News: Air India is facing increasing competition from other service airlines in domestic and international routes. So, the civil ministry has asked SBI Capital Markets to review Air India’s turnaround plan in view of changes in the operating environment and the airline’s inability to reduce losses. Description: In 2015, the airline ...
Read More »Adequate Urea supply to meet Kharif season demand
The Department of Fertilizers has procured more than 10 Lakh MT of imported Urea in January 2015 for propositioning in the States. Additional procurement of imported Urea has been done in April, May & June 2015. With increased domestic production by 10 Lakh MTs and reduction of demand due to ...
Read More »EPFO upgrades new PF Offices to the North-Eastern Region
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO) has upgraded the District Offices / Services Centres in Gangtok, Imphal, Aizwal, Itanagar and Dimapur to special state offices. The Special State Office shall be headed by an Assistant P.F. Commissioner level officer and would have an Enforcement Officer and other supporting staff. The special ...
Read More »1000 more stores to be opened under Jan Aushadhi Scheme
News The Government proposes to soon open 1000 more stores under the ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ to make available quality generic medicines at affordable prices through these special outlets. Speaking at a function organised by the Indian Social Responsibility Network (ISRN) a facilitation network to build the corporate social responsibility (CSR) ...
Read More »Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs
News The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has notified a Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 9 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. In India, the existing mechanism for addressing revival, rehabilitation and exit of ...
Read More »Smart card for unorganised sector workers soon
News The Centre would soon issue smart cards to the workers of the unorganised sector to enable them to access a number of social security benefits, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said. Government would give them U-WIN (Unorganised Worker Identification Number) card to access the benefits and a portal would be ...
Read More »New Ammonia-Urea Complex in Assam and Financial restructuring of BVFCL
News The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for setting up of a new Ammonia-Urea Complex of 8.64 Lakh Metric Tonnes annual capacity with an estimated investment of Rs. 4500 crore at Namrup in Assam on Public Private Partnership (PPP) route by ...
Read More »Approval for revival of the Sindri unit of the Fertilizer Corporation India
News The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the revival of closed urea unit of Fertilizer Corporation India Limited (FCIL) at Sindri (Jharkhand) with an investment of Rs 6000 crore. The CCEA earlier had approved gas pooling for urea sector which will enable the unit to get gas at pooled ...
Read More »Foundation stone laid for Apparel & Garment Making Centre in Assam
News Shri Narendra Modi has given special attention to the Ministry of Textiles, with special focus on states in the North Eastern Region. The Apparel and Garment Making Centres are being opened in every state in the region, as part of the landmark initiative announced by the PM in Nagaland, on ...
Read More »Foundation stones for 7 Handloom Common Facility Centres in Varanasi
News The Governor recalled the laying of foundation stone of Trade Facilitation Centre and Crafts Museum in Varanasi by Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, on 7th November, 2014 and said that work has commenced on this front, and that visible progress will be made soon. He added that there ...
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