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 ...

The Tata Mumbai Marathon, in its 17th year, is scheduled to be held on January 19, 2020, the race organisers announced on Wednesday. Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao signed up as the first participant for the marathon, which was first held in 2004 and since then has been an annual affair in the megacity. Maharashtra ministers Sudhir Mungantiwar and Ashish ...

Hyundai Motor India Ltd, India’s First Smart Mobility Solutions Provider and largest exporter since inception, today organized Mega ‘Experience Hyundai Camp’. Hyundai Motor India Ltd, India’s First Smart Mobility Solutions Provider and largest exporter since inception, today organized Mega ‘Experience Hyundai Camp’. The camp provides the customers a platform to experience brand Hyundai within their vicinity for all service-related needs, ...

India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV MkIII-M1, successfully launched the 3840 kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into an earth orbit today. The spacecraft is now revolving round the earth with a perigee (nearest point to Earth) of 169.7 km and an apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 45,475 km. Today’s flight marks the first operational flight of the GSLV Mk III. After ...

Lok Sabha passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 today. In this amendment, it is proposed to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005 so as to provide that the term of office of, and the salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of, the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners and the State Chief Information Commissioner ...

Section 2 of the National Highways Act, 1956 inter-alia authorizes the Central Government to declare State roads as National Highways (NHs) through publication of notification in the Official Gazette. The total length of such notified NHs have been enhanced from about 91,287 km as on 31.03.2014 to about 1,32,500 km at present. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approved ...

Expressing dissatisfaction over action taken by the Delhi government against unauthorised industrial activities, the NGT has asked the Delhi government to deposit Rs 25 crore with the CPCB for its failure to curb the problem of pollution in the city. Taking cognisance of a report, filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the NGT noted that the Delhi government ...