Government
President signs GST Constitution Amendment Bill into law
09 Sep 2016
The central government is now expected to go ahead with the setting up of the GST Council and a GST Secretariat to support the working of the council
Criticism of government is not dissent or sedition, clarifies SC
06 Sep 2016
Sedition or defamation cases cannot be slapped on anyone criticising the government, the Supreme Court today said in a clear message to the government against its frequent misuse of sedition laws
FM nudges banks to support India's growth
02 Sep 2016
Would have stayed longer, but agreement proved elusive: Rajan
02 Sep 2016
The former chief economist of the IMF said he wanted a second term at the central bank to complete his unfinished task "but just didn't reach an agreement" with the government on it
Central staff to get bonus for 2 years, unskilled workers to get minimum wage of Rs350 per day
30 Aug 2016
NIA probing money trail of Kashmir violence
20 Aug 2016
Jaitley likely to skip Saarc FMs’ meeting after India-Pak spat
17 Aug 2016
Pakistan finance ministry officials have said that almost all regional countries, except Bangladesh, have confirmed their participation in the conference scheduled for 25-26 August
Amnesty protests against FIR over Kashmir event
16 Aug 2016
Govt’s focus is on deliverance, says PM Narendra Modi
16 Aug 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day address, his government's mission is to "reform, perform and transform", while staying away from poulism
CAG finds 'ghosts' in centre’s road building scheme
13 Aug 2016
`Ghost' roads that exist only on paper; poor quality and diversion of funds are just some of the holes that the Comptroller and Auditor General has picked in the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
SC slams Centre for holding up appointment of judges
12 Aug 2016
A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur asked whether the Narendra Modi government is trying to bring the entire judicial institution to a "grinding halt" by sitting on recommendations of the collegium for appointment and transfer of judges to High Courts across the country
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In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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