New Delhi: The Central government has revised export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight beginning June 1. The duty has been set at Rs 1.5 per litre on petrol exports, Rs 13.5 per litre on diesel exports and Rs 9.5 per litre on ATF exports, as per an official.
Himachal Pradesh: The central government has provided a significant boost to the development of the country’s hill states under the “Pride of the Hills” scheme. Under this scheme, the central government has released financial assistance of 25,000 crore rupees to nine hill states and 3,920 crore rupees to Himachal Pradesh. This amount was released under.
New Delhi: In a historic step towards empowering women’s health and eliminating preventable cancers, the central government will soon launch a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program. This initiative aims to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer, one of the most common but preventable cancers affecting women in India. The program is in line with.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, highlighting the Centre’s unprecedented development push in Northeast India and its role in transforming economic and social infrastructure across the region. The Prime Minister said the government’s focused policies are bringing holistic progress, connectivity and improved quality of.
Varanasi / Kanpur, India: Suspended Bareilly City Magistrate Alankar Agnihotri has given a strict deadline of February 6, 2026, to the Central Government to withdraw the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, commonly called the SC/ST Act or risk what he calls the “uprooting” of the government. Demand to Repeal the.
New Delhi: Over 1.1 crore central government employees and pensioners look for cues from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2026-27 speech on Sunday, for any sign of an accelerated rollout of the 8th Pay Commission. However, the full implementation of salary and pension hikes in FY27 remains unlikely. Implementation Timeline Makes FY27 Rollout Unlikely.
Under the central government's ambitious PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme, the picture of government schools is rapidly changing.
The central government has notified new rules aimed at curbing caste discrimination on higher education campuses and promoting an inclusive environment.
New Delhi: The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has come under intense scrutiny as 287 central nodal officers, appointed at the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, carried out extensive ground verification of mega and single-village water supply projects across nearly 473 villages, covering schemes worth close to Rs 1.30 lakh crore. The inspections were conducted.
