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

Suggestions have been sought to increase the number of geriatric care packages under the health insurance scheme

By ensuring accountability and transparency of the Executive, democratic institutions make governance more responsible and efficient, says the Lok Sabha Speaker

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

Internship opportunities surges to touch 50,000 mark; 130 companies have onboarded the internship portal

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

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

Why did the FCI refuse to supply rice to Karnataka? What are the alternatives that the Karnataka government is exploring? How long will it take for the Congress government to implement the Anna Bhagya scheme?

The villagers organised a “victory march” in Bhim on Friday to welcome the State government’s decision

Akhilesh Yadav repeatedly promised to scrap the short-term military recruitment scheme if the INDIA bloc, came to power

During a review of the Housing Department in Chittoor and Tirupati districts, he says that construction work was not completed in certain places due to lack of sand supply or heavy rains

Extension of free health coverage to all over 70 years is good, but more needs to be done  

The outcomes of the PM Internship Scheme’s pilot project need monitoring

Decentralised use of green hydrogen could include cooking, off-grid electricity generation

AAP govt. yet to implement at least 5 programmes it announced over the past two years to curb air pollution; these include using drones to map bad air sources and making PUC mandatory to buy fuel; our plans have been stopped by Centre: AAP

It will cover all farmers, regardless of their landholding size or socioeconomic status: Ministry

Digital Agriculture Mission, which has an outlay of ₹2.817 crore and aims to create a consolidated database on crop data, among initiatives to get nod; schemes to boost nutritional security and livestock production also approved

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

Karnataka has achieved 10.2% GDP in 2023-24, higher to national average of 8.2%, says Udupi district in-charge minister

On BJP allegation that the Congress government is not been able to manage its guarantee schemes, Mr. Shivakumar said that Karnataka’s financial strength is stronger than the country’s financial strength

Under the scheme, a student who secures admission in top higher education institutions, both government and private, will be eligible to get collateral-free, guarantor-free loan from banks and financial institutions

Property Share Investment Trust introduces PropShare Platina, a real estate investment scheme with high returns in Bengaluru

The CM spoke of Uttar Pradesh’s vast potential as he listed development works that had been completed

UDAN, the regional air connectivity scheme, has transformed India’s aviation sector, says PM Modi

While this may move the State closer to the goal of universal health coverage, the expansion may hinge on additional funds to be generated by charging a premium to existing beneficiaries of the State scheme, which, at present, is in bad financial shape

22 land owners and 149 cultivators have so far responded to an EoI floated for the scheme in which farmer groups will be engaged for cultivation

Are they aware of the risks and rewards, and possible alternatives? BusinessLine spoke to some customers of gold savings schemes to find out

The interest rates on small savings schemes such as Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) are reset each quarter

The MCA has also launched a dedicated, user-centric portal for the scheme, which will serve as a centralised hub and a link between the companies and the aspiring interns

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

For Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, funds for some projects will be only through concessional multilateral loans, which could be from World Bank, Asian Development Bank, JICA, AIIB… any of these institutions, he says

Sitharaman proposed that for the interns to get exposure to real life environment an internship allowance will be provided of ₹5,000 per month

The PM Internship Scheme aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in the top 500 companies

The number of opportunities posted to the portal of the PM Internship Scheme surged to 90,849 on October 11, 2024.

The exclusion of postgraduate degree holders from the ambit of the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme is short-sighted

200 beneficiaries selected by the Tamil Nadu Widows and Destitute Women Welfare Board will receive ₹50,000 each to establish self-employment ventures

What transpired during the proceedings? What were the directions issued by the top court?