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We are likely to have foodgrain production of 271.98 million tonnes in the current year. This will be an all time record. The farmers will be a happy lot and the general consumer will be benefited with reduction in prices. It may be noted that in the last two years we had seen the prices of pulses

Pursuing Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Affordable, Quality Healthcare for All, Government has issued the notification for fixing the ceiling prices of coronary stents. The ceiling prices of Bare Metal Stents (BMS), having 10% market share, has been capped at Rs. 7,260 and Drug

In the eastern states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal we hear so much of the menace that elephants create in villages. Many a times there are casualties too. Sometimes, if accurate information on the movement of elephants is known, preventive action comes to great help. One such

Government considering proposals that may significantly increase wages under MGNREGS. A panel of secretaries are likely to start consultations with states next month and these increased wages could be higher or on a par with the minimum wages notified by states. Also under consideration is the

The alertness of two teenagers of Goyla Dairy village in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka saved the lives of 194 people onboard a Bengaluru-bound GoAir flight on Wednesday. These two boys were sitting on their terrace when they noticed the tail of the airplane on fire. One of them called out his father who

One must have an 'aadhaar' card if s/he want to avail the subsidised foodgrains available at ration shops. Government has decided to make this mandatory. And to help people who have not got themselves registered for aadhaar time has been given till 30th June. By this date one must get aadhaar card

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been promoting “Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Programme” with a Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of up to 30% of benchmark cost in general category states and up to 70 % in special category states, North Eastern states

(English news given below) एनर्जी एफिशियेंसी सर्विसेज लिमिटेड (ईईसीएल) तथा झारखंड बिजली वितरण निगम द्वारा अब राज्य के बिजली उपभोक्ताओं को सस्ती दरों पर सिलिंग फैन तथा ट्यूब लाइट उपलब्ध करायी जायेगी। इस योजना का शुभारंभ बुधवार को राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री रघुवर दास ने किया। इस सिलिंग फैन तथा ट्यूब लाइट के

Extolling virtues of the Universal Basic Income (UBI), Finance Minister Mr Arun Jaitley today said at ASSOCHAM event at least one state is willing to take a plunge and launch a pilot on the scheme, proposed by the Economic Survey. “UBI is an idea worth considering. Today I had the first finance

Nine national level institutions under AYUSH provide medical facilities and education in AYUSH system of medicine. Another two are likely to become operational soon. The existing National Institutes under the Ministry of AYUSH are as under:- I. National Institute of Ayurveda-Jaipur(Rajasthan) II

Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has developed anti-diabetic drug AYUSH-82 and AYUSH-SG for Rheumetoid Arthritis. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) has developed 9 drugs out of which 2 are of vegetable origin, 5 are from different strains of Dengue virus

In continuation of the initiative of the Government to acknowledge the contribution of tax payers by paying taxes towards nation building and promptness in filing of Income Tax Returns, CBDT has issued the third round of Certificates to nearly 3.74 Lakh tax payers. With this, the total number of