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Cabinet approves new methodology for awarding commercial coal mines

Auctioned mines will now entail reduced upfront payment; coal ministry has also introduced incentive for early production

Centre passes the baton on to States for initiating labour law reforms

It is pushing the states to undertake they reforms without taking the Ordinance route to codify the laws

10 targets that states need to achieve to avail extra borrowing

These targets are under four categories, namely, One-Nation-One-Ration Card, ease of doing business, power sector reforms and urban local body reforms

Social infra: Viability gap funding boost may help create 45k hospital beds

Hospitals are a key part of social infrastructure now with the coronavirus pandemic raging across the country.

Launch pad: Centre opens up space sector for private players to grow

Private players would be allowed to use the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) facilities to improve their competencies

Kerala to cut spending to address coronavirus crisis: Thomas Isaac

The state government has set up a committee headed by Sunil Mani, director of the Centre For Development Studies, to assess the fiscal situation, and has sought a report in a month's time

Odisha urges Centre to temporarily suspend Shramik trains due to cyclone

Apart from Shramik Special trains, the Indian Railways has also started operating special passenger trains between New Delhi and Bhubaneswar

Not a single demand made by states has been met: West Bengal FM Amit Mitra

The Union Finance Minister's press conferences makes it appear that India is ruled by the central government, says Amit Mitra

Centre keen on testing Gilead's remdesivir to combat coronavirus

The USFDA has recently given an emergency approval to the drug for use on coronavirus patients

Working closely with states on labour reforms to help industry: Centre

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) suggested to the Labour Ministry to "direct workers to join back to their workplace" by issuing a circular

Learn to live with coronavirus, says govt as cases cross 56,000

Over the last few days cases in India are rising at a much faster pace than before, raising serious concerns

Railways to pay 85% of train fare for workers, says govt after controversy

Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the health ministry, gave a clarification after the Congress party offered to pay for the train tickets of migrant workers.

Centre's policies on lockdown confusing, arbitrary: Mamata Banerjee

Will follow Centre's orders but it has to be 'proper, transparent and without any political interference', says chief minister.

Guv Dhankar will be in driver's seat if TMC performs below par in polls

Dhankar has been vocal against the state government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic

Manmohan opposes DA hike freeze; Sonia writes to PM on MSME package

The Congress posted excerpts from a video conference of the party's recently constituted 11-member consultative group

Govt to fast track Chinese investment proposals after FDI changes: Report

Advisers to Chinese firms have said they are concerned the process could take several weeks and hit deals and investment timelines

HCL Technologies, Tamil Nadu govt join hands to improve Covid-19 response

HCL is also helping improve and expand state's disaster management helpline (1070) with technological upgrades, manpower assistance and reporting mechanisms

Centre again clarifies on punitive action against employers amid lockdown

The ministry said some apprehensions, based on wrong interpretation of the guidelines, have been raised by some companies having manufacturing facilities

Avoid crowding, don't call more than 1/3rd low-level staff: Centre to depts

The move comes after it was noticed that more than one-third of officials/staff below deputy secretary level are being called to offices in some ministries/departments

Covid-19 crisis: Mamata Banerjee lashes out at govt over testing kits

Mamata claimed that so far, 7,037 Viral Transport Medium (VTM) tests have been conducted which require 14,074 test kits. Each VTM test requires two test kits