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Indian Army calls upon domestic firms for critical equipment procurement

The Indian Army on September 18 invited domestic defence firms to offer critical equipment for emergency procurement

Govt working on GST on crypto transactions, defining legal framework

The government is working on a comprehensive indirect tax regime for crypto assets which will check revenue loss to the exchequer

Centre plans to offer sops for natural farming under national mission

The central government is considering offering sops to farmers to adopt natural ways of farming, which will be part of a soon-to-be-launched national mission

Govt holding bilateral talks over Gazprom-GAIL issue, won't seek penalty

The centre may neither pursue arbitration with Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas explorer, nor accept a penalty from the company after it halted supplies to GAIL in May

CERT-In issues new advisory for smartphone users as cybercrime cases rise

According to a report, the volume of ransomware threats detected spiked to more than 1.2 million per month between the January-June period this year

Dharamshala all set to host conference of tourism ministers today

Development of tourism infrastructure and sustainable tourism will be the focus of a national conference of tourism ministers from various states and Union Territories that is set to open on Sunday in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala. Union Minister for Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy will chair the event which is slated to be inaugurated by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The conference is being organised by the Ministry of Tourism from September 18-20 to discuss issues related to development of tourism in the country, officials said. Tourism-related aspects of the G20 leaders' summit, that will be hosted by India next year, will also be discussed, they said. India is expected to host over 200 G20 meetings during its year-long Presidency of the influential group, which will culminate with an annual summit on September 9 and 10 next year. India will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023. The conference in Dharam

MoS Anupriya Patel attends 10th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers' meet

Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel attended the 10th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers' Meeting in Siem Reap City, Cambodia

President Murmu arrives in London to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

President Droupadi Murmu arrived in London on Saturday evening to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and to offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government. Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 at her summer residence of Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, is lying-in-state at Westminster Hall before the funeral at Westminster Abbey on the morning of September 19. President Murmu is on a three-day visit to the UK, during which she will attend Monday's funeral service and is also invited to a reception for world leaders hosted at Buckingham Palace by King Charles III on Sunday evening. "President Droupadi Murmu emplanes for London, United Kingdom, to attend the state funeral of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the Government of India," the Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted as the plane departed from Delhi earlier. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had visited the British High Commission in New Delhi on September 12 to convey the ...

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Govt launches diabetes drug Sitagliptin, its combinations at Rs 60 per pack

The government on Friday launched diabetes drug Sitagliptin and its combinations at rates as low as Rs 60 per pack of ten, which will be sold at generic pharmacy stores, Janaushadhi Kendras. The Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) has included new variants of Sitagliptin and its combination across its Jan Aushdhi Kendras, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers said in a statement. The maximum retail price for a pack of ten Sitagliptin phosphate tablets 50 mg is Rs 60, while the same for Sitagliptin phosphate tablet 100 mg is Rs 100. Combination of Sitagliptin and Metformin Hydrochloride tablets of 50mg/500mg is priced at Rs 65 for a pack of ten and Sitagliptin Metformin hydrochloride tablets of 50mg/1000mg strength comes for Rs 70 for the same quantity. "All these variants are available at 60 per cent to 70 per cent lesser prices than branded variants as they are available in price band of Rs 162 to Rs 258 at other medical stores," the statement said. PMBI

More firms to have reduced compliance burden as govt revises norms

The government has revised the paid-up capital and turnover thresholds for small companies that will help reduce the compliance burden on more entities. The latest decision by the corporate affairs ministry, which is implementing the companies law, has again revised the definition of small companies and is aimed at further improving the ease of doing business. With the amendments to certain rules, the threshold for small companies' paid-up capital has been increased to "not exceeding Rs 4 crore" from "not exceeding Rs 2 crore". Similarly, the turnover threshold has been revised to "not exceeding Rs 40 crore" from "not exceeding Rs 20 crore", the ministry said in a release on Friday. The revisions will allow more entities to come under the category of small companies. According to the ministry, small companies are exempted from the requirement to prepare cash flow statement as part of financial statement and can file an abridged annual return. They will not be required to have the

Hyderabad's accession and a case India-Pak fought for 70 years in the UK

After 70 years of proceedings, the court upheld the Indian government's claims and ordered Pakistan to pay the money due to India and the descendants of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan

PM GatiShakti: 196 critical infrastructure gap projects identified

PM Modi will also launch ULIP that will enable integration with existing data sources of ministries, as well as data exchange with private players

Spl status to backward states if non-BJP alliance comes to power: Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that special category status will be granted to "all the backward states" if the united opposition that he seeks to build comes to power at the Centre. The JD(U) leader made the remark in reply to a query from journalists on the sidelines of a function here. "If we get an opportunity to form the next government, all the backward states will be granted the special category status. There is no reason why it cannot be done," said Kumar, who snapped ties with the BJP and joined the seven-party 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) comprising RJD, Congress and the Left.

Centre holds Samsung's incentive of Rs 900 cr under PLI scheme for FY21

The central government has held the disbursement of incentive amount under the PLI scheme to Samsung Electronics for FY21 after some discrepancies were found in the invoices

Vice-President Dhankhar lauds govt efforts for innovation, entrepreneurship

Dhankhar further said that the media should highlight the achievements and many positive stories of Indian entrepreneurs that would inspire the bright minds in the country

Coastal clean-up campaign gets huge boost by public, celebrities: Minister

The information was given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh today while addressing a press conference

Centre, states working jointly to stop spread of Lumpy Skin Disease: PM

Says indigenous vaccine and movement of animals being stopped to control the spread of LSD

Report to restructure commerce ministry under study: Piyush Goyal

The commerce ministry is in the process of studying in greater detail the report on its restructuring and there is a plan to set up a trade promotion body, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. The ministry is working to redesign the Department of Commerce as India is targeting exports of goods and services to USD 2 trillion by 2030. The restructuring rests on pillars like increasing India's share in global trade, assuming leadership roles in multilateral organisations, creating 100 Indian brands as global champions, and setting up economic zones in India to strengthen the manufacturing base and attract greater investments. "We are in the process in the commerce ministry to redesign the structure of the ministry. And one of the ideas before us is to set up a trade promotion body, similar to Invest India, which will promote trade from India, for India," he told reporters here. Invest India, under the ministry, is an agency which facilitates investments into the country. He ad

Assam to get Rs 300 cr as from Centre to improve judicial infrastructure

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Centre has approved Rs 9,000 crore for the betterment of judicial infrastructure in the country and Assam would receive around Rs 300 crore as its share