Improving governance, service delivery
Centre proposes unique coding, digital mapping of every village road New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj has proposed a nationwide system to assign a unique code, digital identity and standardised classification to every road within villages, aiming to improve governance, service delivery, emergency response, and rural infrastructure planning, according to official sources. […]
Parliamentary panel looking into NEET, OSM issues seeks answers from NTA, CBSE
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) A Parliamentary panel has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to define what constitutes a “paper leak” in its definition and whether any paper leaks have occurred in exams it conducted since 2018, sources said. The panel’s questionnaire follows NTA officials’ appearance before it last week, where they contended that […]
‘INDIA janbandhan’ united, 23 parties have confirmed participation: Congress
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Twenty-three political parties have confirmed their participation in the “INDIA janbandhan” meeting at the Constitution Club here on Monday, the Congress said and asserted that the opposition bloc continues to stand united through its diversity. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said there are some parties that have expressed their inability to […]
Army conference deliberates emerging challenges in tactical, technological domains
Jaipur: A review of security situation along the western sector and the measures to enhance operational preparedness was held during a two-day Formation Commanders’ Conference of Army’s south western command here, officials said on Saturday. The conference, held on June 5 and 6, was chaired by Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh, commander of the Jaipur-based Sapta […]
Clean energy sector to add over 44 lakh jobs by 2030: Study
Guwahati: More than 44 lakh full-time jobs are likely to be created by 2030 in the clean energy sector, of which almost 43 per cent will come from rooftop solar industry, according to a latest study. In the study ‘Driving Energy Transition: Workforce, Skills, and Gender in India’s Renewable Energy Sector’, conducted with technical guidance […]
Trump says US close to ‘very good deal’ with Iran
Washington: President Donald Trump has said the US and Iran are close to a “very good deal,” but if Washington does not get what it wants, then it will “end it in a different way.” Trump’s remarks came during an interview to his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, which was telecast on Fox News on Saturday night. […]
Govt cuts windfall tax on petrol, diesel, ATF exports
New Delhi: The government has halved windfall gains tax on export of petrol to Rs 1.5 litre, while reducing the levy on diesel to Rs 13.5/litre and aviation turbine fuel to Rs 9.5/litre effective June 1. The finance ministry in a notification said road and infrastructure cess will be nil on export of petrol and […]
CUET-UG exams scheduled for May 28 postponed due to Eid-Ul-Adha
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026 examinations scheduled for May 28 in both shifts following a change in the Bakrid holiday date. The agency said revised examination dates for the affected candidates will be announced later. In a public notice issued on Sunday, the […]
Petrol, diesel, CNG prices hiked again
Rates jump nearly Rs 5/litre in 10 days New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were raised by 87-91 paise per litre on Saturday, taking the cumulative increase in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 a litre in under 10 days as state-owned firms passed on soaring international oil prices. Alongside, compressed natural gas […]
NCERT book row : SC modifies earlier order concerning 3 academicians, says remarks not on individuals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday modified its March 11 order that had directed the Centre, states and others to disassociate from three academicians following a row over an NCERT book chapter containing “offending” contents on corruption in the judiciary. The apex court, which considered the explanation given by the three academicians, left it […]