Category: National

Cooking oil hoarding in Maharashtra and that of soybeans and mustard seeds in Madhya Pradesh has prompted the Centre to invoke actions under the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act 1955, officials said on Tuesday. Prices of cooking oil are on an upwards swing globally due to the Ukraine Russia war. “The domestic prices of […]

The Border Security Force (BSF), India’s frontier force for Pakistan and Bangladesh, has commissioned over 9,500 personnel in the first three-and-a-half months of this year to bolster its manpower, official data said. These personnel, largely in the entry rank of constable, are being gradually deployed at border posts along Pakistan and Bangladesh and for internal […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to take on lease at least 50,000 square feet of office space in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and South Mumbai. According to an Expression of Interest (Eol) floated by the RBI, the acquisition of office premises is proposed on a long-term lease basis for a minimum 40,000 […]

The government has granted an extension of one year to Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas. The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service to Vyas s for a period of one year beyond May 3, 2022 or “until further orders”, read a statement from the personnel ministry. This is […]

The oil ministry has not made any fresh allocation of natural gas from domestic fields to the city gas sector, sending CNG and piped cooking gas prices to record highs but the ministry insisted that allocations. have not been stopped and more for the sector would lead to cut in supplies to industries like power […]

Union Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called for a new dynamic legal structure which balances the right to privacy and freedom of expression, and demands for regulations and control to meet challenges posed by unscrupulous elements in cyberspace. The second national conference on cyber crime investigations and digital forensics organised by the CBI, Vaishnaw said […]

An MoU was signed between the Government of India and the Government of Australia for cooperation in the disability sector. The areas of cooperation, interalia, include disability policy and delivery of services, early identification and intervention for prevention of disabilities, community outreach, education and training, capacity building and promoting investment in the disability sector. The […]

The Indian Oil Corporation will release 6,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Sri Lanka as it pitches in to mitigate the spike in power cuts in the island nation, which is facing an unprecedented economic and energy crime due to the shortage of foreign exchange, officials here said. Power cuts lasting over 13 hours came […]

The performance audit of the Indo-Nepal border roads project between 2010-2018-19 brought out inadequacies in planning and financial management, which, coupled with poor contract management and execution of works led to undue delays and cost enhancement. In a report submitted to the Parliament, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India said that the Central government […]

The government has deferred the merger of state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL due to financial reasons, Parliament was informed. Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said that a proposal for the merger of Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is […]