News for 'SOP'

COVID-19: Maha marks 6 states as places of sensitive origin

COVID-19: Maha marks 6 states as places of sensitive origin

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte in an order issued on Sunday declared Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi and the National Capital Region, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand as places of "sensitive origin".

Textiles: Ministry in sop mode

Textiles: Ministry in sop mode

Rediff.com2 Nov 2004

Bengal's job sops land it in soup

Bengal's job sops land it in soup

Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

The 2,75,000 new jobs would cost a monthly Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion), officials with knowledge of the development said.

Faceless Assessment Scheme To CHANGE?

Faceless Assessment Scheme To CHANGE?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

The finance ministry has initiated an internal survey of the faceless regime to examine its effectiveness.

Environmentalists see red over green sops

Environmentalists see red over green sops

Rediff.com23 Mar 2009

Under the proposed amendment to the environment clearance law, industries can expand simply by certifying that they are not polluting. Among the sectors that will benefit from this procedure are mining, power and petrochemicals, a range of manufacturing industries, in addition to dredging, shipping, port development, building and construction and industrial estates.

Uttarakhand HC allows Chardham Yatra, caps number of visitors

Uttarakhand HC allows Chardham Yatra, caps number of visitors

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

Lifting the ban on the yatra, a division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice R S Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma said the pilgrimage will start with restrictions like a daily limit on the number of devotees visiting the temples.

Was anti-Maoist operation botched up?

Was anti-Maoist operation botched up?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

'Counter-insurgency operations cannot be conducted by following inflexible SOPs.' 'It is unwise to enter jungles with a large body of troops without precise intelligence,' asserts counter-insurgency expert Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).

Pre-poll sops for exporters too

Pre-poll sops for exporters too

Rediff.com26 Feb 2009

The government on Thursday announced the Interim Trade Policy with more incentives to the exporters.

Credit sops small breather for exporters

Credit sops small breather for exporters

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

The extension of interest subsidy scheme by another six months for loans taken by exporters in labour-intensive sectors was the only fiscal stimulus measure announced in the Interim Budget for 2009-10.

Have ethanol duty sops lapsed?

Have ethanol duty sops lapsed?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2004

Shramik trains: Railway says don't need nod from destination states

Shramik trains: Railway says don't need nod from destination states

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Railway spokesperson Rajesh Dutt Bajpai on Tuesday said, "Consent of terminating state not necessary to run Shramik Special trains". He further said, "After the new SoP, the implication is that no consent of the receiving state is mandatory".

'In one week, I realised it was a mistake to join the BJP'

'In one week, I realised it was a mistake to join the BJP'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

'People of my constituency told me they will continue loving me, but will not vote for me if I am with the BJP.'

India announces major trade sops at SAARC

India announces major trade sops at SAARC

Rediff.com10 Nov 2011

India slashes sensitive list for LDCs under SAFTA.

Goa opens border; bars, restaurants to resume services

Goa opens border; bars, restaurants to resume services

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

There is also no restriction on inter-state movement of people, vehicles.

Post-Satyam saga, sops lose shine

Post-Satyam saga, sops lose shine

Rediff.com9 Jan 2009

On Wednesday, the employees of Satyam lost close to Rs 221 crore (Rs 2.21 billion) after investors dumped the stock. At the end of the September quarter, Satyam employees were holding 5.9 million employee stock options. The unfortunate drubbing of the Satyam stock has raised serious questions about the attractiveness of the stocks held by the employees, which may be affected by any 'uncalled for' action by the company.

Sops for textile units likely

Sops for textile units likely

Rediff.com27 Apr 2004

China offers broad duty sops

China offers broad duty sops

Rediff.com18 Feb 2004

Do Jaswant's sops deserve praise?

Do Jaswant's sops deserve praise?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2004

Why tax sops under Section 54 are money-launderer's delight

Why tax sops under Section 54 are money-launderer's delight

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Section 54 provides a tax-free method to convert unaccounted money into accounted money, says Harsh Roongta.

Singh announces major trade sops for Bangladesh

Singh announces major trade sops for Bangladesh

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

A majority of these items - 46 to be precise, relate to textiles, particularly readymade garments.

MAIT presses for hardware sops

MAIT presses for hardware sops

Rediff.com16 Dec 2003

Manufacturers Association of Information Technology on Tuesday demanded that excise duty should be halved to eight per cent to provide necessary tax incentive to the languishing sector.

