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- Business
PMKSY cold chain scheme cuts wastages in vegetables, dairy, fisheries
New Delhi: The Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has resulted in a significant reduction in wastages in vegetables, dairy and fisheries sectors,…
- Business
Banks hike interest rates on FDs amid fierce competition for deposits
Mumbai: Banks have started offering higher returns on FDs amid fierce competition to raise more deposits. While leading banks such as SBI and HDFC were the first to raise interest rates on…
- Business
LPG connections to households jump over 2-fold in last 10 year
New Delhi: The number of LPG connections for household kitchens in the country has more than doubled to 32.83 crore, as of November 1, 2024, from 14.52 crore in 2014, according to…
- Business
16.15 lakh EVs incentivised under FAME-II scheme: Centre
New Delhi: A total of 16.15 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) have been incentivised under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India)-II scheme, the government said…
- Business
Govt aims to build 2 crore houses under PM’s scheme for rural poor
New Delhi: The Centre plans to construct additional two crore rural houses during FY2024-25 to FY 2028-29 under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) flagship scheme that is being implemented to provide…
- Business
NITI Aayog rolls out S.A.F.E. housing roadmap for industrial workersto boost growth
New Delhi: NITI Aayog on Thursday released a comprehensive report on the crucial role of secure, affordable, flexible, and efficient (S.A.F.E.) accommodations for industrial workers in boosting India’s manufacturing sector. India is…
- Real Estate
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban: 1.18 cr houses sanctioned
New Delhi: Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) a total of 1.18 crore houses have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), out of which 1.14…
- India
Fund allocation for MGNREGA has not gone down: Sitharaman
Bhubaneswar: The fund allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGA) has not gone down, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Friday, adding it is a demand driven scheme and as…
- India
Govt scheme to check publication of fake product & services reviews
New Delhi: The government has formulated a conformity assessment scheme on IS 19000:2022, which is aimed at certifying the processes related to collection, moderation and publication of online customer reviews, to prevent…
- India
‘Not freebies but social security’, Gehlot announces Rs 25L healthcare scheme, OPS
Jaipur: After presenting the state Budget and announcing sops for the public, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday that the schemes announced are part of social security, and not freebies,…
- Bangalore
Priyanka Gandhi promises Rs 2,000 to every woman household head in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has announced that if the party is voted to power in the state, Rs 2,000 would be given to every woman house head in Karnataka under…
- India
TN CM Stalin launches Pongal hamper distribution
Chennai: Marking the launch of ‘Pongal’ gift distribution scheme across the State, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday gave away the harvest festival hampers to beneficiaries here, which includes…
- Business
Street vendors loan scheme has PM Modi’s guarantee: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that under the PM SVANidhi scheme, there is no need to submit any documents as guarantee because under it, the guarantee has been…