The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday reiterated that it has no plans to open slaughterhouses in the state. State Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik said the only abattoir in the state was in Manglaur, which was permitted by the previous Congress government in 2015-16. “We have no plans to build any slaughterhouses in Uttarakhand and construction of none will be allowed ...

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 100 points in early trade on Wednesday as investor sentiment dampened further after IMF cut India’s growth outlook. Massive foreign fund outflow too hit market mood here, traders said. After swinging nearly 250 point in highly volatile opening session, the 30-share index was trading 104.13 points or 0.27 per cent lower at 37,878.61 ...

The economy will not be able to achieve the official forecast of 7 percent growth in FY20, making it a second consecutive year of sub-7 percent expansion, says a report. Singaporean lender DBS estimates FY20 growth to stay at 6.8 percent, the same as FY19. The economic survey earlier this month had pegged growth to rise to 7 percent. “FY20 ...

The financial assistance is given to Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)/ Voluntary Organizations (VOs) working for the welfare schemes of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The details  of schemes and criteria for providing financial assistance  under the said schemes are given below. The following mechanism is in place for monitoring and better implementation of the Scheme: Mandatory annual inspection by ...