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Pralhad Joshi hands over 52 mineral blocks to various states
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday handed over 52 mineral blocks to various state governments.
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States cannot mitigate architecture of National Food Security Act: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that state governments cannot mitigate the architecture of the National Food Security Act while implementing it.
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Plea in SC seeks sign language interpreters in govt press briefings
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [india], November 20 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and State governments to provide sign language interpreters in all the official press briefings conducted by the government.
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People of North East felt neglected earlier, now welfare policies framed c
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a swipe at the previous state governments of North East region and said that the people of the region used to feel neglected as welfare policies were framed in high rise buildings of Delhi.
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Centre should release GST compensation so that state govts can reduce VAT
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): After the Central government reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday demanded the release of GST compensation to the states so that state governments can reduce value-added tax (VAT) on fuel.
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Reduction of VAT on petrol prices a poll strategy: Shiv Sena
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Arvind Sawant on Friday slammed the central government and various Bharatiya Janata Party ruled state governments over reducing taxes on petrol and diesel prices, terming it as an election strategy and pointed out
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Opposition-ruled states should also reduce VAT on petrol, diesel: Giriraj
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday welcomed the Centre's decision to reduce excise duty on petrol and diesel in order to give relief to the public and asked states ruled by opposition parties to reduce Value-Added Tax (VAT) in their respective state
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Centre's decision to cut excise duty on petrol, diesel sets template for s
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): After the Centre reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said that concrete action from state governments will lead to further reduction in fuel price and more relief to consumers.
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India reaching 100 cr COVID-19 vaccinations is remarkable achievement, pro
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): India reaching the milestone of 100 crore COVID-19 vaccinations in about nine months is a "remarkable achievement," credit for which goes to the state governments, district teams, the grassroots workers as also people of the country, Niti Aayog member
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Commission for Air Quality Management actively taking up strict compliance
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): In view of the fact that dust emanating from construction and demolition (C&D) sites is a major consistent source of air pollution, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has been actively taking up with the Govern
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Life Skills Collaborative launched to Champion Life Skills for India's You
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], October 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): With the aim to support government agencies and education institutions by building a life skills platform that can aid in the transformation of India's learning ecosystem, 18 organisations have come together to announce the launch of
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PM-JAY is here to stay; industry must reposition to align with it, says Dr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of NITI Aayog on Wednesday said that the PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) has started to absorb other government schemes and expanding its scope on the initiatives of the state governments.
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