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PM Narendra Modi today launched three gold related schemes and the country’s first ever gold coin namely Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), Sovereign Gold Bonds and Gold Coin and Bullion Scheme. The main objective behind this launch is to curb the increasing demands of the physical availability of gold in household. ...

US Company SunEdison is going to supply solar power in India at a record low tariff which in turn could enhance appeal for renewable energy even more in the country. Thus, lessening rates of renewable energy could get more support from government to be an alternative to thermal power. This ...

Waitlisted train tickets will be confirmed under the Indian Railway’s new scheme if passengers choose the option of next alternative train while booking online. The alternative train ticket booking scheme will start as pilot project for the trains running between Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu routes from Nov 1. In the beginning, ...

The central government has proposed a new move to control the harmful effect of chemical fertilizers on consumers. The draft of which has already been prepared. It is “mandatory” for all the farmers who buy urea  to also buy natural fertilizer in order to avail government subsidies. The central government ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Amravati, the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh. Pitched as a world-class riverfront capital city, Amaravati will be an energy-efficient and green city with concentration on industrial hubs. Amaravati will be a benchmark for the development of new cities and implementation ...

Japan today has offered to finance India’s first bullet train, estimated cost of which is $ 15 billion at an interest rate of 1%. Japan was considered by India to evaluate possibility of building 505 Km long corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad and now the country has offered to provide ...

Gujarat students in their first year degree courses OR in their first year diploma courses, who are eligible as per the conditions of this scheme, can now make an online application to benefit from this scheme. To facilitate this, 91 help centers have also been set up. All relevant details about ...

To accelerate the growth of business eco-system, Karnataka has decided to come up with a more comprehensive startup policy. The main agenda is to make sure that Bangalore leads as the most preferred destinations for startups. Simultaneously, this new policy will develop other important cities as startup destinations on par ...

The Indian Investment Initiative was launched on 9th Oct which aims to bring investment from Indian diaspora living in the US. The initiative was launched in partnership with US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Calvert Foundation. The highlights of this initiative are: This is first of this kind of ...

T-Hub is India’s largest incubation centre for Startups, initiated by government of Telangana. It is positioned in International Institute of Information Technonolgy in its Hyderabad campus. Apart from IIIT Hyderabad, ISB and NASLAR are partners in this T-Hub incubation initiative. It is a big step toward boosting new entrepreneurs to ...