Top official sources say that the Prime Minister’s Office is keen to see the use of sweet sorghum as an additional feedstock for ethanol amid the issue with availability of sugarcane, rice and maize in some years

Since its launch in October 2016, the scheme has operationalised 601 routes and 71 airports, facilitating travel for over 1.44 crore passengers

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

Faecal sludge treatment plants proposed in a radius of 15 km on cluster basis in urban and rural local bodies

Submission made in a progress report filed by Kerala govt in response to public interest litigation in High Court filed in connection with Hema Committee report

‘Kerala could attract investments worth ₹5,050 crore to the sports sector by becoming the first State to hold a sports summit’

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

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

Maruti Suzuki India, Toyota and Hyundai Motor have been lobbying for tax cuts on hybrid vehicles

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu expected to personally examine policy changes in all departments

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

The outlay also includes ₹6,853 crore for installation and commissioning of 1 GW of offshore wind energy projects and a grant of ₹600 crore for upgradation of two ports to meet logistics requirements for offshore wind energy projects

Union Home Minister Amit Shah made the announcement at the Flag-in ceremony of the NDRF’s Mountaineering Expedition Vijay, emphasising the crucial role NDRF plays in national and international disaster response

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

With a budget of ₹200 crore till FY26, the scheme aims to support the development of standards and regulatory frameworks in the Green Hydrogen sector.

The notification aims to safeguard the region by prohibiting activities such as mining, quarrying, sand mining, and new thermal power projects, while also restricting large-scale construction projects and townships

Amendments likely to raise number of nominees in a bank account to 4

A total financial outlay of ₹800 crore has been allocated for this component, providing ₹1 crore per selected model solar village, the Ministry said

MicroSave has signed MoU with Rural Development Ministry on July 29

Goyal highlighted the benefits of e-commerce while expressing concerns about predatory pricing practices and the need to protect small retailers

This scheme has an outlay of ₹4,136 crore to be implemented from FY25 to FY32

Coal Ministry proposes new window in NRS Linkage Auction Policy for long-term coal linkages without end use restrictions

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

This extension aims to promote the country’s outbound shipments and provide exporters with interest benefits.

India expands Ayushman Bharat to cover 6 crore senior citizens aged 70+ with ₹5 lakh free health insurance per family, at a total cost of ₹3,437 crore

Speciality steel is an area where more needs to be done, says Steel Secretary Sandeep Poundrik

Focus will be on liberalising sector specific policy as and when required; improving processes

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

The 2019 ALMM order (List-I) specified models and manufacturers of solar PV modules, whereas List-II will identify and include models and manufacturers of solar PV cells

The Power Ministry seeks stakeholder feedback on amendments

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

Mulls reducing GST, offering support to crops to boost ethanol output

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

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

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

The Uttar Pradesh CM’s visit to the Governor’s house assumes significance as he attended the crucial BJP meeting in New Delhi for the general election only a few hours earlier

It is reported that as many as 7,000 employees from 13 departments will attend the PM’s rally in Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium

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