Nearly 20 lakh pilgrims passed through Jasidih, Basukinath, Deoghar and Baidyanathdham stations of Eastern Railway (ER) between July 30 and August 17. According to ER, the footfall at these four stations surged to 19,86,294 during the period, marking a 9.02 per cent rise over last year’s figure of 18.21 lakh....
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Tuesday raised its GDP growth forecast for the Indian economy in 2026-27 by 10 basis points to 6.8 per cent from its estimate of 6.7 per cent projected in May....
The government on Tuesday approved an incentive scheme to accelerate the expansion of domestic piped natural gas (PNG) connections, with the aim of making clean, safe and affordable cooking fuel accessible to more households across the country....
Conclusions from the two-day PSB Confluence 2026, organised by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) will provide substantive inputs to the proposed High‑Powered Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat, an official statement said on Monday....
India’s young people bring extraordinary ambition, adaptability and potential, and the responsibility is to connect it with future-ready skills and real opportunities, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary ...
Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday that the 106 projects that have now been approved under the country's Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) are expected to generate direct employment for 75,000 persons....
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday announced two new initiatives aimed at strengthening cybersecurity, incident reporting and information sharing across the securities market ecosystem....
The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday that it would finalise the new rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, which include regulations related to airfares, surge pricing, and excess baggage charges by airlines, within three weeks....
A central government scheme, Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB-G RAM G has helped farmer Santaji Bhoite of Antarwala village in Jalna district take up sweet lime cultivation. This has helped Bhoite to create an additional source of income....
The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season across the country so far is estimated at 1016.57 lakh hectares as on August 14 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 1037.52 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on M...
