Officials subjected to punitive action are Industries department Director K. Gopalakrishnan and Special Secretary, Agriculture, N. Prasanth.

Targeting the BJP government over the matter, PCC general secretary Swarnim Chaturvedi said that it was an attempt to “politicise” education in colleges. 

Addressing a rally in the Gangapur constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district ahead of the November 20 assembly polls, he said prices for crops like sugarcane, soybean and jowar have plummeted.

It says there is minor increase in the distribution of workers in agriculture and the manufacturing sector shows no growth in giving jobs compared to past years

The Indian economy grew 8.2% in the last fiscal (2023-24)

The gross market borrowing of ₹6.61 lakh crore shall be completed through 21 weekly auctions.

Centre included even unpaid household work in its employment data, says Jairam Ramesh

The I-T Department said that due to the difficulties faced by taxpayers in electronic filing of audit reports, the deadline is being extended from September 30, 2024 to October 7, 2024

In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit was at ₹4,35,176 crore as of August-end

The new members are Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar. They have been appointed for a period of four years.

Rao was appointed as RBI Deputy Governor in October 2020 for a period of three years

The government had last hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners on March 8

The RBI Governor said that the central bank does not act like a policeman.

Applicants should have at least 25 years of work experience in Public Administration including experience at the level of Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India

Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy directs officials to set up semi-residential schools and provide education up to the 3rd standard in Anganwadi centres

The resignation comes amid reported issues with financial reporting and governance, raising questions about the firm’s financial transparency and management support

The system will allow for mapping, tracking and identifying learning gaps in students even if they move across States 

The implementation of the NEP 2020 is aimed at bringing a sea change in the education system of the State

The Congress veteran says the BJP espouses a ‘militant, extreme, right-wing Hinduism’ which is also working in its favour in Hindi-speaking States while Hinduism is essentially ‘more inclusive’

The Deputy Chief Minister says the ‘double-engine’ government during the BJP regime in the State did not implement a single irrigation or water project

People give top priority to development while judging the achievements of the government and that the Guarantee schemes come later, says the BJP State president

The most common view today is that the IAS is not able to perform because of political pressure but the question is why should IAS officers succumb to the carrots dangled by politicians, asks former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao

As November 14 is celebrated as National Children’s Day and November 20 as World Children’s Day across the world, the Social Welfare Department requests all Anganwadis in Tamil Nadu to organise events to celebrate the week

Civic agencies have been directed to prepare for rain over the next four days. A total of 1,194 pumps and 524 jet-rodding and 158 super-sucker machines have been readied for use in the city, he says

Thousands of youth are protesting outside the UPPSC headquarters in Prayagraj against the conduct of Civil Services (preliminary), Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer examination in multiple shifts and against normalisation of score. UPPSC argues when exams are held on multiple days or shifts for a single recruitment notification, the score normalisation process is essential in evaluating the results as the difficulty level of the paper in each shift/day varies.

The reasons include diversion of foreign funds for carrying out anti-development activities or inciting malicious protests and religious conversions

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel

The U.S. President elect said their work would conclude by July 4, 2026, adding that a smaller and more efficient government would be a "gift" to the country on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only

The SIPB will meet at regular intervals to examine all proposals related to industrial and infrastructure investments and take appropriate decisions for early realisation of investments in Andhra Pradesh

The announcement to levy the additional charges is surprising, given the NDA govt.’s pre-poll assurance that electricity rates would not be hiked, say association leaders

In the three-level screening, ASHAs and ANMs will visit houses and conduct initial tests; those with symptoms will be sent to village health clinics for examination by a medical officer, who will refer patients in need of more tests to medical colleges

‘A high prevalence of anaemia among children below five years and women, as well as widespread viral attacks, body pains, headache, joint pains, skin diseases, sickle cell anaemia, thalassemia, blood pressure and blood sugar is observed in the State’

The revised DPR for the double decker elevated corridor-cum-metro rail project is expected to be completed by March 2025, say officials

41% of universities in India are private, and these are often accessible only to certain sections of society, says Ravenshaw University Professor at national conference in Visakhapatnam

We will oppose the privatisation of VSP tooth and nail, they say

This move follows a revision in air services agreement between India and the two countries at an International Civil Aviation Organisation gathering in Malaysia last month

The Centre is committed to creating an ‘Adaptive Defence’ in the country to counter challenges posed by the fast-changing world, says Defence Minister

CERT-In advised users to apply necessary software updates.

The Centre losses crores of rupees due to unorganised screen guard imports from China