The Cabinet today approved hike in import duty of sugar to 40% from current 25% and withdrew duty free import of raw sugar. Both measures are aimed at curbing overseas supplies. It has also removed a 12.36% excise duty on ethanol supplied for blending with petrol. Also in another move, ...

The Union Cabinet today approved amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, that provide for classifying corruption as a heinous crime and longer prison terms for both the bribe giver and the bribe taker. The refurbished anti-corruption law will stipulate that all corruption trials will be completed within two ...

A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Smart Cities Mission for development of 100 smart cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) of 500 cities with outlays of Rs 48,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore respectively. The Cabinet also approved central funding under AMRUT to ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Modi, gave its approval for extension of outstanding projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Extension for Projects running under Sub-Mission on Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP), which fall ...

The Enforcement Directorate(ED), which probes financial crimes under two prime laws of the Prevention ofMoney Laundering Act (PMLA) and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) along with some old cases pending under the repealed Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) has broken all records of lodging complaints and prosecuting the accused ...

News British PM David Cameron said Britan supports Modi’s Make in India and offered to sell Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to India, terming it as a “better deal” than the Rafale made by France. The British offer of Eurofighter Typhoons to India is still pending. It will come along with technological ...

In a cabinet meeting today, government decided to relax compensation norms for farmers and lowered moisture content benchmark in grains. The decision was taken to allay the effects of agrarian crisis in the country due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms.

What is Bharat Mala? It is the name given to a ambitious programme of the Modi government which is a road built along India’s west to east land border, from Gujarat to Mizoram, at a cost of around Rs 14,000 crore. It links  to a road network in coastal states, from ...

News Tourists can now get a tour of the city and its landmarks as the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a Mumbai Darshan by Helicopter package. This is a first-of-its-kind initiative, which has been initiated in association with a private helicopter operator. Cost: Ride is available for Rs ...

News PM held a high level meeting to discuss concerns of farmers. Government to take steps to help sugar mills clear dues of over Rs 20,000 crore to cane growers and address quality concerns in wheat procurement after the recent spell of unseasonal rains. Paswan held two separate meetings earlier this ...