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 ...
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Centre okays state co-sponsorship of Ujjwala Scheme: Khader
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 ...
Read More »Speed up sheep rearing scheme: Talasani Srinivas Yadav
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 ...
Read More »GST Era Dawns on India After Midnight Birth in Parliament
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 ...
Read More »Small saving schemes: PPF, NSC rates cut to 7.8 per cent, KVPs to earn 7.5 per cent
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 ...
Read More »GST: Get set for tomorrow
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 ...
Read More »IIT Kharagpur’s National Digital Library App: Free library of 65 lakh books (and counting)
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 ...
Read More »Composition scheme comes to the rescue of small traders in Telangana
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 ...
Read More »12,000 flats on offer under new DDA scheme
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 ...
Read More »Revealing both the faces of GST : Know the positive and negative aspects
The Rajya Sabha has cleared a constitutional amendment to bring about a system of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. It is perhaps the most important economic reform item on the Narendra Modi government’s agenda. This is one reform which affects all of us. GST is a consumption based ...
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