Centre says 25 districts have contained COVID-19 spread

As many as 25 districts across 15 states which had detected COVID-19 infections earlier have contained the spread and reported no new cases in 14 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.......

PM rolls out first Metro coach built under 'Make in India'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Saturday launched three more Metro lines for Mumbai worth over Rs 19,000 crore, underlined the need to create cities of the 21st century world as......

Pak synonym for terrorism; sacrifice of CRPF jawans won't go in vain: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed Pakistan over the Pulwama terror strike that claimed the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel, and urged people to have patience and......

Kerala's rural self-help model to be replicated

The Kudumbasree, which was the first pioneering effort by the government of Kerala to promote women self-help groups, is all set to become a model for the National Rural Livelihoods Mission.The......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

Microfinance is thriving, but...

Indian microfinance organisations are coming into big global funding, at a time when global credit is seizing up. This month, two leading names -- SKS Microfinance, the biggest in the country, and......

$230,000 for innovative cooking methods

United States environment protection agency on Monday granted $230,000 for local projects to develop and market pollution-free and affordable alternative cooking methods. Two pilot projects will be......