Miscellaneous

The Government has taken a historic decision to reduce the rate ofcontribution under the ESI Act from 6.5% to 4% (employers’ contribution being reduced from 4.75% to 3.25% and employees’ contribution being reduced from 1.75% to 0.75% ). Reduced rates will be effective from 01.07.2019 . Thiswould

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, launched the “e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes” at a function organized by Ministry of Tribal Affairs here on Wednesday. A power point presentation on these new e-governance initiatives was made on the occasion. The minister applauded

In a major move aimed at making Aadhaar making people friendly, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved “The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019” to replace the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019. The amendments proposed are the same as

The Government of Japan has decided to invest an amount of 205.784 billion Yen, equivalent to approximately Rs.13,000 crore, in several ongoing as well as new projects in different states of India's North- Eastern region.This was disclosed after a meeting which the DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) released India’s first Type Approval Certificate (TAC) for Bharat Stage - VI (BS – VI) norms for the two wheeler segment in New Delhi today. The certificate was released and handed over by Director ICAT, Dinesh Tyagi to top officials of the OEM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the main event of International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations to be held at Prabhat Tara, Ranchi, Jharkhand on 21 st June, 2019. Approximately 30,000 people are expected to participate in the main event. On 13 th June, there will be a Curtain raiser to the main

The Gujarat government has started a novel emissions trading programme aimed to cut particulate air pollution and facilitate robust economic growth. Chief minister Vijay Rupani launched the pilot programme on Wednesday in Surat, a densely populated industrial centre with a significant number of

Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep S Puri, has stated that in the Swachh Survekshan 2020(SS 2020) league, parameters pertaining to Wastewater treatment &reuse and fecal sludge management have been given special focus. Launching the SS 2020 League here today , he said that

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has said that India's forest cover increased by 1% in the last 5 years and that similar progress will be possible in the coming five years through people's participation. He said that when

Fee for SC/ST candidates, who join vocational training under Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS), operating under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has been waived off. This was decided in the first review meeting held by Union Minister for Skill Development and

Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs. Hardeep S Puri, will be launching Swachh Survekshan 2020 League at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), New Delhi on 6 June, 2019. Swachh Survekshan League 2020 will be a quarterly cleanliness assessment of cities and towns in India

Leverages Rs 23,000 crore for behaviour change: Study by Gates Foundation Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that Swachhata affects all aspects of the environment – be it groundwater, surface water, soil or air – as well as health and well-being of the communities in ODF