take a relook at some of …
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New Delhi: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) may recommend a specific allocation of natural gas used for cooking, said two people with knowledge of the plan. City gas distributors (CGD) supply both compressed natural gas (CNG) for transportation and piped natural gas (PNG) for cooking. The natural gas is sourced from legacy …
New Delhi: The government proposes to carry forward the joint treatment module followed during the covid pandemic to integrate modern medicine treatment with traditional Indian systems. The ministries of health and Ayush are in talks to develop protocols where the two systems could be combined to offer treatment for certain diseases at both government and …
India has refused to sign the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health, reports PTI. The report also states the India cited the lack of practicality in curbing greenhouse gases use for cooling in the health sector, as the reason. India has said that it would not be possible to fulfil the same within a short …
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New Delhi: Sustainability is set to become a central consideration for debt resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), in a move that could make India a pioneer in the decision-making process over whether and how to rescue distressed businesses. Rule-maker Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and the ministry of corporate affairs have …
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In 1984, during the intervening night of 2 and 3 December in Varanasi, a modest barat from Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya arrived at the guest house of Banaras Locomotive Works. Kashi then was esteemed for its scholarly environment, where university professors and vice-chancellors were more revered than leaders, officials, or influential figures. The procession included vice …
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Leaders of political parties in Parliament met on Saturday to discuss the agenda for the Winter session of Parliament, which begins on Monday, December 4. In addition to Rajnath Singh, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, Gaurav Gogoi, and Pramod Tiwari, as well as Trinamool leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, NCP leader Fouzia Khan, and …
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