New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan or BHAVYA – Rasayan Scheme for establishing three dedicated Chemical Parks in the country with an investment of Rs 3,030 crore. The scheme, announced in the Union Budget of FY 2026–27, has an allocation of Rs 3,000 crore towards meeting the cost of establishing common infrastructure facilities and basic utilities inside the parks, while the remaini…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Centre has undertaken a series of measures to strengthen domestic fertiliser production, diversify raw material and import sources, and ensure uninterrupted availability of fertilisers to farmers despite global supply disruptions and volatility in international markets, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. While India’s domestic urea production capacity has risen to 269.42 lakh metric tonnes per annum (LMTPA) with the recent construction of six ne…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India’s next phase of global capability centre (GCC) expansion will be far more geographically diverse, with Tier-II and Tier-III cities emerging as key hubs of innovation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.Addressing the CII National GCC Business Summit 2026 here, the Finance Minister said the first 2,000 GCCs were largely concentrated in metropolitan centres, but the next wave of growth is expected to spread across a wider range of cities as the geog…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) NITI Aayog, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, on Tuesday rolled out a roadmap for simplifying regulations, improving the ease of doing business, attracting investments and supporting sustainable growth in India’s tourism and hospitality sector. The report titled ‘Unlocking Growth in Tourism and Hospitality Sector’ was launched at a national workshop held here, in the presence of Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture; Rajiv Gau…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Online applications and nominations for the National Teachers Awards 2026 will remain open till July 10, said an official of the Union Ministry of Education’s Department of School Education and Literacy on Thursday. The National Teachers Awards are conferred annually on September 5 which is observed as Teachers’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a distinguished philosopher and scholar.”Eligible teachers serving in schools run by the C…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The successful conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21 stands as one of the most remarkable examples of administrative coordination and national commitment in recent years. More than 20 lakh medical aspirants appeared for the examination across 5,440 centres in India and 14 centres abroad, making it one of the largest and most closely monitored examinations ever conducted in the country.What unfolded on June 21 was far more than an examination. Many analys…
New Delhi, June 21 (IAN) It was a virtual redemption day for the National Testing Agency on Sunday as the NEET (UG) 2026 retest was conducted without major glitches, with the Agency crediting the whole-of-government effort involving 7 lakh officials for making the exam for 20 lakh aspirants error-free.“Team NTA. Team Bharat. One exam, delivered together,” said the NTA in a post on X, reaffirming its commitment to uphold the sanctity of the medical admission test whose previous round on May 3…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday shared a detailed note on X, describing the nationwide coordination that went into conducting the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination on Sunday (June 21) and thanking the thousands of individuals and institutions involved in the process. In its post titled “Team NTA, Team Bharat: How India Came Together for NEET (UG) 2026,” the agency said that more than 20 lakh candidates appeared for the examination across 5,440 centres in India a…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has opposed the proposed ‘Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhiniyam Bill – 2025’ (Higher Education Bill), warning that the legislation could make higher education more expensive, weaken opportunities for students from ordinary families and diminish the ability of states to address local educational needs. In a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, CM Mann urged the Centre to reconsider the Bill and hold wider consultatio…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Centre has strongly reassured that there is adequate availability of urea in Punjab for the ongoing kharif agricultural season with official data confirming that the Department of Fertilizers has successfully maintained a surplus supply-chain to the state, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.Against the total kharif season requirement of 14.50 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for Punjab, and a calculated pro-rata requirement of 9.0 LMT up to June 9, the C…