Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and......

Govt to import 4.5 lakh vials of Remdesivir amid Covid spike

The government has placed orders for import of 4.5 lakh vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir with the first consignment of 75,000 vials expected to reach Indian shores on Friday, Chemicals and......

Centre remains on high-alert for new Covid variants

COVID-19 is on the verge of becoming endemic but Indian scientists are keeping a close watch on each new variant and the government would continue to maintain a high alert, Union health minister......

CVC awaits sanction to prosecute 100 govt officials

It has been over four months since the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has been awaiting sanction to prosecute nearly 100 central government employees, including Indian Administrative Service......

Modi 3.0's Plans For Ayushman Bharat

The Centre is considering a proposal on increasing coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme to Rs 10 lakh from the current Rs 5 lakh. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi interacts with beneficiaries of......

Fertiliser ministry asks for Rs 65,000 cr subsidy

The fertiliser ministry has requested the finance ministry to provide it about Rs 65,000 crore (Rs 650 billion) in supplementary grants for disbursal of subsidies to the manufacturing companies.......

Real war in the fertiliser ministry

There has been an internal 'war' between the Union Minister of Fertiliser M K Alagiri and two senior bureaucrats in his department. Alagiri complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the......

Govt caps trade margin on oxygen concentrators at 70%

The government has capped the trade margin on oxygen concentrators at 70 per cent in order to keep in check the price of the much in demand critical life saving component amid the second wave of......

Meet India's new sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya

IMAGE: Mansukh Mandaviya won the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat by defeating his nearest Congress rival Lalit Vasoya by a margin of 3.83 lakh votes. Photograph: Mansukh Mandaviya/Instagram......