STATES
States’ capex rises by 11.9% in April-February FY23 due...
- Apr 26, 2023
The thrust given to capital expenditure (capex) by the Centre had encouraged the States to increase their capex, the Union Finance Ministry said on...
India Ratings sees marginal rise in States’ capex in FY24...
- Apr 11, 2023
India Ratings on Monday said that share of combined capital expenditure (capex) of States in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) might improve...
Bar Council permits foreign lawyers, law firms to practise...
- Mar 16, 2023
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to permit foreign lawyers and law firms to practise in areas such as foreign law, international legal...
Assam pitches itself as “most film tourism-friendly...
- Mar 08, 2023
Assam Tourism conducted a roadshow at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on Tuesday to promote Assam as the most film tourism-friendly State that fast-tracks...
UP Global Investors’ Summit concludes; garners investment...
- Feb 12, 2023
The three-day UP Global Investors’ Summit in Lucknow concluded on Sunday. The State had attracted investment proposals worth around Rs 33 lakh...
Indian Railways got rid of one non-performer, corrupt...
- Nov 24, 2022
Indian Railways has weeded out one “non-performer or corrupt official” every three days in the past 16 months, officials have said. Some 139...
Surging population, changing climate make Indian cities a...
- Nov 09, 2022
India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope, and climate change will make...
States’ borrowing cost slips by 6 bps to 7.46%; falls for...
- Sep 14, 2022
Borrowing cost for the States fell for the fourth consecutive week as weighted average cut-off eased by 6 basis points (bps) to 7.46 per cent at the...
Gujarat, Himachal & Andhra get Centre’s nod to set up...
- Sep 02, 2022
The government has given in-principle approval to proposals of Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh to set up bulk drug parks. The...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets Panch-Pran target for...
- Aug 15, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the time had come to cleanse the country of corruption and nepotism. He asked people to...
Uttar Pradesh jumps 2 places from 9th to 7th in India...
- Jul 27, 2022
Uttar Pradesh has improved its performance by two places in India Innovation Index 2021. The State has been ranked seventh among major States as...
States’ capex for FY23 seen rising by 36% to Rs 6.8 lakh...
- Jul 16, 2022
States had budgeted 36 per cent higher capital expenditure (capex) during this financial year, which might lead to a sharp rise in their fiscal...
With Assam joining, One Nation, One Ration Card fully...
- Jun 22, 2022
Assam had finally operationalised the ration card portability service and with this, the Centre’s One Nation, One Ration Card (ONORC) programme was...
Government employees barred from using VPN and private...
- Jun 18, 2022
The Union government has banned its employees from using third-party and non-government cloud platforms, such as Google Drive and Dropbox. Government...
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Baghel’s Bhent-Mulaqat...
- Jun 06, 2022
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is on a whirlwind tour of the State. He is leading the Bhent-Mulaqat Abhiyan (Meet-and-Greet campaign),...
UP’s ground-breaking ceremony gets 1,406 projects of over...
- Jun 04, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the third ground-breaking ceremony of Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit held in 2018 and laid the...
ICRA sees lower borrowing by States amid likely higher...
- May 03, 2022
Tax devolution by the Central government was likely to exceed the Budget estimate by at least Rs 1.1 lakh crore in FY23. This would lead to...
Amid power outages, Opposition charges Government with...
- Apr 30, 2022
Various States continued to grapple with power shortages on Friday amid soaring mercury pushing demand higher. Opposition parties blamed the Centre...
Chhattisgarh’s focus on spurring rural growth inspires...
- Apr 07, 2022
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has redefined the concept of development. Going beyond industries and investments, the central Indian...
“Gujarat Can Be India’s Leading IT Hub”: Sachin...
- Mar 03, 2022
Gujarat recently unveiled a new information technology (IT) policy – IT/ITeS Policy 2022-27 – which aims to transform the State into a major IT...
“Come to Bihar fearlessly, invest and set up...
- Feb 18, 2022
Bihar’s Industry Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said recently that there was no Inspector Raj in the State. Mr Hussain added that instead there...
PFC enters pact to finance 350 electric buses in Uttar...
- Dec 16, 2021
PFC, a maharatna company and India's leading NBFC in the power sector, signed an agreement to lend Rs 275 crore for deployment of 350 electric...
Farmers end protest against farm laws, to vacate Delhi...
- Dec 09, 2021
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 40 farm unions, on Thursday decided to suspend the over a year-long farmers’ movement against...
Rajasthan gets Rs 1.94-lakh crore investment commitments...
- Dec 08, 2021
Rajasthan received investment commitments of Rs 1.94 lakh crore from a wide range of investors for renewable energy, mine and mineral, engineering...
Kerala’s STREET project aimed at tapping State’s...
- Nov 27, 2021
In a pioneering initiative to take tourism deep into the State’s interiors and rural hinterland, Kerala Tourism will launch the STREET project in...
Modi lays foundation stone for Jewar airport, says Jewar...
- Nov 25, 2021
Taking a swipe at previous governments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Uttar Pradesh was kept in deprivation and darkness...
Shimla, Coimbatore top NITI Aayog’s SDG index, Dhanbad,...
- Nov 23, 2021
Shimla, Coimbatore and Chandigarh topped the NITI Aayog's first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Urban India Index, while Dhanbad, Meerut and...
Chhattisgarh's big gift to farmers on the birth anniversary...
- Aug 31, 2021
The Bhupesh Baghel government of Chhattisgarh has once again given a big gift to farmers under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. Chhattisgarh Chief...
Jharkhand’s new industrial policy out, State gets Rs...
