New Delhi, Dec 7: Lok Sabha MP (BJD) from Kandhamal Dr Achyuta Samanta on Wednesday demanded the Centre and the GST Council Chairperson to withdraw GST from Kendu leaves, saying the imposition of such tax is affecting the trade and livelihood of eight lakh pluckers. Dr Samanta raised the issue during the Zero Hour in the…
Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7: Voice of SOA Community 90.4, the community radio of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, conducted a narrowcasting program in the university campus recently on the impact of climate change. Narrowcasting is the broadcast of a program to a localized or specialized audience. More than 800 students participated in the event where the…
Paradeep : IFFCO Paradeep has bagged two prestigious awards in the field of Best Production Performance and Environment Protection in the ongoing FAI Annual Seminar 2022 at New Delhi on 07.12.2022. The award for Best Production Performance was received by IFFCO Director/Unit Head Shri K J Patel from the Chief Guest Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Union…
New Delhi, 7/12: The government does not ask Indian companies to buy oil from Russia but it is a sensible policy to get the best deal in the interest of Indian people, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to questions from members in the Upper House, the…
Mumbai, 7/12: The Reserve Bank of India raised its key lending rate by a more modest 35 basis points to 6.25 per cent on Wednesday, citing slowing inflation in Asia’s third-largest economy. The central bank’s move was in line with what most economists expected and came after it implemented three consecutive 50-basis-point hikes…
Ahmedabad, 7/12: The Aam Aadmi Party ended the BJP’s 15-year rule at the Delhi municipal corporation winning 126 seats. The BJP, which exit polls predicted to suffer a massive defeat, put up a spirited fight, winning 97 wards and leading in 6.
New Delhi, 7/12: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to put on record relevant records relating to the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination. Reserving its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Centre’s 2016…
Beijing, 7/12: China’s national health authority said on Wednesday that asymptomatic Covid-19 cases and those with mild symptoms can self-treat while in quarantine at home, the strongest sign so far that China is preparing its people to live with the disease. Most of the cases are asymptomatic infections and mild cases, with no…
New Delhi, 7/10: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised its key lending rate by 35 basis points to 6.25 per cent on Wednesday, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced as the 3-day bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting concluded. “Global economy under midst of uncertainty; shortage of food and high fuel prices has…
New Delhi, 7/12: Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was not at her best due to a wrist injury but still won a silver medal at the World Championships with a total lift of 200kg, on Wednesday. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, competing in 49kg category, managed to lift 87kg in snatch and in…
