Stay updated with the latest subsidy news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on subsidy topics.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Rajasthan government is actively working to strengthen local development and promote district-specific products at a global level through the One District, One Product Policy (ODOP) 2024. The policy aims to empower local artisans, entrepreneurs, and small businesses while boosting employment and economic growth across the state. Each district has been assigned a specific product, ensuring better utilisation of local resources and skills, while pres ...Read More >
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said that consensus-based decision-making is the bedrock of the WTO's legitimacy, as the discussions related to reforms in the global trading system, electronic commerce, TRIPS non-violation and the package for least developed countries (LDCs) will now continue in Geneva. The minister's statement comes after the conclusion of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the WTO at Yaounde in Cameroon on Monday, where he led the Indian delegation. Goyal empha ...Read More >
SHILLONG, March 31: With the enforcement of digital verification norms tightening, LPG consumers have been rushing to their respective agencies across Shillong since last week to complete their mandatory biometric Aadhaar authentication (eKYC) and Digital Authentication Compliance (DAC) procedures. The sudden surge follows a public advisory issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner (Supply), East Khasi Hills, directing all LPG consumers to complete their eKYC and DAC formalities with thei ...Read More >
Jammu, Mar 31: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that ₹3.80 crore has been disbursed as UT subsidy in favour of 4,288 consumers of Kashmir and Jammu Power Distribution Companies under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. He was replying to a question raised by legislator Shakti Raj Parihar regarding the scheme. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Power portfolio, said that ₹1.80 crore has been disbursed in favour of the first 2,053 consumers of KPDCL, ...Read More >
The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday adopted a resolution moved by Congress MLA and AICC spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Rathore under a private member's Bill, raising serious concerns on the impact on the Himachal-based apple growers over the proposed Free Trade Agreements (FTA) of India with the US, European Union (EU), and New Zealand. Moving the resolution, Rathore said the issue was not merely related to trade policy but directly affected the livelihoods of over 1.5 lakh apple-growing f ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Rajasthan government is actively working to strengthen local development and promote district-specific products at a global level through the One District, One Product Policy (ODOP) 2024. The policy aims to empower local artisans, entrepreneurs, and small businesses while boosting employment and economic growth across the state. Each district has been assigned a specific product, ensuring better utilisation of local resources and skills, while pres ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said on Tuesday that Odisha posted moderate growth in 2024-25 compared to the previous financial year, while cautioning against fiscal stress risks arising from the under-realisation of revenue receipts, low own-tax mobilisation, poor dividend collection, long-outstanding loans, and concentrated short- to medium-term repayment obligations. The State Finances Audit Report of the Odisha government for 2024-2 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said that consensus-based decision-making is the bedrock of the WTO's legitimacy, as the discussions related to reforms in the global trading system, electronic commerce, TRIPS non-violation and the package for least developed countries (LDCs) will now continue in Geneva. The minister's statement comes after the conclusion of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the WTO at Yaounde in Cameroon on Monday, where he led the Indian delegation. Goyal empha ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Congress MLA and spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Rathore said that the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, being projected as a diplomatic success, could prove "devastating" for domestic apple growers who operate on small landholdings of one to two acres, compared to large-scale orchards of nearly 100 acres in the US. Calling it a case of "structural inequality," Rathore underlined stark differences in productivity and state s ...Read More >
Dhanbad: A rising number of LPG consumers are reportedly receiving 'delivered' messages and even cash memo on their mobile phones without getting the gas cylinders. The cylinders are marked 'delivered' on the system, preventing fresh bookings for 25 days, they alleged.A resident of Bhishtipara, Mayank Kumar, said, "I booked an LPG cylinder on March 14. I received the delivered' message on March 23, but the cylinder never arrived. When I approached the agency, I was told that the delivery has bee ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal, alongside State President Nainar Nagenthran, on Tuesday, released a "chargesheet" in Chennai targeting the DMK government ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. Accompanied by leaders including K Annamalai and Tamilisai Soundararajan, Goyal described the upcoming Assembly election as a "turning point" in the state's history, expressing confidenc ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Raising serious concerns over the impact of proposed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with countries including the United States, European Union and New Zealand, Congress MLA and AICC spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Rathore on Monday moved a resolution in the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha recommending that the government formulate a comprehensive policy to protect the state's apple and fruit growers. The resolution, introduced on the 14th day of the ong ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, will roll out a free electricity scheme for weavers across the state from April 1, fulfilling a key pre-election promise of the NDA coalition. Under the scheme, handloom weavers will receive up to 200 units of free electricity per month, while power loom operators will be eligible for up to 500 units. The initiative is expected to cost the exchequer around '150 crore annually and aims to ease the burden of r ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's economy grew at a moderate rate of 11.40 per cent in 2024-25 compared to previous year, with Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) rising to ₹8.90 lakh crore from ₹5.40 lakh crore in 2020-21, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 13.30 per cent, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) State Finances Audit Report (Report No. 3 of 2026). Despite the steady economic expansion, the report cautioned that structural weaknesses in revenue mobilisation, expend ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said the state government is reviewing the recent increase in entry tax and will consider rationalisation to avoid any law and order situation, while defending the rollout of