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PM Modi shares ‘Budget 2024 Blueprint’ for a skilled and Viksit Bharat
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PM Modi shares ‘Budget 2024 Blueprint’ for a skilled and Viksit Bharat

New Delhi, July 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared ‘Budget 2024 Blueprint’ on NaMo App that aims to explain various government announcements, schemes and new initiatives around job creation and skilling in a simpler way.PM Modi said in a post on X social media platform that Budget...
6.87 lakh women farmers registered for benefits under Centre
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6.87 lakh women farmers registered for benefits under Centre's FPO scheme

New Delhi, July 26: As part of the Centre's campaign to empower women in rural areas, 810 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) have been registered with 100 per cent women members, while out of the overall registration of 19,82,835, farmers in FPOs, as many as 6,86,665 are women farmers, according...
MyGov turns 10: Let
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MyGov turns 10: Let's work towards a Viksit Bharat by 2047, says CEO

New Delhi, July 26: Even as citizen-centric platform MyGov on Friday celebrated 10 years of participatory governance, CEO Akash Tripathi pledged to work towards a Viksit Bharat by 2047. The platform aims to connect with every citizen through its social media platforms. It empowers people to connect...
LIC stock hits new lifetime high of Rs 1,178.60
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LIC stock hits new lifetime high of Rs 1,178.60

Mumbai, July 26: Shares of state-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Friday touched a new lifetime high of Rs 1,178.60 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Earlier the stock had hit its lifetime high of Rs 1,175 a share, on February 9 this year. LIC's shares have rallied almost...
16.83 crore new jobs created in last 6 years: MoS Karandlaje
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16.83 crore new jobs created in last 6 years: MoS Karandlaje

New Delhi, July 26: As many as 16.83 crore new jobs have been created in the last six financial years from 2017-18 to 2023-24 , Minister of State (MoS) for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje informed the Parliament. The total employment in the country registered a robust 35 per cent increase...
Rs 6.67 lakh crore investment needed by 2031-32 to expand thermal power capacity
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Rs 6.67 lakh crore investment needed by 2031-32 to expand thermal power capacity

New Delhi, July 26: The Power Ministry has estimated that the expansion required in the country’s thermal capacity to meet the growing demand for electricity will entail an expenditure of a minimum of Rs 6.67 lakh crore by 2031-32, Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik informed the Parliament on...
Govt assures green energy sector of support under PLI scheme
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Govt assures green energy sector of support under PLI scheme

New Delhi, July 25: Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Shripad Yesso Naik on Thursday held discussions with industry representatives on the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and other incentives to promote Indian manufacturing in the renewable energy sector. He assured...
Early cancer detection startup Navaux gets new funding
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Early cancer detection startup Navaux gets new funding

New Delhi, July 25: US-based cancer detection startup Navaux on Thursday announced receiving fresh funding, which it said, will play a "pivotal role" in entering the Indian market. The life science company secured an undisclosed investment from angel investor Karna D. Shinde.This comes as India is...
Indian GenAI startup Devnagri raises new funds led by Inflection Point Ventures
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Indian GenAI startup Devnagri raises new funds led by Inflection Point Ventures

New Delhi, July 25: Homegrown Generative AI (GenAI) startup Devnagri on Thursday said it has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The B2B-focused Indian language translation startup said new funds will be allocated to marketing, sales, technology...
New capital gains regime to simplify tax system: CBDT Chairman
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New capital gains regime to simplify tax system: CBDT Chairman

New Delhi, July 25: The new tax provisions and the capital gains tax regime will enable people to save more money than before and simplifying the tax assessment process will also provide relief to taxpayers, Ravi Agarwal, Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), said on Thursday. He said...
Indexation removal on real estate won
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Indexation removal on real estate won't hike tax burden, has limited impact

New Delhi, July 25: Amid the growing chatter over the removal of indexation benefit in the long-term capital gain (LTCG) calculation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that the move is not a “revenue raising measure” and will not lead to a higher tax burden on real estate...
Rs 10,376 cr allocated for railway projects under NFR by Union Budget
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Rs 10,376 cr allocated for railway projects under NFR by Union Budget

Guwahati, July 24: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday that Union Budget 2024-25 allocated Rs 10,376 crore for railway projects in the northeastern states, which is about five times higher than the average allocation of Rs 2,122 crore made during 2009-14.During a virtual interaction...
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