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Government moots ₹2,000 crore funding for Pawan Hans to revive operations, enhance capacity

Proposed fund infusion to help Pawan Hans provide consultation services for heliport construction, introduce seaplane services as well as add new choppers to its fleet




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Government formulates ‘work from Kerala’ concept

The idea is to leverage Kerala’s unique advantages from sustainable transport facilities, clean air and water besides open-minded people.




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Government reduces windfall tax on crude oil to ₹5,700 per tonne

The tax, levied as Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED), aims to moderate the impact of rising oil prices on consumers.




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Indian government hikes kharif crops support price by 1-13%

Farmers will receive ₹2-lakh crore from the new minimum support prices




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Government reconstitutes 8 Cabinet Committees

Government has reconstituted 8 Cabinet Committees with the Prime Minister heading six of them.




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Government partners with MicroSave to optimise Community Investment Support Fund

MicroSave has signed MoU with Rural Development Ministry on July 29




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Government may approve fresh applications for chip facilities in India

New projects could be announced in the upcoming Semicon India between September 11 and 13




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Government schemes catapulting India to become developed nation: Amit Shah

Modi government has ended “policy paralysis” and transformed India into an economic bright spot, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah




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PM E-DRIVE: Government starts disbursal of incentives amounting to ₹320 crore in first month of scheme

Total 28,81,436 units of EVs to be incentivised with an outlay of ₹10,900 crore in the next 2 years




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Government permits internet through Wi-Fi in air travel




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New health directive in Tamil Nadu, Government declares THIS as notifiable disease

Tamil Nadu has declared THIS as a notifiable disease requiring hospitals to report cases and deaths to improve monitoring and treatment.




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Palaniswami, Panneerselvam criticise DMK Government on Cauvery issue

Palaniswami urged the DMK Government to go to Delhi with 38 MPs of the DMK and its allies to stop attempts and prevent the proposal to construct a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu




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Data | The risk of small States’ heavy reliance on the Union government

Small States must prioritise raising their own revenue to reduce their vulnerabilities in the future




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AIADMK cadre protest against DMK government for failing to curb illegal drug sales 




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Tamil Nadu government lists various welfare programmes implemented by MAWS Department

The programmes included ‘AMRUT 2.0’ being implemented at a cost of ₹2,391.72 crore.




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Wayanad landslide: More than 1,000 government employees engaged in 24x7 relief operations, says CMO

The government staff are handling the coordination of the search and rescue effort, distribution of relief materials, counselling of landslide victims with medical conditions




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Will be injustice to SC communities if internal reservation is delayed by Karnataka government: Basavaraj Bommai

Mr. Bommai was recently honoured by SC community leaders in Bengaluru for recommending internal reservation for SC communities back in 2023




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Chess | India’s young talent could do better with more sponsorship and government support




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Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing two Saudi troops, wounding another

Police in the area published pictures of the soldier, saying there was a 30-million-Yemeni-rial reward for information leading to the soldier's arrest




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Bangladesh interim government to seek Interpol support to repatriate Sheikh Hasina from India

Officials said a Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant, but rather a global request for law enforcement agencies to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action




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After storm over allegations, Australia Today clarifies ban was by Meta platforms, not Canadian government 

The Ministry of External Affairs, which had slammed Canada over the allegations last week, has been silent over clarification




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Mission Pothole-Free Roads: Andhra Pradesh Government will spend ₹11.16 crore to take up 69 works in Kurnool district, says Minister Bharat

Joint Collector B Navya and other officials also participate in the launch of the programme




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AP JAC Amaravati leaders urge government to announce IR for employees

Having suffered a lot during the YSRCP term, employees are pinning their hopes on the TDP-led coalition government for a solution to their long-standing issues, they say




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A.P. government appoints Inquiry Authority to probe role of revenue officers in alleged land scam in Vizianagaram

Revenue Department Special Chief Secretary directs the Inquiring Authority to submit the inquiry report within a period of six weeks




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Eluru Government Medical College named after biochemist Yellapragada SubbaRow

SubbaRow, born in 1895 in Bhimavaram, is credited with discovering drugs for Filariasis and the role of ATP in muscular activity




