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Punjab Assembly unanimously passes four Bills against Centre's farm laws

The Bills were passed after an over five-hour discussion, in which BJP MLAs did not take part. The BJP has two legislators in the assembly

Govt working on letting Air India bidders decide on debt, says DIPAM Secy

The potential investors in Air India have given feedback that due to the uncertainty created by COVID-19 in the aviation sector the debt should not be fixed at the Expression of Interest (EoI) stage,

Industry body urges govt to lift flight curbs in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

An association of hotels and restaurants has urged the Union government to lift restrictions on flight landings in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to aid the coronavirus-hit tourism sector of the Union Territory. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration will resume tourism activities in some parts of the archipelago ahead of the festive season, after a gap of almost seven months, an official said. Around 35,000 families in the region depend on the sector for livelihood, he said. The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India, in a letter to the Union tourism minister, had recently sought removal of flight landing restrictions in the UT along with ensuring inter-island connectivity for tourists. "At present, the biggest challenge faced by the tourism and hospitality industry here is the action of the administration to limit the number of flights each day to only two against the usual demand of 18 flights," FHRAI vice- president Gurbaxish Singh Kohli ...

Centre must have meeting with states every 15 days on pollution: Gopal Rai

"The battle to save the environment is bigger than the fight among states. As long as this is not understood, a solution cannot be reached," Rai said

Centre asks at least eight state-run companies to consider buybacks: Report

"Buyback is an important tool in our strategy and it helps in building market price," the second source, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said

Covid 'effectively contained', positivity rate below 8% for 4th day: Govt

The country's cumulative positivity rate stands at 7.94 per cent and is on a continuous decline, the ministry said in a statement

Centre, Karnataka govt trying to give relief to rain-affected families: PM

Several parts of Karnataka have been severely affected by incessant rain in the last week

Govt may not extend Rs 3 trn credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs beyond Oct

The scheme is meant to provide financial support to businesses, primarily Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), impacted by slowdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic

Govt approves 14th tranche of electoral bonds; sale closes on October 28

The Election Commission of India (ECI) accorded 'no objection' from the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) angle on October 15 with certain conditions, a finance ministry statement said

GST shortfall: Govt issues fresh borrowing calendar with extra Rs 1.1 trn

The additional amount for meeting the GST compensation shortfall shall be raised equally at the rate of Rs 55,000 crore under the 3 year and 5 year tenors

Government lifts all restrictions on alcohol-based hand sanitizers

Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the government had banned export of all types of sanitizers in March, but limited the restriction in May to only alcohol-based sanitizers

Govt implements AI, ML tools on 'Champions' portal for assistance to MSMEs

The Champions system was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1, 2020

Govt to carry out review of military talks with China on border standoff

India and China have held seven rounds of military talks at the Corps commander level with the latest meeting on Monday lasting nearly 12 hours

Govt invites proposals for development of EV charging infra on highways

The Department of Heavy Industry has floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) for inviting proposals

Maharashtra seeks tax adjustment from Centre for slum restoration: NAREDCO

Hardeep Singh Puri has asked Maharashtra''s Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad to submit a note in this regard for further discussion in the sanctioning committee on an urgent basis, realtors

Govt exploring options on financing Covid vaccine development: Health secy

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had on October 4 said that the Centre estimates to receive and utilise 40-50 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine covering 20-25 crore people by July next year

Centre has taken many steps in 6 years to curb pollution: Environment min

Reacting to Sisodia's attack as Delhi's air quality entered the "red" zone, the ministry said the government believes in working towards getting rid of air pollution

ADB, govt ink $570 mn loan agreement to fund public infra in Rajasthan, MP

Under the funding programme for Rajasthan, water supply systems in at least eight project towns are expected to improve by 2027, benefiting more than 5,70,000 people

Govt's fresh stimulus to boost demand will push economic activity: Niti VC

The multiplier effects of the package are expected to be multiples of the original amount, and higher economic activity would be sustained in the coming period, Kumar said

With no NOC in sight, hope to save decommisioned 'Viraat' slowly sinking

High tide helps tow the ship till the dismantling plot on the shore of Alang, a coastal town in Bhavnagar district which houses the world''s largest ship-breaking yard