The cover provided under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, which is a vital safety net for them, ended almost a year back on May 31, 2020. Ever since, there hasn't been much progress on the higher insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh promised under the newly launched Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.
It is doubtful that our political masters are even aware of the features of the Model Law.
'Even if Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech were successful in ramping up production overnight, what happens to the capacity after the demand from India is met?' asks Sanjeev Nayyar.
Modi said the ease of doing business ranking improved because the government initiated reforms to end difficulties in the lives of people.
'Amendments in the past have created fear. This will take it further.'
Promit Kumar Mitra, 48, who is in the realty business, was held from his residence in south Kolkata by a team of Military Intelligence officers before being handed over to Kolkata Police at Maidan Police Station on Thursday, they said.
On the ground, rural medical infrastructure and more crucially, women's access to reproductive health services is practically non-existent in Uttar Pradesh, reports Geetanjali Krishna.
A key government official involved in initiatives to make doing business in the country easier said improving the ranking to 50th in a year was not possible but the country could certainly do that over two years.
Fifty-nine per cent of reserved tickets on Indian Railways are now booked online.
Bipasha Basu officially launched the registrations for Pinkathon -- a marathon only for women --organized by Maximus events.
Before opening its first outlet in the country on November 9, the US fast food chain, Burger King Corporation, had approached the HC seeking an assurance that companies it had sued for trademark infringement will not approach lower courts for stay orders against its launch.
While commercial vehicle (CV) sales were the worst hit, down by 21 per cent to 67,793 units from 85,833 units, two-wheeler sales dropped by 16 per cent to 12,64,169 units from 15,00,545 units. Passenger car sales dropped nine per cent to 215,716 units from 236,586 units.
Investments are at risk if operators are unable to resolve concerns of authorities and customers after the rape accusation.
In addition to Modi's address, the programme is also expected to include a cultural programme that showcases the Indian-American community and will be broadcast live online and on television channels, reaching over 1 billion people across the US and India, the organisers said.
Declaring that the plans will come at less than one-tenth of global rates, Ambani said Jio Fiber plans will be priced between Rs 700 to Rs 10,000 per month "to suit every budget".
The GST rate on mobile phones will be hiked to 18 per cent while that on maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft will be lowered to 5 per cent with effect from April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. The GST rate on handmade and machine-made matchsticks has been rationalised to 12 per cent from 5 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
Not displaying the mandatory information, including country of origin, on products sold on their platforms in India, draws government's attention.
From educating people about the internet, connecting far-flung areas with a high-speed net, promoting entrepreneurship, building start-up incubators, women empowerment, to even running a voter registration campaign, cybersecurity and counter-terrorism, Facebook and Google have done it all for the government.
The number one way the Modi administration can demonstrate its commitment to the success of the Atal Innovation Mission, Accelerating Growth for New India's Innovations, Make in India, Digital India, and Startup India is to strengthen its IP framework in ways that promote the legal and regulatory certainty necessary for greater R&D investment, high-value jobs, and greater innovative and creative outputs, the report said.
In a relief to cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal proceedings against him on a complaint lodged for allegedly portraying himself as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover.
Will space tourism with a niche market of serving only the uber-rich ever be profitable, asks Kumar Abishek.
Uber, Ola's main competitor in Australia, currently operates in 19 cities including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra.
'Inquiries and bookings are at quite a healthy level.'
On an average, around 45 per cent of domain name registrations in India get converted into a live website.
Experts share their views on the steps that will help businesses become GST-ready.
Tomar said the government is committed to "peaceful talks with farmers' leaders and does not intend to hurt farmers' sentiments".
Continuing with his business ventures beyond the cricket field, MS Dhoni has now invested in 360 degree sports ecosystem Run Adam, and will serve as its endorser
A sightholder is a company on the Diamond Trading Company's list of authorised bulk purchasers of rough diamonds.
Here is all you need to know about the National Population Register and worries over its links with NRC.
Mudra Bank will be a Rs 20,000-crore institution, which would "primarily be responsible for refinancing all micro-finance institutions.
Sitharaman also directed public sector bank heads to clear long pending vigilance cases against their officials for alleged malpractices.
"I want to clarify one thing that the BJP is not going to take the support of Kanda," he told reporters in Chandigarh.
286 dealers closed down in 18 months, 32,000 jobs impacted. Maharashtra leads with 84 closures, followed by Tamil Nadu and Delhi. The worst-hit is the passenger car segment.
India does not feature in the top 100 countries on eight of the 10 indicators of the World Bank study.
The entry level car, brainchild of Ratan Tata who envisaged giving a safer and affordable alternative to families riding on two-wheelers, received lacklustre response from the Indian consumer. Tata Motors to bid adieu to Nano from April 2020.
A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali.
Brokers also want tax rebates, removal of additional tax on dividends, streamlining of GST...
An American businessman, involved in a legal battle with an Indian citizen Rakesh Wadhwa over the control of Nepal's casino industry, is planning to open a floating casino in Goa.
UP has 14 mango belts in Lucknow (Lucknow, Malihabad, Bakshi-ka-Talaab), Saharanpur and Sambhal-Amroha-Muzaffarnagar districts. Apart from Dussehri, the other major varieties in UP comprise Langda, Chausa, Amprapali and Mallika.
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