Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to effectively halve food rations to the poor ahead of state polls next year and a general election in 2024 is fiscally sound, but politically much depends on whether the charismatic leader can sell it to voters. Subsidised food and other items are keyContinue Reading
Eknath Shinde asked Mumbai civic authorities to depute 5,000 “Swatchhta Doots” (cleanliness ambassadors) and undertake beautification of the city. Ahead of a G20 Council meeting in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has asked the local civic body to launch a beautification drive in the city on a mission mode.Continue Reading
Entry to the fair will be restricted to business visitors from November 14 to 18. It will be opened for general public from November 19 to 27. The Delhi Police on Sunday issued a traffic advisory ahead of the India International Trade Fair and mentioned the roads where congestion isContinue Reading
Developing countries need to work with investors, rich countries and development banks to secure $1 trillion a year in external financing for climate action by the end of the decade and to match that with their own funds, a report said on Tuesday. The report, released ahead of talks onContinue Reading
The Delhi airport’s operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), announced on Monday that it has decided to replace all of its vehicles for its airside operations with EVs over the next four months as part of the Green Transportation Program to reduce its annual greenhouse gas emissions. The proposal toContinue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a ‘Save Soil Movement’ function at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on Sunday (June 5), in honor of World Environment Day, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Saturday. During the presentation, the Prime Minister will also speak to the audience. The ‘Save Soil Movement‘ is aContinue Reading
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stones for the reconstruction of five Tamil Nadu railway stations: Chennai Egmore, Rameswaram, Madurai, Katpadi, and Kanyakumari. The railway station redevelopment project will cost around Rs 1,800 crore to complete. The project was undertaken to improve the passengers’ convenience andContinue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers today to assess the COVID-19 situation in the country, which has seen an increase in daily infections over the previous two weeks, with Delhi and the National Capital Region serving as the epicenter (NCR). According to the PrimeContinue Reading
Shares of Coal India (CIL) hit an over two-year high of Rs 205.55, up 4 percent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade, surging as much as 10 percent in the past three trading days on the expectation of strong earnings. The stock of state-owned mining company traded at itsContinue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said that their unparalleled courage and sacrifice will keep motivating the coming generations. Sharing the speech at the inauguration of the renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak last year, PM Modi tweeted, “Tributes to those martyred in Jallianwala Bagh onContinue Reading