Athletes preparing for next year’s Commonwealth and Asian Gamesand for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may not take a liking to the latest directive by the sports ministry, which has revised the guidelines for issuance of funds to athletes under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme. Learning its lessons from the past, where there ...
Read More »Uttar Pradesh has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state
Uttar Pradesh has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary. “To begin with Lohban and Gausana, the two villages of Mathura district have been covered for 100 per cent electrification on the birth anniversary ...
Read More »Ambitious BPO Subsidy scheme to expand, says RS Prasad
In order to promote its ambitious rural business process outsourcing (BPO) scheme, the ministry of electronics and IT will soon list its services on the government e-marketplace portal (GeM) — which has become a one-stop destination for all government buying — said union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday ...
Read More »Arogya Lakshmi scheme is boon for women: UNICEF
Hyderabad: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) commended the “Arogya Lakshmi” scheme designed for the benefit of pregnant women and nursing mothers. The UNICEF described the scheme as “a boon for pregnant women and nursing mothers.” The UNICEF had recently released a report, called “Nourishing Wombs: Delivering an integrated package ...
Read More »Subsidised sugar scheme to BPL families extends by Haryana Government
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Wednesday said it will provide subsidised sugar every month to the ‘below poverty line’ (BPL) families in the state, extending a welfare scheme earlier available to only ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojna’ (AAY) families. Families under both categories will also get a litre of subsidised mustard oil. ...
Read More »Air Deccan ready for ‘UDAN’ from NE in December
SHILLONG: Low cost airline Air Deccan is all set to start operations under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), from December 15 this year, airport officials here said today. Under the Centre’s UDAN scheme, air fares are capped at Rs 2,500 per ...
Read More »10 million prepaid meters to be procured for UP under Saubhagya scheme
NEW DELHI: The government plans to procure 10 million pre-paid meters to be deployed in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Saubhagya scheme, which aims to add more than 40 million households to the power grid by December next year, reports Nishtha Saluja. Leading national and international companies, including L&T, ...
Read More »Coopetetion in the Era of Digital Transformation at Xeminence 2017
At the onset of Odisha’s traditional trade festival, the sacred “Kartika Purnima” which brings with itself a renewed freshness to the festivities and fervour, the XIMB Campus at Bhubaneswar bore witness to one of its most anticipated maiden annual business conclave “X-eminence”. Graced by luminaries from every corporate stratum, ignited ...
Read More »Press Release for recommendations made on GST rates
(I) Reduction in GST rate from 28% to 18% Wire, cables, insulated conductors, electrical insulators, electrical plugs, switches, sockets, fuses, relays, electrical connectors Electrical boards, panels, consoles, cabinets etc for electric control or distribution Particle/fibre boards and ply wood. Article of wood, wooden frame, paving block Furniture, mattress, bedding and ...
Read More »Join the Biggest Management Cultural Fest from 10th to 12th November at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
Xpressions, one of the biggest Management-Cultural fest India, is a three-day extravaganza which is scheduled to take place from 10th to 12th November 2017. At the heart of any management fest lies the business events, and Xpressions 2017 offers a plethora of multi-faceted competitions to its various stakeholders. Keeping the ...
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