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Govt appoints Suresh N Patel as new Central Vigilance Commissioner

Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N Patel was on Wednesday appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, a year after the post fell vacant.

India open to investments from everywhere in edu sector: Dharmendra Pradhan

The government is working with a 2030 timeline for the education sector, to augment its quality, capacity and infrastructure, keeping sight of its demographic advantage, Pradhan said

India at 75: The legislatures have come up a little short on representation

What the legislatures have achieved over 75 years is good but is it good enough for the next 75 years?

Top Headlines: Windfall tax revision, Jio's purchase of 700 MHz, and more

The government on late Tuesday increased the windfall tax on domestically produced crude to Rs 17,750 a tonne from Rs 17,000 a tonne earlier

Govt panel recommends Corbevax as booster for vaccinated adults

If approved by the government, this would be the first time a booster dose of a Covid vaccine different from the one used for primary vaccination would be allowed in the country

Govt eyes ending schemes, including PAHAL, with wasteful expenditures

The PAHAL scheme, launched in 2013, is aimed at reduce diversion and eliminate duplicate or bogus LPG connections

SC seeks Centre, CVC response on pleas challenging ED head's extension

The Supreme Court sought response of the Centre and the CVC on a batch of petitions challenging the extension of tenure of the ED director and the amended law allowing such extensions up to five years

India at 75: The Constitution hasn't worked well in at least 105 ways

While the Constitution has worked well to preserve our rights and institutions, it hasn't worked well at all in at least 105 ways because it has been amended that many times

Top Headlines: RBI to push rates by 30-50 bps, task force for monkeypox

The Reserve Bank of India's MPC is likely to announce a repo rate hike of 35-50 basis points in its policy statement on August 5, a Business Standard poll showed

India's observer status raises questions about its IPEF plans

A former Indian commerce secretary, under condition of anonymity, said India might have consciously decided to participate as an observer since it might not be ready for this agreement right now

Govt likely to notify 1.2 MT of additional sugar exports this season

The Centre is likely to allow an additional 1.2 million tonnes (MT) of sugar exports in the current season ending September 2022, according to government sources

We exposed exaggerated claims by developed nations on climate finance: Govt

India's efforts have exposed exaggerated claims by developed countries that the goal of mobilising $100 billion per year to help developing countries is close to being met, the government said

Centre issues new set of health warnings for tobacco products packs

The government notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008

Centre cuts public grievances resolution time to 30 days from 45 days

The Centre has decided to reduce resolution time of public grievances, raised on a dedicated portal, to a maximum of 30 days from the existing 45 days

India tops list of nations seeking blocking scribe, news co tweets: Twitter

India made the highest number of legal demands globally to remove content posted by verified journalists and news outlets on Twitter during July-December 2021, the microblogging platform said

Fiscal deficit expected to follow previous years' trend in June quarter

Centre's capex outlay may touch 20 per cent of full-year target in Q1 at Rs 1.5 trillion

IT law takedown provision used to block Krafton BGMI game: Reports

India's government blocked access to Krafton's battle-royale game BGMI under the same provision of its IT law which it has invoked since 2020 to ban Chinese apps on grounds of national security

44% state bills passed within a day after they were tabled, shows report

State legislatures also meet more infrequently, sitting for an average of just 21 days

582,000 people lost lives in 1.7 mn road accidents in 4 yrs: Govt

As many as 582,000 people lost their lives in accidents in four years up to 2020 as per the data received from police department of all states/UTs, the Parliament was told

No proposal to include toy industry under PLI scheme, says govt

The government has been providing all-around support to the domestic toy industry to make them more competitive