Category: Government News

The Centre’s blueprint suggests states and UTs should invest in building municipal cadres and digital interventions for improved governance.  | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Pushing all-round urban planning reforms for development across the country, the Centre late last month issued guidelines for states and Union Territories (UT) to seek special assistance of ₹18,000 crore for capital…

A worker installs power lines inside a luxury residential project by Indian property developer DLF in Gurugram, India (file photo) | Photo Credit: AMIT DAVE Realty major DLF Ltd will invest around ₹5,500 crore to develop a luxury housing project in Gurugram, as it seeks to achieve record sales bookings this fiscal on high demand….

Representative image | Photo Credit: designer491 Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has set up a separate unit for auditing of about 1,600 public sector undertakings (PSUs) run by various State Governments for faster auditing and achieving greater efficiency. “Very recently a separate vertical has been created. An order has been issued. Once this…

FILE PHOTO: Amazon.com Inc | Photo Credit: Lucy Nicholson Amazon.com Inc. plans to invest A$20 billion ($13 billion) in Australia between this year and 2029 to develop its data-centre infrastructure. The commitment would support the growth in demand in Australia for cloud computing and AI, for which it would speed up adoption and capability, Amazon…

FILE PHOTO: An ethanol plant | Photo Credit: Rick Wilking Encouraged by the Union Food Ministry’s interest subsidy scheme, Grainspan Nutrients has invested ₹520 crore to set up two grain-based ethanol plants in Ahmedabad and is supplying green fuel for blending with petrol. The two plants, which use maize and rice as feedstock, have a…

US President Donald Trump (file photo) | Photo Credit: Eduardo Munoz US President Donald Trump said early on Sunday that if Iran attacks the United States in any way, it would face the might of the US military “at levels never seen before.” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the…

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed recently does more than improve trade equations. Systematisation of the trade system augurs well for the agricultural and agrochemical sectors. The structuring of the system is certain to influence supply chains, iron out regulatory friction and even improve competitiveness among key players across regions. The FTA does more…

Gujarat government on Saturday asked families of those killed the aircraft crash in Ahmedabad to coordinate with Air India for transporting bodies of their kin to another state or country. The state government said it arrange local transport, free of cost, for families wishing to take their deceased relatives back home by road. After nine…

After decades of warning against a nuclear-armed Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched the boldest military campaign of his career | Photo Credit: RONEN ZVULUN/Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the mission of his lifetime. For years, the veteran leader has made the destruction of Iran’s nuclear programme his top priority,…

Fire of Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot is seen following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/via REUTERS Iran launched a second round of missiles against Israel late on Saturday while Israel’s military kept up attacks in Tehran, a day after Israel’s surprise attack on…