- Aug 28, 2021
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren unveiled the Jharkhand Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy, 2021 at the two-day Investors’ Meet...
Rs 118-crore ITC refund fraud case busted, one businessman...
- Aug 21, 2021
The Mumbai zonal unit of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has busted an Input Tax Credit (ITC) refund fraud case and arrested the...
IBM plans to set up Software Lab in Kochi to design...
- Aug 04, 2021
IBM on Wednesday announced that it was working to establish a Software Lab in Kochi. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hailed the global technology...
Noida International Airport all set to take off as Zurich...
- Jul 18, 2021
The Zurich Airport International on Saturday signed a shareholders’ agreement with the Uttar Pradesh government’s entity, Noida International...
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani unveils new EV policy,...
- Jun 22, 2021
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday announced the Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy 2021, which, according to him, has been designed to see...
Union Cabinet clears hike in MSP for Kharif crops for...
- Jun 09, 2021
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a hike in the minimum support prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops or the summer-sown crops for...
Kerala tops SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar adjudged...
- Jun 03, 2021
Kerala has retained the top rank in NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, according to a...
RBI extends interim WMA limit of Rs 51,560 crore to State...
- Apr 23, 2021
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced an extension of interim Ways and Means Advances (WMAs) limit of Rs 51,560 crore to State...
Yogi Adityanath’s new Uttar Pradesh: India’s Economic...
- Mar 25, 2021
Uttar Pradesh (UP) seems to be swaying in joy as the refreshing breeze of development blows across the heart of Hindi heartland. Almost every...
Centre releases entire Rs 1,10,000 crore of estimated GST...
- Mar 16, 2021
The Finance Ministry on Monday said it had released the entire Rs 1.10 lakh crore estimated GST compensation shortfall to the States with the...
ArcelorMittal to invest Rs 50,000 crore in Gujarat: Chief...
- Mar 08, 2021
ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, will invest more than Rs 50,000 crore in Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has...
China’s Nanjing Puzhen to set up Rs 350-crore metro coach...
- Mar 06, 2021
Chinese rolling stock and components conglomerate CRRC Nanjing Puzhen is setting up its metro coach manufacturing plant at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh...
Madhya Pradesh tops list of States, UTs in digitalisation...
- Mar 05, 2021
Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have been ranked as top performers in digitalisation of land records by Delhi-based...
Bengaluru, Pune top Ease of Living Index 2020; Indore,...
- Mar 04, 2021
Bengaluru emerged as the top city on the government’s Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 that was released by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister...
UP gets third international airport in Kushinagar, nine...
- Feb 24, 2021
Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh has received necessary clearances from aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to...
Centre releases up to Rs 1,00,000 crore of GST compensation...
- Feb 20, 2021
The Centre has released Rs 1,00,000 crore to States and Union Territories (UTs) in four months since October 2020 to meet Goods and Services Tax...
Steep petrol-diesel price hike across the nation,...
- Feb 19, 2021
A steep hike in petrol and diesel prices across the country has left many Indians fuming amid rising economic woes. However, people of Chhattisgarh...
UP’s single window portal for industries wins CSI...
- Feb 13, 2021
‘Nivesh Mitra’, the single window portal of Uttar Pradesh for issuing clearances to industries and enterprises has been given Award of...
Ladakh set to host India’s first-ever geothermal field...
- Feb 08, 2021
The country’s first-ever geothermal field development project will be coming up in Puga, Ladakh. This is being facilitated by the...
Chhattisgarh tops the country in terms of collection of...
- Jan 25, 2021
Minor forest produce, which is in abundance across Chhattisgarh, has turned out to be a valuable product in the central Indian State. The...
Karnataka tops States in innovation index
- Jan 25, 2021
Karnataka has been ranked the most innovative among major States by the NITI Aayog. Delhi tops the category among Union Territories (UTs). These...
Rs 72,000 cr released to States so far to meet GST...
- Jan 18, 2021
The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has released the 12th weekly installment of Rs 6,000 crore to the States on January 18, 2021...
Uttar Pradesh to establish IT parks in all divisions in...
- Jan 10, 2021
As information and communication technology (ICT) gaining immense importance in all walks of life including industries and business, Uttar...
Farmer-Friendly Push: The Chhattisgarh government’s focus...
- Jan 01, 2021
The Chhattisgarh government has unveiled a number of farmer-friendly policies. The State government will start paddy procurement from December...
Modi lays foundation stone for hybrid park in Gujarat
- Dec 30, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid a foundation stone for a, a hybrid renewable energy park in his home State of Gujarat. The hybrid...
States borrow 43.5% more in 9 months
- Dec 30, 2020
At Rs 5,55,900 crore, the States, whose finances have been ravaged by the pandemic, have snapped up as much as 43.5 per cent more debt from the...
Yogi lists LMC bond at Bombay Stock Exchange
- Dec 02, 2020
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath listed Rs 200 crore Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) bond at the Bombay Stock Exchange during his...
Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0: Mobilising Investments for 2020...
- Oct 31, 2020
Maharashtra is gradually and systematically un-locking its economy that has been affected by COVID-19. The caution displayed by the...
The defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh will provide MSMEs in...
- Mar 31, 2020
The State successfully hosted for the first time the 11th National Defence Expo in Lucknow in February this year. The platform for alliances...
"ODOP Has Led To A Spurt In Exports": Navneet Sehgal,...
- Feb 28, 2020
MSMSEs in Uttar Pradesh are surging ahead on a buoyant note. With the highest number of MSME units in the country, Uttar Pradesh is a leading...
