Central Government
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Central Government slaps tax on petrol, diesel exports; imposes windfall tax on crude oil
Business | Jul 01, 2022, 02:54 PM ISTThe levy on crude, which follows record earnings by state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) and private sector Cairn Oil & Gas of Vedanta Ltd, alone will fetch the government Rs 67,425 crore annually on 29 million tonnes of crude oil produced domestically.
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'Agnipath': Modi govt unveils new armed forces recruitment plan. All you need to know
India | Jun 14, 2022, 05:51 PM ISTThe Agnipath recruitment scheme is a part of the government's efforts toward reducing expenditure and the age profile of the defence forces.
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Centre to soon come up with framework to check 'service charge' levied by restaurants
Business | Jun 03, 2022, 07:51 AM ISTDepartment of Consumer Affairs held a meeting on Thursday with restaurant associations and consumer organizations on levy of service charge in hotels and restaurants.
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Centre to soon release guidelines amid increasing Monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries
India | May 27, 2022, 08:29 AM ISTMonkeypox has been also reported in certain non-endemic countries including the USA, UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Austria, Canary Islands, Israel, and Switzerland.
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Ramban tunnel collapse: Centre forms 3-member panel for probe
India | May 22, 2022, 02:36 PM ISTState-owned NHAI has already initiated process to handle such emergency situation and also taking all possible measures to avoid such incidents in future, said an official statement on May 22.
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Central government to set up board for promotion of Vedic education
India | May 15, 2022, 02:49 PM ISTUnder the National Education Policy, a special Vedic education board will come into existence to maintain the relevance of the text of Vedas in modern society.
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'No threat to food security', says Central Government after wheat export ban
India | May 15, 2022, 08:12 AM ISTAgainst the first estimate of wheat production of 1,113 lakh metric tonnes this year, the estimate was revised to 1,050 LMT due to early summer and heat wave.
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Congress slams wheat export ban by central government, says move 'anti-farmer'
India | May 14, 2022, 01:50 PM ISTAccording to an official notification, India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of measures to control rising domestic prices.
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India bans wheat exports with immediate effect citing food security factor
India | May 14, 2022, 09:44 AM ISTIt also clarified that wheat exports will be allowed on basis of permission granted by Govt of India to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their govts.
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Power crisis: Chidambaram takes a dig at Centre over 'coal shortage', says 'Modi hai, mumkin hai'
India | Dec 27, 2022, 03:21 AM ISTVarious states continued to reel under power shortages on Apr 29 with soaring mercury pushing the demand higher, as opposition parties blamed the Centre for coal shortages at thermal plants.
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"They should tell what it's", Salman Khurshid seeks clear definition of Uniform Civil Code from govt
India | Apr 28, 2022, 08:20 AM ISTCongress leader raised doubts about working style of govt alleging that it has spread discrimination in the society and said there is a possibility of similar treatment in the case of UCC.
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Delhi High Court notice to Centre on PIL seeking integrated medicinal system
India | Apr 27, 2022, 02:43 PM ISTThe plea sought direction to implement a Holistic Integrated Common Syllabus and Common Curriculum of Allopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy for all Medical Colleges in order to secure the right to health.
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India's peak power consumption exceeds 201 Gigawatt, says government
India | Apr 27, 2022, 11:13 AM ISTAccording to Power Ministry, the demand surpassed last year's maximum demand met of 200.539 GW which occurred on July 7, 2021.
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Maharashtra: Coal supply increased considerably in April, informs Centre
India | Apr 17, 2022, 02:55 PM ISTThe ministry added that the coal supply to thermal plants is increasing in tandem with an increase in demand for power.
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Centre waives off customs duty on cotton imports till September 30
Business | Apr 14, 2022, 07:45 AM ISTCBIC announced the exemption from customs duty and Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess on cotton imports in a notification.
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After Deogarh tragedy, Centre directs states to carry out safety audits of ropeways
India | Apr 13, 2022, 10:46 AM ISTHome Secy Ajay Kumar Bhalla, in an official communication to all the Chief Secretaries, said the state govt must engage an experienced and qualified firm or organisation for carrying out safety audits of each ropeway project.
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MHA appoints 10 Directors of Census operations, allows self-enumeration
India | Mar 12, 2022, 01:43 PM ISTThe Gazette notification reads that the President is pleased to appoint the officers of Indian Administrative Service as Director of Census Operations or Director of Citizen Registration in various Directorates of Census Operations under Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India on central deputation.
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Big boost to infra investment as govt clears National Land Monetisation Corporation
Business | Mar 09, 2022, 02:23 PM ISTNLMC will be set up as a wholly-owned govt of India company with an initial authorized share capital of Rs 5,000 cr and paid-up share capital of Rs 150 cr, an official statement said.
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Centre launches welfare scheme for transgender community
India | Feb 13, 2022, 08:50 AM ISTThe 2 sub-schemes of SMILE - 'Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons' and 'Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Engaged in the Act of Begging' - provide comprehensive welfare and rehabilitation measures to Transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging.
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COVID-19: Centre to resume full office attendance without exemptions from today
India | Feb 07, 2022, 07:07 AM ISTEarlier, the DoPT had issued certain guidelines through an OM dated January 3 and the same were being reviewed from time to time depending upon the pandemic situation.