Trainee IAS officers attend virtual classes, clean academy

Trainee IAS officers attend virtual classes, clean academy

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

Union Minister Jitendra Singh was briefed about this and other activities being done at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) for the training of bureaucrats on COVID-19 related issues during a video conference with the director and faculty of the premier institution.

Aus assistant coach to miss England tour for IPL

Aus assistant coach to miss England tour for IPL

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

The 39-year-old will resume his duties with the Australian men's team at the conclusion of the IPL.

Why Pushpa Is Such A Huge Hit

Why Pushpa Is Such A Huge Hit

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

'A well made masala film will never go out of fashion. Pushpa proved it yet again.'

West Bengal offers big sops to real estate projects

West Bengal offers big sops to real estate projects

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

Relaxation offered to infrastructure projects like transportation or terminal, township, logistics hub.

BJP Punjab manifesto: 75% quota for locals in govt jobs

BJP Punjab manifesto: 75% quota for locals in govt jobs

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance released its manifesto for the February 20 Punjab polls on Saturday, promising a slew of sops for various sections, including 75 per cent reservation in all government jobs for youngsters from the state, an unemployment allowance, 35 per cent reservation for women in government jobs and massive infrastructure development.

IPL 2020: Why England, Australia players won't require quarantine

IPL 2020: Why England, Australia players won't require quarantine

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

The IPL starts on September 19 and, in all likelihood, all the English and Australian players will land in the UAE via a charter flight on September 17, making them available for their respective team's opening match.

TCS project gets govt sops

TCS project gets govt sops

Rediff.com22 Jul 2003

More sops for BSNL subscribers

More sops for BSNL subscribers

Rediff.com17 Jul 2003

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has decided not to charge any rent from telephone subscribers for the period of disconnection of their telephones.

Gujarat pharma industry seeks sops

Gujarat pharma industry seeks sops

Rediff.com7 Jul 2003

Govt clears sops for fertiliser industry

Govt clears sops for fertiliser industry

Rediff.com13 Jun 2008

In a bid to encourage the fertiliser industry to increase its production volumes, the government has extended the system of actual freight reimbursement to all types of fertilisers. Currently, only urea enjoys this concession.

Voters Least Bothered About Economy

Voters Least Bothered About Economy

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

Issues such as the economy's health and the government's ability to produce an environment where jobs are available are not of particular concern to us as voters, asserts Aakar Patel.

Over 2000 Mumbaiites fell victim to fake vaccination drives: Maha to HC

Over 2000 Mumbaiites fell victim to fake vaccination drives: Maha to HC

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

The state also said that the police had recorded the statements of 400 witnesses so far and the investigators were in the process of finding the whereabouts of a doctor, who was an accused in the incident that took place at a housing society in suburban Kandivali, where one such camp was held.

Mayawati promises sops to Bollywood

Mayawati promises sops to Bollywood

Rediff.com15 Mar 2003

Nitish announces sops for journalists

Nitish announces sops for journalists

Rediff.com26 Feb 2003

Besides the ongoing 50 per cent Rail concessions for accredited journalists, the Rail Budget for 2003-04 has proposed extending this concession in Rajdhani and Shatabdi express trains where the concession would be 30 per cent.

RBI warns of more fiscal slippages for states

RBI warns of more fiscal slippages for states

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Ahead of the general elections, a slew of states and also the Centre had doled out sops to the marginalised sections, including the farmers and the poor.

10 Reasons Student Visas Get Rejected

10 Reasons Student Visas Get Rejected

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

As an applicant, you must understand there is a difference between getting an offer letter from a university and receiving a study visa, explains Ajay Sharma, president, and founder, Abhinav Immigration Services.

21 tourists, including 9 children, freeze to death at Pak's popular hill station Murree

21 tourists, including 9 children, freeze to death at Pak's popular hill station Murree

Rediff.com8 Jan 2022

Pakistan's popular hill station Murree was declared a calamity-hit area on Saturday after at least 21 people, including nine children, froze to death in their vehicles due to unprecedented snowfall and rush of tourists to the picturesque town in Punjab province.

Apollo Hospitals launches pilot for Sputnik V vaccine

Apollo Hospitals launches pilot for Sputnik V vaccine

Rediff.com17 May 2021

The first phase of the programme will kick off with vaccinations in Hyderabad on Monday and in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday (May 18) at Apollo facilities.

FinMin junks Apple's demands for tax sops to 'Make in India'

FinMin junks Apple's demands for tax sops to 'Make in India'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

Apple sought exemption from mandatory local sourcing of components for its products