Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed officials to redevelop Dharavi on the lines of modern housing projects in Singapore and Hong Kong. However, he emphasised that the residents, their livelihoods and the local identity of Dharavi must remain at the centre of this transformation, while ensuring that the project is completed within the stipulated timeline.The Chief Minister was speaking at a high-level review meeting of the Dharavi Redevelopment Pr…
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New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Jitan Ram Manjhi, held a high-level meeting with senior officials to review the measures required to protect MSMEs from the adverse fallout of the West Asia crisis, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. The Minister directed the officials to closely monitor the evolving situation and develop timely and appropriate strategies to effectively address any potential challenges regarding the avail…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday met South African Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile in the national capital and discussed strengthening cooperation across various sectors. Both sides also agreed to enhance coordination in international forums, building on their shared history as BRICS members and influential Global South voices.South African Deputy President Mashatile arrived in New Delhi on May 29 for a six-day working visit concluding…
Vadodara/Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates across various government departments and organisations during the 19th edition of the Rozgar Mela held at 47 locations across the country. Newly appointed youths in Vadodara and Bengaluru on Saturday expressed happiness and gratitude after receiving their appointment letters. In Vadodara, the 19th Rozgar Mela was organised with Union Jal Shakt…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Governing Body Meeting of intergovernmental body Asian Productivity Organization concluded here after three days of deliberations, reviewing Vision 2030 roadmap and institutional performance measures, an official statement said on Saturday.The meeting — hosted by the National Productivity Council under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) — reviewed priorities and informed member economies about GAIA (Genuine AI Action) for AI‑drive…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-backed National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) to strengthen training in governance, ESG and capital markets, an official statement said on Thursday.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Mumbai and aims to jointly design and deliver capacity building programmes, certification courses, executive education modules and training initiati…
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) In a move aimed at improving administrative efficiency and ensuring closer coordination across departments, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has assigned a wide range of government portfolios to senior officials in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), outlining a new administrative structure for overseeing governance and policy implementation. According to an order issued by the CMO, senior bureaucrats have been entrusted with clusters of important departments to …
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India’s private capital expenditure recorded a sharp 67 per cent jump to Rs 7.7 lakh crore in September 2025, signalling the strongest revival in the country’s investment cycle in more than a decade, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday.The industry body said private capex had risen significantly from Rs 4.6 lakh crore in September 2024.CII’s analysis of nearly 1,200 companies from the CMIE Prowess database showed that manufacturing acc…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS): As Chair of BRICS in 2026, India is spearheading a renewed agenda for MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) cooperation under the BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR).During India’s Chairship, the Ministry of MSME is mandated to convene three SME working group meetings and the inaugural BRICS MSME Forum.The first SME Working Group Meeting was successfully convened online on 24th April 2026 with a specialised focus on “Access to Finance fo…
Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Thursday said that decisions on preventive detention and externment measures such as PASA and “tadipar” must be taken after hearing police officers, while stressing that strict action against anti-social elements should be ensured wherever necessary. He was addressing the closing ceremony of a three-day Revenue Department’s ‘Chintan Shibir’, where he underlined the need for administrative decisions to be taken with due…