robotic surgery in public hospitals. Speaking to the media in Shimla, Sukhu said protests over the entry tax hike were based on "misconceptions" and asserted that the levy is not new. Also Read | Kanpur Sho ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said the state government is reviewing the recent increase in entry tax and will consider rationalisation to avoid any law and order situation, while defending the rollout of robotic surgery in public hospitals. Speaking to the media in Shimla, Sukhu said protests over the entry tax hike were based on "misconceptions" and asserted that the levy is not new. "Entry tax has existed ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The government on Monday approved the fourth tranche of 29 proposals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme with a projected investment of Rs 7,104 crore, with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stressing that the industry must build in-house design capabilities and adopt Six Sigma quality standards to avail future support and incentives. The latest tranche includes approval for the Rare Earth Permanent Magnet facility by Lohum Cleantech, entailing Rs 700 crore ...Read More >
Hyderabad: GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan said that March 31 is the last date to avail 90 per cent waiver on interest on property tax dues under the One Time Settlement Scheme. House owners in Greater Hyderabad should pay property tax dues immediately and get 90 per cent concession on interest, said Commissioner RV Karnan. He made an announcement to this effect on Monday. For the year 2025-26, the state government will provide 90 per cent subsidy on interest under the OTS scheme to those who pay ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The widening conflict in West Asia has driven a sharp 60 per cent surge in feedstock natural gas prices for fertiliser plants which is expected to raise the government's subsidy burden. With the conflict disrupting energy supply lines, supply of natural gas -- a primary feedstock for producing ammonia, which is the building block for nitrogen-based fertilisers -- has been restricted to 80 per cent of the demand. To meet the deficit, fertiliser companies are buying lique ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30: The WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, which concluded on Monday, failed to reach any agreement on key issues, including the extension of the moratorium on e-commerce and reforms of the global trade body. The 14th ministerial conference (MC), which concluded in the early hours on March 30 in the capital city of Cameroon, could not reach a consensus on a moratorium on non-violation complaints under the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (T ...Read More >
India was turning green. Black was out, and so was an era of crude energy sources, even if refined adequately, and used as liquefied gas. Yet, the shine on coal, the black gold, has intensified in the past few weeks. Thanks to huge global shortages in crude oil, and gas, including LNG (liquefied natural gas), India, along with other nations, is re-focusing energy security. It demands a back-to-black tactics, and giving green a breather, even as the future of fossil fuels seems iffy. Black is in, ...Read More >
Chennai: The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Cameroon ended without agreement on key issues, including e-commerce moratorium and expiry of safeguards against non-violation complaints against intellectual property policies. MC14 was one of the most inconclusive ministerial conferences in recent years. Despite WTO remaining ineffective in mitigating trade uncertainties, India to build coalitions to defend consensus-based decision-making at WTO, which is under threat due to growing ...Read More >
Jaipur, Mar 30 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday said that empowering women is key to the development of the state and the country, and highlighted the various initiatives taken by the government in that direction. At an event held at the chief minister's residence, Sharma transferred Rs 1,000 each to the bank accounts of approximately 122,000 Anganwadi workers for purchasing uniforms, and distributed cheques to beneficiaries of schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Matru V ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The central government's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore at the end of February, or 80.4 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26 compared to 85.8 per cent in the year-ago period, according to government data released on Monday. The Centre estimates the fiscal deficit (the gap between expenditure and revenue) during 2025-26 at 4.4 per cent of GDP, or Rs 15.58 lakh crore. According to monthly accounts released by the Controller General of Accounts (CG ...Read More >
Jaipur, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday announced a major initiative for Anganwadi workers and helpers, transferring Rs 1,000 each directly into the bank accounts of 1.22 lakh beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to cover the cost of two uniforms. The transfer was made during a programme held at the Chief Minister's Residence. On the occasion, the Chief Minister also distributed cheques to beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Y ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government has drawn a hard line under its electronics push, pairing fresh approvals worth thousands of crores with a blunt warning: subsidies will not flow to companies that treat India as a factory floor without building design muscle. Signalling a shift from scale to strategic value, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said firms under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) must embed design, quality and engineering in India or risk losing support. The ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, which concluded on Monday, failed to reach any agreement on key issues, including the extension of the moratorium on e-commerce and reforms of the global trade body. The 14th ministerial conference (MC), which concluded in the early hours on March 30 in the capital city of Cameroon, could not reach a consensus on a moratorium on non-violation complaints under the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ...Read More >
PNNAhmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 30: With growing power demands and the global shift toward sustainable energy, Ahmedabad Solar stands tall as Gujarat's most trusted name in solar energy. As an official channel partner of Tata Power Solar, Ahmedabad Solar has redefined solar energy adoption for homes, industries, and institutions across the state.From its modest beginnings to becoming Ahmedabad's No.1 rooftop solar installer, the company's journey reflects vision, trust, and technological e ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): India could face pressure on remittances, the rupee and fiscal finances as the ongoing conflict in West Asia disrupts economic flows with the Gulf region, according to a report by SBI Funds Management. The report titled "2026 Middle East Conflict and Its Implications" highlighted that apart from higher crude prices, India's external sector and fiscal balances could come under strain through multiple channels. One key risk is a slowdown in remittances from the ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.