Government Of India

Kinetic Safar Star Electric Three-Wheeler Launched For Last Mile Deliveries, Priced At Rs. 2.2 Lakh

Edited By Seshan Vijayraghvan | Friday October 11, 2019

Kinetic Green Energy has announced the launch of a new electric vehicle 'Kinetic Safar Star' for the last mile deliveries and marked its entry into the mid-speed vehicle segment. Priced at Rs. 2.20 lakh (ex-showroom, Pune), the Kinetic Safar Star qualifies for the incentive offered by Government of India under Fame 2 owing, including the cost of th...

Highlights from #BanegaSwasthIndia: 12-Hour Swasthagraha Comes To An End

Campaigns | Wednesday October 2, 2019

NDTV and Dettol have been lending support to the Government of India's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. After leading a very successful Swachhta (Cleanliness) Initiative for over five years, in season 6, we move the conversation from Swachh to Swasth (Health)

IRCTC Initial Public Offer To Open Today. Should You Subscribe?

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh (with inputs from agencies) | Monday September 30, 2019

IRCTC IPO today: After the IPO, Government of India's holding in IRCTC will come down to 87.40 per cent. The IPO will close for subscription on October 3.The offer size in terms of amount makes it the highest among all the railway offerings till date.

Government Issues Ordinance To Ban E-Cigarettes, Vaping Devices

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 19, 2019

The Government today issued an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes, making the production, import, export, transport, sale or advertisements of such "alternative" smoking devices a cognizable offence attracting jail term and fine.

"Have To Use Translator": Puducherry Governor Kiran Bedi On Hindi Row

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday September 16, 2019

Puducherry Governor Kiran Bedi on Sunday waded into the row over Hindi as a national language, urging people from the southern states to learn the language in order to connect with the Government of India

New Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba Was Key Executor Of Decision To Scrap Article 370

India News | ANI | Friday August 30, 2019

Rajiv Gauba, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer on Friday took over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India after the superannuation of the incumbent PK Sinha.

Opinion: 26% FDI In Digital Media Is Bad Thing For India's News

Opinion | Nikhil Pahwa | Thursday August 29, 2019

Before regulating news on the Internet, the government of India has to consider the nature of the Internet: is it print, TV or radio, or some or all of these things?

Can't Say How Funds From RBI Will Be Utilised: Nirmala Sitharaman

Business | Edited By Abhishek Vasudev | Tuesday August 27, 2019

A day after the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India decided to payout Rs 1.76 lakh crore from its reserve and surplus to the government of India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the government has not yet decided on how the funds from the central bank will be utilised.

Government Of India Spreading Fear On Kashmir, Says Congress

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday August 3, 2019

The Congress has hit out at the government after its advisory on Friday asking tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims to leave the Kashmir Valley "immediately" because of new intelligence about terror threats. Anxious tourists, including some foreigners, crowded the Srinagar airport on Saturday, many without tickets for flights. Scores of vehicles ca...

Government To Plan $10 Billion Global Bond Sale In October: Report

Business | Vrishti Beniwal, Bloomberg | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the offshore bond sale plan in the annual budget, amid shrinking options to raise funds to boost spending on infrastructure.

R&D Spending In India Less Than China And Brazil: Education Ministry

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Monday July 22, 2019

Government of India has taken a number of initiatives to enhance investment in R&D as well as to promote and improve the overall research eco-system in the country, the minister said.

Gold Bond Scheme To Open Next In August And September. Here's How To Invest

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Saturday July 20, 2019

Gold bond scheme: Sovereign Gold Bond is a certificate scheme in which the Reserve Bank of India issues bonds on behalf of Government of India, through scheduled commercial banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL), designated post office branches, and stock exchanges NSE and BSE.

Ministry Of Road Transport & Highways Tells States To Incentivise EV Adoption

CarAndBike Team | Thursday July 18, 2019

The government of India is strongly pushing for electric vehicle adoption in the country and the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has now issued an advisory for incentivising EV adoption to all state transport departments.

Israel Brewery Apologises For Using Mahatma Gandhi's Image On Bottles

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 3, 2019

An Israeli company that stoked controversy by putting the image of Mahatma Gandhi on its liquor bottles to commemorate Israel's 71st independence Day on Wednesday apologised to the people and the Government of India for "hurting" their sentiments.

Statistics Day Tomorrow; Government To Release National Indicator Framework Handbook

Education | NDTV Education Team | Friday June 28, 2019

Government of India will celebrate June 29 as the Statistics day and to mark the occasion will release the handbookof National Indicator Framework.