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PM lays foundation stone and dedicates to nation various development projects worth about Rs 7,000 crore in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Newdelhi:2/10/23:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various development projects worth about Rs 7,000 crore in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. The projects include the Mehsana – Bhatinda – Gurdaspur Gas Pipeline, the LPG Plant of HPCL at Abu Road, additional storage at the Ajmer Bottling Plant, IOCL, Railway and Road projects, tourism facilities at ...

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₹1,62,712 crore gross GST revenue collected during September 2023; records 10% Year-on-Year growth

New Delhi:1/10/23: The gross GST revenue collected in the month of September 2023 is ₹1,62,712 crore out of which CGST is ₹29,818 crore, SGST is ₹37,657 crore, IGST is ₹83,623 crore (including ₹41,145 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹11,613 crore (including ₹881 crore collected on import of goods). The government has settled ₹33,736 crore to CGST and ₹27,578 crore to SGST from IGST. ...

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the last date for depositing and exchanging Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes

New Delhi: 30/9/23:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the last date for depositing and exchanging Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes by one week. The central bank had notified earlier that all Rs 2,000 banknotes must be exchanged by September 30. Today, RBI extended the deadline to October 7. By September 29, RBI informed it had collected Rs 3.42 ...

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Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan takes over as Director General Border Roads

Newdelhi:30/9/23 Gen Raghu Srinivasan took over as the 28th Director General Border Roads (DGBR) on September 30, 2023. He assumed the charge following the superannuation of Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry. Prior to his appointment as the DGBR, the General Officer was holding the appointment of Commandant, College of Military Engineering, Pune. Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan is an alumnus of National Defence ...

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Dharmendra Pradhan launches the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav and two-day Technology & Bharatiya Bhasha Summit

New Delhi:30/9/23:  Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav and inaugurated the two-day Technology & Bharatiya Bhasha Summit on 30th September 2023 at New Delhi. The summit aims to facilitate a seamless transition from the current education ecosystem to one rooted in Bharatiya languages, in line with the NEP-2020 vision, ...

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PM launches ‘Sankalp Saptaah’, a week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks

Newdelhi:30/9/23:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched a unique week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks in the country called ‘Sankalp Saptaah’ at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi today. He also launched the Aspirational Blocks Programme Portal and inaugurated the exhibition showcased on the occasion. The Prime Minister also interacted with 3 Block block-level officers. Interacting with Ms Ranjana Agarwal, a School teacher ...

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EPFO extends three months’ time for Employers to upload wage details etc. regarding Pension on Higher Wages

Newdelhi:29/9/23:Earlier an online facility was made available by EPFO for submitting Applications for Validation of Options/Joint Options for pension on higher wages. The facility was for eligible pensioners/members in compliance with the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 04.11.2022. The facility was launched on 26.02.2023 and was to remain available only till 03.05.2023. However, considering the representations of the employees, the ...

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India retains 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index 2023

Newdelhi:28/9/30:India retains 40th rank out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 40 in 2023. Innovation has been at the forefront of our battle ...

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PM Narendra Modi’s YouTube Journey: 15 Years of Global Impact

My YouTuber friends, today I am extremely happy to be here among you as a fellow YouTuber. I am also just like you, not any different. Since 15 years, I have also been connected to the country and the world through a YouTube channel. I also have subscribers in decent numbers. I have been told that a big community of ...

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Ministry of I&B introduces key amendments to Cable Television Network Rules, 1994

Newdelhi:28/9/23:The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, thereby introducing a procedure for the renewal of Multi-System Operator (MSO) Registrations. In addition, an enabling provision has been inserted in the Rules for the sharing of infrastructure by the Cable Operators with Broadband Service providers to promote internet penetration to the last ...

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