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India set to be self-sufficient in urea by 2025 with six new plants

The commissioning of new plants is expected to bring down import dependency to less than half the current levels

Centre revives bill to regulate registration of digital news media: Report

The govt will propose the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 with the changes before the Union Cabinet soon, says a media report

Centre knows adjectives that describe its performance: AAP MP Raghav Chadha

Taking a dig at the Centre, Aam Admi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday said it is good to know that the Government of India knows "adjectives that accurately describe its performance".He said that the Government of India is fearful of the truth and that words like 'jumlajeevi' became unparliamentary while 'andolanjeevi' remains there.While talking to ANI, he said, "It's heartening that Govt of India knows adjectives that accurately describe their performance while it's extremely disappointing that a gag order has been issued on parliamentarians & all those words that Opposition used to criticize the government.""This revised list of unparliamentary words is itself unparliamentary. This shows GoI is fearful of the truth. Words like 'jumlajeevi' became unparliamentary while 'andolanjeevi' remains there," he added.Earlier on Thursday, amid the row over the questioning of the Lok Sabha secretariat by the Opposition over words listed as "unparliamentary", top ...

Centre wants to create framework for PPP in farm sector: Agriculture Secy

Manoj Sinha said work on the framework is ongoing, private players are encouraged to share their inputs

Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy accuses BJP govt, Centre of being pro-rich

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) legislative party leader HD Kumaraswamy criticized the BJP govt in Karnataka and at the Centre, saying that the 'BJP is pro-rich and is looting people's money

Centre provided free ration to 80 cr people during Covid: Anurag Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said that the Centre provided free ration to 80 crore people for eight months without any discrimination during the Covid pandemic

CM Gehlot demands grant of national project status to East Rajasthan Canal

This issue has been raised continuously by the state at the central level. I request that the central govt should declare Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project as a national project at the earliest, he said

States to get matching amounts from Centre for SPSEs' privatisation

The Centre has allocated Rs 5,000 crore for disinvestment of SPSEs and asset monetisation

Centre may allocate Rs 44,000 cr to oil firms to compensate for LPG losses

The central government is planning to allocate Rs 44,000 crore as compensation to oil companies for losses they have been bearing by selling LPG at below-market rates, a report said

India approved FDIs from 80 Chinese entities till June 29: Report

Out of 382 FDI proposals the central government received from Chinese firms, India approved 80 till June 29

UP, Gujarat ask Centre to restore wheat quota under two food schemes

States raise matter in central government's meeting on food security, say beneficiaries complaining

Windfall tax to generate nearly Rs 94,800 cr for govt, says Moody's

The windfall taxes on domestic crude oil production and fuel exports will generate close to $12 bn for the govt in the remainder of the current fiscal while trimming profits of firms such as RIL

Centre sends show cause notice to Ola Electric, Okinawa, others on EV fires

Alarmed at the unabated EV fire incidents, the Centre has now sent show cause notices to EV manufacturers like Ola Electric, Okinawa Autotech and Pure EV, among others

Telangana Minister slams Centre, asks to release white paper on jobs

"The people of Telangana and the country thought that the two-day BJP National Working Committee meeting, would give some directions but people are left disappointed"

Centre is playing with future of 600K students of Delhi: Manish Sisodia

The Centre is playing with the future of 600K students by repeatedly transferring senior officers of higher and technical education departments of Delhi government, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Centre planning export houses exclusively for cooperatives: Amit Shah

Cooperative model of development is best suited for the country, says union minister

Delhi HC grants 4 weeks to Centre, govt to respond on rainwater harvesting

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted four weeks' time to the Centre, Delhi govt and several local authorities here to file their stand on the issue of rainwater harvesting

Top Headlines: GST e-invoicing for firms, corporate earnings in FY23 & more

The central government is planning to make GST e-invoicing mandatory for companies with a turnover of Rs 5 crore and above, a government official said. Read more on this in our top headlines

Samyukta Kisan Morcha accuses Centre of going back on promises to farmers

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday expressed its disappointment against the Union govt and accused the Centre of completely reneging on the written promises made to the farmers

Centre makes FCRA stricter, amends 7 pts in 2011 rules; MHA issues notice

Among those, there are two amendments in rule 6 by substituting the words "one lakh rupees" with the words "ten lakh rupees"; and the words "thirty days" with the words "three months"