PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

Adding four more states, 24 states in the country get linked to 'One Nation One Ration Card'

With the addition of these four states, now 24 states across the country are connected with the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme. “About 8...

Developing & distributing a vaccine confronts humanity with next moral test

The biomedical industry and research facilities around the world are progressing toward creating a vaccine that would offer the best chance...

India set to make PDS location independent: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant at UN forum

Addressing the special event on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Acceleration Actions on the margins of 2020 High-Level Political Fo...

Ban on manufacture, storage & distribution of gutkha in Delhi banned for one more year

"Commissioner (Food Safety), National Capital Territory of Delhi, prohibits in the interest of public health for a period of one year in NC...

Government moots supplying power to charging stations at no profit basis

In order to promote the battery-operated vehicles, the Centre is likely to facilitate supply of power to electric vehicle charging stations...

Lord Ram's images to be displayed in Times Square to celebrate Aug 5 Ram Temple groundbreaking

Prominent community leader and President of the American India Public Affairs Committee Jagdish Sewhani on Wednesday said that arrangements...

Cabinet nod for extension of PMGKAY for 5 months till November

"The Prime Minister had announced that this scheme will be extended and the same has been approved by the Cabinet today," Information and B...

Mindspace REIT IPO subscribed 38% on Day 1

The price band of the issue is fixed at Rs 274-275 per unit. Investors can make for a minimum of 200 units and in multiples of 200 units.

TN govt extends free ration to family cardholders for July

This is in view of the lockdown to contain COVID-19 having been extended till this month-end. The essentials could be obtained from the res...

Free foodgrain schemes to add Rs 1.49 Lakh Cr to govt's subsidy burden

The government pays a subsidy of about Rs 1.70 lakh crore annually for cheap grains to 810 million ration card holders under the National F...

BPCL offers voluntary retirement scheme to employees ahead of privatisation

"The Corporation has decided to offer a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), with a view to enable employees, who are not in a position to co...

No purchase of China items on GeM: Ram Vilas Paswan

Minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, has directed officials to ensure that any item made in China...

Coca Cola India to support nearly 48 public hospitals across eight state

The company has been extending support towards the health infrastructure through a partnership with United Way Mumbai by provision of Perso...

No duty on Chinese imports for public solar power projects; Conditions apply

The decision is subject to the approval of the Department of Revenue under the finance ministry, said RK Singh, minister of state for power...

JFrog Unveils New Software Distribution Capabilities to Handle Rising Volume and Frequency of Edge Updates

Liquid Software Leader Delivers New Capabilities for CI/CD, SecOps, Helm, and Coins the Necessity of “BinOps” to Manage the Growing Flow of...

As discom losses continue downward spiral, power secretary bats for better governance

The performance report showed that aggregate losses for distribution utilities increased from Rs 29,452 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 49,623 crore...

Power equipment makers working at 20-50% capacity

There have been no new coal-based power plants planned in the country other than those in the pipeline of NTPC and utilities of states like...