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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The government may accord industry status to waste management and recycling businesses, two people aware of the development said, amid a push for circular economy. This has been a long-standing demand of the waste management sector, as an industry status helps businesses get easier access to cheaper bank loans.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), say they are facing a host of challenges which could influence their electoral preferences in the February 5 elections.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Greenko founders-backed AM Green has partnered with global logistics giant DP World to establish advanced logistics and storage infrastructure in India and overseas, aiming to accelerate exports of green hydrogen and green ammonia.

Union Budget 2025 Expectations Live Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech is being anticipated as stakeholders and sectors await announcements such as tax breaks, GST updates are expected to revive the economy and boost consumer sections.The finance minister concluded her eighth Pre-Budget Consultation with the stakeholders and representatives from the trade unions ahead of the upcoming Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi on January 6. When is the Union Budget 2025 Speech?While there has been no official confirmation from the Centre or Finance Ministry yet, as per recent convention, Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget 2025 on February 1, at 11 am.

Delhi chief electoral officer (CEO) on Monday said cash and other items like liquor, worth more than Rs 21 crore, was seized by various agencies within a week of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) coming into effect.

Nural Islam, Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, to discuss the escalating border tensions between New Delhi and Dhaka.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Like many other founders, Dhruv Madhok and Dhruv Bhasin launched Slick Organics, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand that sells hair care products under the brand Arata, to address a perceived gap in the market. That gap: a lack of effective hair styling solutions for curly and wavy hair in India.

Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a State Visit to India from 14 to 18 January 2025, at the invitation of the President Droupadi Murmu. Tharman’s State Visit commemorates the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Singapore-India diplomatic relations. He will visit New Delhi from 15 to 16 January, and Odisha from 17 to 18 January.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The PM internship scheme, which is currently in pilot stage, is likely to see a host of changes before it is officially launched. The scheme, which was announced in the previous budget, will see changes based on inputs from the pilot and from industry, according to three persons informed about discussions in the government.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers reviewed the prices of essential medicines on 7 January in a meeting attended by officials from the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP). This move may lead to a lowering of prices of life-saving medicines.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The government is working on revamping the framework for revival and rehabilitation (FRR) of debt-ridden micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in order to make it easier for small businesses to restructure the loans they have taken out, said two people in the know of the development. The framework would be known as FRR 2.0.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The government plans to count springs and their sheds in the seventh minor irrigation (MI) census expected to start next month, two officials said. A spring-shed is a land area with groundwater that contributes to a spring.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is not only short of an adequate number of aircraft to protect our skies, but will see its capabilities weaken over time, unless corrective action is taken immediately. In my estimate, a significant proportion of IAF’s fighter aircraft fleet is down due to a shortage of Russian spares, and the rest are sparingly used to ensure that they don’t fly into a spares crunch.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: For homebuyers facing issues such as construction delays, substandard construction or hidden charges in apartment sales, India’s consumer protection watchdog is ready to take up the cudgels on their behalf. India’s Central Consumer Protection Authority plans to collaborate with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) to help homebuyers file complaints, seek compensation, and address unfair contracts with developers, according to two officials familiar with CCPA’s plans.

Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025 at Bharat Mandapam. During his visit, PM Modi interacted with the participants and saw their projects. The Department of Youth Affairs successfully kicked off the two-day Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi On Saturday. The event began with a grand inaugural session attended by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Raksha Khadse, Anand Mahindra, Palki Sharma, S Somnath, Pawan Goenka, Amitabh Kant and Ronnie Screwvala. The ceremony opened with the traditional lighting of the lamp, followed by a floral tribute to Swami Vivekananda, whose enduring ideals continue to inspire the nation's youth.

Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday night said that deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina should be allowed to stay in India as long as she wants. Expressing happiness that Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri went to Dhaka last month and held discussions with the authorities there, Aiyar told PTI on the sidelines of the 16th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival that the talks should be continuous and New Delhi needs to establish ministerial contacts with the interim government of Bangladesh. About demands by Bangladesh to extradite Hasina, he said, «I hope we will never disagree that Sheikh Hasina has done a lot of good for us. I am glad she was given refuge. I think we should be her host as long as she wants, even if it is for all her life.» Hasina, 77, has been living in India since August 5 when she fled the country following a massive student-led protest that toppled her 16-year regime.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union government is looking to fire up manufacturing activity—a crucial engine of economic growth that’s significantly slowed—by announcing factory clusters near major infrastructure projects and changes to tax and customs duties in the upcoming Budget.

Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella was pleased to hear that the 6,000 students at the Manipal Academy for Higher Education (MAHE) – which includes his alma mater, Manipal Institute of Technology – are being given access to Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, an AI-based code completion tool. On being asked by representatives of the institution to visit, he said, “I should. I’ve never been back since ’88 (the year he graduated), but I should.” The top executive of the US-headquartered technology firm was meeting with customers ahead of his keynote address in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) plans to use India as a testbed for new decarbonisation technologies that would then be commercially operationalised in other developing countries.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has directed Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana to draft a three-year action plan to combat dust pollution from roads and open areas by the end of February. The plan will prioritize urban and industrial areas and include measures such as end-to-end greening, paving of roads, pedestrian and cyclist pavements, and micro-surfacing.

Indian diaspora worldwide to actively contribute to and benefit from India's journey towards becoming a developed country. «Every effort by the diaspora contributes to India's progress,» he said while inaugurating the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention here.