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News DoP is procuring digital handheld terminals to transform various services. The Department of Posts is working on a plan to provide electronic money order service at 70 per cent of its about 1.55 lakh post offices by December. Following the introduction of e-money order service, the department has seen ...

News In a bonanza to over one crore central government employees and pensioners, the Cabinet today hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by 6 per cent to 113 per cent of their basic pay with effect from January. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of ...

News India bids for airwaves crossed Rs 1 lakh crore or $18 billion, making the spectrum auction the biggest ever sale of spectrum by value. Benefits The auction has opened a number of new opportunities for subscribers in new circles for 3G services in 2100 Mhz band and LTE in ...

News The Finance Ministry has operationalised an ambitious electronic national database of judicial orders and appeals to de-congest and streamline huge litigation in the Income Tax Department and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). According to data, tax demand of more than Rs 3.5 lakh crore is under dispute ...

News Indian Railways is finalising a branding policy for trains, coaches, stations and even consumables such as bedding, an initiative that’s expected to raise as much as Rs 9,000 crore for the cash-strapped organisation. A task force headed by Ajay Shukla will submit a detailed report on the issue by ...

News Since Nitin Gadkari took over as shipping minister, the government has put greater focus on coastal shipping and waterways. The Cabinet okayed a legislation to declare 101 rivers as national waterways so that the Centre can explore the possibilities of cargo and passenger movement on these rivers. Incentives The ...

News Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s new Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020). The government’s new foreign trade policy (2014-19) to rev up exports is expected to be put in place by October-end and will have a strong thrust on manufacturing to bring it ...

News Indian space agency ISRO is working with SAARC countries for setting up a dedicated satellite for them as mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking after the succesful launch of navigational satellite IRNSS-1D , ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar  expressed confidence that once the project gets approved, significant development would ...

News The government sanctioned a Rs 5,113 crore project to develop a next-generation Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), which will act as a 360-degree ‘Eye in the Sky’, and also approved purchase of two Airbus A330 aircraft for the same. The eventual plan is to induct eight such aircraft ...

News The much-delayed Delhi-Jaipur Expressway would be completed by June, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said today. Centre is ready to build four bypasses by December for important towns if Rajasthan government offers land. Out of 57 structures to be completed which include flyovers, vehicle underpasses and pedestrian ...