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union cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 57,613 crore green mobility scheme, seven multitracking rail projects worth Rs 32,500 crore and a Rs 13,000 crore scheme to upskill and provide concessional credit to craftsmen. "....Priority will be given to cities having no organised bus service," Information and Broadcasting minister Anurag Singh Thakur told reporters after a meeting of the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

parliamentary panel has recommended setting up a specialised security agency for airports with more than one-sixth of CISF units exclusively deployed there. This should be done by the civil aviation ministry in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, it said. As airports owe more than Rs 4,700 crore to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) — of which over Rs 3,000 crore is from 16 joint venture airports — the parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture chaired by YSR Congress leader V Vijaysai Reddy has sought reasons for it and ask for its earliest clearance. Noting that 66 units of CISF or 18.7% of its total units are deployed at airports only, the panel in its report highlighted the need for a separate security agency as the civil aviation sector has seen an exponential growth and will grow at a faster space in near future, which will enhance the need for manpower to provide security. “The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Ministry of Civil Aviation may examine the feasibility of setting up a specialized security agency for airports only, in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs,” the report states.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes on Wednesday released the 13 page draft form 6C, which will be used to report the inventory valuation in case of special audit of accounts directed by assessing officer. The businesses will also have to provide valuation of raw material, date of purchase, use of the inventory, valuation of by-products and cost of contract by the company.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY), launched in 2020 at the time of the pandemic. As per latest government data, enrolments under ABRY stood at 6.04 million as on July 22, 2023, well short of the revised target of generating 7.18 million jobs under the scheme but higher than its initial target of 5.85 million. Disbursements under the scheme are way behind target.

NEW DELHI : The Union cabinet on Wednesday cleared a raft of programmes spanning mobility to digital, totalling ₹1.18 trillion, about eight months ahead of general elections. Railways bagged the biggest chunk of about ₹32,500 crore, which will go into seven projects, including laying multiple tracks in busy routes to ease operations and reduce congestion. All projects will be fully funded by the Centre.

How should I decide which is a better tax regime for me—old or new tax regime? What deductions will I get in old regime and what will I stand to lose in the new tax regime? —Name withheld on request There are merits and demerits of both the old and new tax regime. From the ongoing financial year (FY) 2023-24, the new tax regime is the default regime.

NEW DELHI : The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to respond in three weeks to a petition filed by Adisri Commercial, the former promoter of Srei Infrastructure Finance, against an earlier order issued by the tribunal. On 8 October, 2021, the Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had admitted Srei into the corporate insolvency process, and an NCLAT bench In December 2022 rejected Adisri’s plea challenging the NCLT order.

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Indonesia’s president has urged a continuation of his educational reforms to turn Southeast Asia’s largest economy into one of the world’s biggest by its hundredth anniversary in 2045

A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was submitted Wednesday to the government and its financing partners

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IPC), a colonial relic, was meant to, first and foremost, protect British interests. Last week, home minister Amit Shah, after introducing three new criminal codes — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill (BSB) — emphasised the need to break free from colonial legacies. He accurately stated that the colonial criminal system focused on harsh punishments, lacking justice for Indians.

tech: computer chips. In particular, Paoli needs a type of chip known as a graphics processing unit, or GPU, because it is the fastest and most efficient way to run the calculations that allow cutting-edge AI companies to analyze enormous amounts of data. So he's called everyone he knows in the industry who can help.

The declining political fortunes of the federal Liberal party — the latest polls suggest they trail the Conservatives by as much as 10 points — is good news. It suggests progressive fantasies about government spending, regulatory initiatives, social engineering and climate policy have finally run into the brick wall of reality. Slamming into a wall is of course painful, so the Liberals are doing their best to carry on denying reality. Their effort to do so is unlikely to continue fooling Canadians, however.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday invited Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for an active engagement with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), EXIM Bank of India and other financial institutions citing huge opportunity for investment in the country. During the meeting with JBIC Governor Hayashi Nobumitsu here, both exchanged views on JBIC's recent activities in India contributing towards Japan's investment target of five trillion yen over the next five years. «The Union Finance Minister observed that India has been ranked by the JBIC as one of the most attractive #investment destinations in recent years' survey of Japanese manufacturing companies and encouraged engagement of JBIC with Indian financial institutions such as Exim Bank @IndiaEximBank, NIIF and lending banks to leverage the strength and complementarities of both countries,» the finance ministry said in a statement posted on X. Japan has agreed to provide 5 trillion yen in public-private investment and loans to India over the next 5 years. This goal was set by both countries during Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's visit to India in March of last year.

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Common Testing Centre for Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones) would be established in Tamil Nadu at an outlay of Rs 45 crore, the state government said on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) is the nodal agency for the implementation of the TN Defence Industrial Corridor, and one of the strategies of the corridor is to provide an ecosystem for the aerospace and defence industry.

Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector. The 19th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side from August 13 to 14. A joint press release issued after the two-day talks did not indicate any immediate breakthrough in the disengagement of troops in the remaining friction points.

Mumbai, The demand for content creators and influencers witnessed a significant increase in July compared to the year-ago period, according to a report. Influencers and content creators now offer avenues for creative expression and far-reaching impact, according to the report by Indeed, which is based on job postings and job clicks on the platform from July 2022 to July 2023.

SSC, in 15 languages so that the youth of the country do not miss any opportunity. This historic decision will give impetus to participation of local youth and encourage regional languages, he said, addressing the 14th Hindi Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. «It has been recently decided to conduct the government job test in 15 Indian languages so that the language barrier does not let any youth of the country miss the job opportunity,» said Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel.

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