1. The Govt of India has selected the Andhra Pradesh State as one among the three States for providing 24 x 7 power supply to domestic consumers. 2. In AP State, around 300 sunny days in a year with Solar Insolation of 5.5 to 6.0 KWh/m2 is available, which is ...

In order to promote the use of non conventional energy in the agriculture sector, the Telangana government has constituted a six-member committee headed by State Energy Secretary Arvind Kumar to prepare modalities for the new solar pump set scheme being launched soon in the State.  The members of the committee ...

The union government has agreed to let the state co-sponsor the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, under which BPL (Below Poverty Line) families will be provided with LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connection, said U.T. Khader, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies. Mr. Khader told reporters here on Sunday that the state ...

Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Friday directed the District Collectors to speed up the sheep rearing scheme. At a video conference from Secretariat here, the Minister asked the Collectors to ensure that the distribution of sheep units among selected beneficiaries was done in a hassle-free ...

New Delhi: After a 17-year roller-coaster ride , the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was launched in Parliament at the stroke of midnight, much like the solemn function which marked India’s Independence. Addressing a packed Central Hall of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself drew this parallel, underlying the historic nature ...

Centre on Friday cut interest rates on small saving schemes, including, NSCs, Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Kisan Vikas Patra by 10 basis points. The revised PPF and NSCs are set at 7.8%, while KVPs will earn only 7.5%. The new rates for Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme (SCSS) and Sukanya ...

NEW DELHI: India is bracing with tense anticipation for the inauguration of the goods and services tax (GST), which is expected to rewrite the rules of business, while reducing the burden on the common man. GST is billed to integrate India into a common market, bigger than the European Union. Proponents ...

If you own a smartphone, you probably have a tonne of apps for work and play. Now, IIT Kharagpur has developed an app that will bring the world’s knowledge at your fingertips. The country’s premier tech institute has launched a mobile app that brings as many as 65 lakh books, journals, periodicals ...

Small traders and manufacturers in the furniture industry in Telangana may make use of the Composition Scheme to avoid 28 percent taxation under Goods and Service Tax(GST). In the Composition Scheme under GST, a taxpayer will only be required to file summarised returns on a quarterly basis, instead of three ...

The Delhi Development Authority will launch its much-awaited housing scheme on June 30. Close to 12,000-plus flats -a majority of which were returned by allottees of a 2014 housing scheme — will be up for sale. The scheme is being floated under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to help a large number of people ...