The Ministry of Law and Justice has launched the ‘Tele-Law’ initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to provide legal aid services to the marginalized communities and citizens living in rural areas through the Common Service Centres (CSC) at the panchayat level, spread across the country. Salient Highlights Tele Law initiative would ...

It’s 9.45 am and a saffron-coloured food stall with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel on Narol crossroads in Ahmedabad has run out of meals. Reason, it provides one plate meal of five rotis, a mixed vegetable sabzi, rice, pickle and green ...

The scheme, launched by the Indian government, aims to provide financial support to MSMEs and technology startup units for international patent filing to encourage innovation and recognise the value and capabilities of global IP along with capturing growth opportunities in the ICTE sector. Objective: Support for international patient protection in ...

After banks, the government is considering allowing non-banking financial companies and (NBFCs) some other financial institutions to take gold deposits to boost the performance of the gold monetisation scheme, a senior finance ministry official told FE. Any such move could facilitate the participation of players like Muthoot Finance and Manappuram ...

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to file a status report on submission of final report by an expert committee set up to examine the possibility of restoring the old pension scheme for its employees in place of the contributory pension. Justice ...

Manufacturers of ice-cream, tobacco products and service providers, except restaurateurs, cannot avail of the Composition Scheme under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said on Wednesday. “Suppliers of services, except restaurants, and any person who makes inter-state supplies or is engaged in manufacturing of certain goods, ...

The Scheme shall be called the ‘Scheme for Grants-in-aid to State Channelising Agencies (SCAs) of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation(NMDFC)’.Under the Scheme of Grants-in Aid, assistance will be provided to the SCAs directly by National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC). Objectives: Strengthen the infrastructure of SCAs in order ...

NEW DELHI: The Railways today rolled out a cashless health care scheme for its retired employees. The Cashless Treatment Scheme in Emergency (CTSE) aims to provide comprehensive health care facilities to its beneficiaries through in-house health institutions, supplementing with referrals to recognised hospitals whenever necessary. “Cashless Treatment Scheme in Emergency ...

The Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) scheme of the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Government of India. The scheme enables technology innovators and entrepreneurs to pursue a promising technology idea, and establish and validate proof of concept (POC) for the idea. By funding establishment and validation of POC, BIRAC wishes ...

The Aam Aadmi Party’s City Taxi Scheme, 2017 in the national capital may lead to a ban on shared rides provided by cab aggregators in the city. The Delhi Government scheme is being sketched out by senior government officials and after its finalisation, Kejriwal government will notify the speculations, reported ...