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Lakshmi Parvathi flays coalition government for arrest of social media activists




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A way out: On the government and doctor-led protests in West Bengal

The West Bengal government must enable the changes doctors want to see




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 Milestones and U-turns: On the government in its third term

The optics of the 100-day mark cannot conceal changed dynamics for the BJP




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​Governor vs Government: On the hostilities in Tamil Nadu

Mr. Ravi must be withdrawn for needlessly wading into controversies




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Code is a new form of government: Clive Thompson

The tech journalist and author of Coders explains how programmers have such a huge impact in our everyday lives




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Dialectics of government deficits

The book, espousing modern monetary theory, busts a few conservative myths on government spending




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Farm loan waivers and elections: How do they affect farmers and governments?

Promises to waive off farm loans have been issued by most political parties during this Lok Sabha election. Here’s a look at how these waivers are implemented, the effect on farmers and governments and what alternatives exist



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Budget 2024: Agriculture, Employment, Infrastructure feature in nine priorities of third NDA government

Union Budget 2024 unveils nine priorities for this financial year as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers her seventh budget speech in Lok Sabha




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90-year-old farmer convicted, sentenced to one-year imprisonment for encroaching 36 guntas of government land in Karnataka

Small and marginal farmers are worried about being punished for encroachment, demand action against influential people who allegedly encroached on government land




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Forest Department free coaching helps tribal youth in Jawadhu Hills to get government jobs




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Powerloom weavers urge Tamil Nadu CM to take up the issue of QCOs on textiles with the Central government




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Bank unions push back against government ‘micromanagement’ in employee performance reviews

More than 1 lakh bank employees likely to be affected by DFS instruction to banks, says AIBEA General Secretary Venkatachalam



  • Money & Banking

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Andhra Pradesh government releases list of 62 persons nominated to various corporations

Chaganti Koteswara Rao and Mohammad Shareef have been appointed Advisers in the Cabinet rank on Ethics and Values, and Minority Affairs respectively




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Andhra Pradesh Government presents Budget with an outlay ₹2.94 lakh crore

The fiscal deficit will be around 4.19% of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), whereas the revenue deficit will be around 2.12% of the GSDP; ₹11,855 crore allocated for agriculture and allied sectors




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Expose the government’s failures and stand firm in questioning its decisions, Jagan urges YSRCP MLCs

The ruling party seems to be unwilling to grant opposition status to YSRCP as it will have to allocate time and opportunities for the party to question the government, he says




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Andhra Pradesh government urged to move new Tenancy Bill in Assembly

Andhra Pradesh Tenant Farmers’ Association proposes 35 amendments to Andhra Pradesh Land Cultivators Rights Act, 2024, including provisions for tenant ryots to receive crop loans based on the scale of finance




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Maharashtra elections 2024: Comparing the governments led by Thackeray and Shinde

While the previous MVA govt. has a higher rating in terms of overall development of Maharashtra and social harmony, the incumbent Mahayuti govt. has edge in the areas of condition of hospitals, supply of electricity, drinking water, and roads.




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Maharashtra elections 2024: Shinde-led Mahayuti government perceived as high on corruption, not bad on performance

Two in five (42%) voters believed that corruption had increased under the Mahayuti government.




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Tackle the issue of adjournments, case pendency

The concern that the President of India expressed on the subject is valid, but there are major reasons for the rise




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Government of Karnataka released ₹731 crore to 3.69 lakh families in Dakshina Kannada under Gruha Lakshmi scheme: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

5.59 crore women travelled freely in low-end government buses so far in DK with the government spending ₹181 crore on their travel, says the Minister




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‘Karnataka government has to reclaim waqf properties that have been encroached upon’




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Kota Srinivas Poojary urges Union government to employ people who know local language in nationalised banks




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Odisha BJP government announces implementation of NEP-2020 in higher education




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EAM Jaishankar emphasises trade in national currencies ahead of intergovernmental meeting with Russia

The bilateral trade between India and Russia will touch $100 billion by 2030, says External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar




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Woman arrested after kidnap attempt in Koti Government Maternity Hospital

The accused was a habitual offender and had made a vain bid on Tuesday night, before being caught by the hospital staff and police on Wednesday