NEW DELHI: If you thought cash deposits made prior to November 8 last year — when the government announced its demonetisation exercise — will escape the eagle eye of the tax department, you would be mistaken. Tax authorities have sought explanations related to deposits of cash made in FY11. Not ...
Read More »The Narendra Modi government has addressed systemic issues that have traditionally plagued development schemes in India.
As the Narendra Modi government enters the fourth year of its mandate, the opposition has accused it of usurping as many as 23 legacy schemes of the UPA and rebranding them as its own. However, there is more to government schemes than names. It is probably simplistic to say that some of ...
Read More »Age limit for joining the National Pension Scheme has been raised to 65 years from the current 60
The upper age limit for joining the National Pension System (NPS) has been raised to 65 years from the current 60, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) announced on Monday. PFRDA Chairman Hemant Contractor made the announcement at a conference here on “Transferring Superannuation Funds to National Pension ...
Read More »Women paid less than men, says Centre panel: MGNREGA Scheme
Women, employed under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme across the country, get only 78 per cent of the minimum wages paid to men, according to Indian Express report. The Ministry of Rural Development panel report said that not a single state has been able to enforce ...
Read More »Delhi’s solar energy model best for power-hungry cities, says study
NEW DELHI: An international report on how energy-poor cities can be powered while containing polluting has cited Delhi’s net-metering policy for solar rooftop systems as a probable solution for providing cheap electricity. The World Resources Institute’s report, titled “Powering Cities in the Global South”, was released on Wednesday. The report also pointed out ...
Read More »Uttar Pradesh govt plans rural health scheme
After the hospital deaths of several children in Gorakhpur and Farrukhabad districts sparked public outrage, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning a project to attend to the health needs of people in rural areas. “The UP government is shortly coming out with a project to tackle the health issues in ...
Read More »Envision, Stratonomics & Parivartan discusses the changing face of Systems, Consulting & Sustainability with respect to Business
“Partnerships and Consolidation: Key to survival in India’s Competitive Landscape” discussed at “Stratonomics 2017” “Stratonomics 2017”, the Annual Business Conclave organized by CONSTRAT, the Consulting and Strategy Association of XIMB-XUB, took place at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar on Sunday. The theme of the conclave was “Partnerships and Consolidation: Key ...
Read More »1.68 cr incremental jobs created under MUDRA scheme in 2 years
The Modi Government’s flagship scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), has resulted in generation of 1.68 crore incremental jobs in the first two years since its launch, a SKOCH Group report has revealed. This survey report titled ‘MUDRA Scheme: a Game Changer Initiative on Job Creation’ was released at ...
Read More »Gujarat launches subsidised food scheme for construction workers
The Shramik Annapoorna Yojana (Construction Workers` Meal Scheme), under which each registered worker is provided a plateful of food for a mere Rs 10 with the Gujarat government providing a hefty subsidy of Rs 19 per meal. The meal includes rotis or theplas, mixed vegetable, cereals, rice, pickle or chutney, ...
Read More »“Communiqué 2017 – Media and Privacy A Mismatch?” Media Conclave at XIMB
XAVIER UNIVERSITY XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar – 751 013, Odisha Tel: 0674-3012345 Fax: 0674-2300995 E-mail: [email protected], Web: https://www.ximb.ac.in, https://www.xub.edu.in PRESS RELEASE “Communiqué 2017 – Media and Privacy A Mismatch?” Media Conclave at XIMB 03 September 2017, Bhubaneswar The Annual Media conclave “Communiqué 2017”, organized by ...
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