Centre extends retirement age for scientists

The Centre has decided to give two years' extension beyond the retirement age of 62 to specialists in scientific and medical fields on a case-to-case basis, with immediate effect, to take advantage......

Russia to help India build small tropical nuclear power plants

India on Tuesday said cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear technology is an important pillar of the multifaceted cooperation with Russia, which offered help in building small tropical nuclear......

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

Expert panel wants CAG to pre-audit defence deals

An expert committee has recommended to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar that defence purchases need not be blocked even if bribery charges emerge. Nitin A Gokhale reports for Rediff.com Defence......

Railways, India Post not among PSUs to go on sale block

The department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) can also seek in-principle approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for strategic divestment of PSUs on a......

Govt to snip red-tape in PSU sale approval, cut time frame by 90%

The idea is to do away with the need for the approval of the Core Group of Secretaries on Divestment for privatisation of companies, especially in non-strategic sectors. Illustration: Dominic......

Divestment of BPCL, Air India to be completed in FY22: FM

The government on Monday budgeted Rs 1.75 lakh crore from stake sale in public sector companies and financial institutions, including 2 PSU banks and one general insurance company, in the next......

Rs 2,000-cr fund for scientific innovations

In a bid to boost scientific innovations that can improve the life of the common man, the government today announced setting up of a Rs 2,000-crore fund to help encourage and finance such products.......