Day: March 14, 2020

India hikes taxes on mobile phones, parts

NEW DELHI – India’s Goods and Services Tax Council has increased the tax on mobile phones and parts, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, a move that could lead to higher prices. Sitharaman, who heads the council, composed of representatives from all Indian states, said taxes on […]

India reports second death from coronavirus

India reported its second death from coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said here on Friday. The patient was a 68-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension and died in the country’s capital New Delhi. India, which has a population of 1.3 billion, has so far reported just 82 […]

Wings India 2020 launched in Hyderabad; Over 100 exhibitors and more than 20 states participating

Under UDAN scheme 48 new airports operationalized; 100 more to be added in next 5 years UDAN 4.0+ knowledge paper on the changing landscape of Indian aviation sector under regional connectivity scheme released open view news desk Wings India 2020, the biennial civil aviation and aerospace event was […]

Shri R K Singh Launched New Website of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Site is more Informative and User friendly Including for Visually Challenged open view news desk The Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri R K Singh launched the new website of Ministry of New […]

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah presides over the Convocation Ceremony of AIIMS Rishikesh

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has a four-pronged vision towards making India a global leader in the field of Healthcare: Home Minister Shri Shah emphasizes importance of ‘Service over Self’ in the community of Healthcare Professionals in the country Doctors must stay back and serve the countrymen, by […]

Government invoke Disaster Management Act to ensure prices regulation and availability of Surgical and protective mask, Hand sanitizer and Gloves

open view news desk In cognizance of reports regarding non-availability and black marketing of Surgical and protective masks, Hand sanitizers and Gloves and as a measure of preparedness to address the challenge of outbreak of COVID-19, NPPA requested to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to notify the […]

Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked by Rs 3/lt; no change in prices; govt to get Rs 39,000 cr

New Delhi, Mar 14: The government on Saturday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by a steep Rs 3 per litre each to garner about Rs 39,000 crore additional revenue as it repeated its 2014-15 act of not passing on gains arising from slump in international oil […]

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