Harikishan Sharma

Under the scheme, each such migrant family was to be provided with 5 kg of foodgrains and 1 kg gram (whole) per month for May and June. Later, states were given two more months — July and August — to distribute the already lifted foodgrains.

During a performance audit of PMAY-G in Rajasthan, CAG conducted a physical verification of 590 houses listed as “completed” in 59 gram panchayats across seven districts -- Baran, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Dausa, Jodhpur, Tonk and Udaipur.

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that a record area of 1,082.22 lakh ha has been covered under Kharif crops till August 28 during the current season, which is 13 lakh ha higher than 1,069.5 lakh ha area under Kharif crops during 2019.

The suggestion came during a meeting of the GoS, which is empowered to take decisions related to Railway projects and matters, sources said.

In its report to the Rajya Sabha Chairman Wednesday, the standing committee on commerce asked the Commerce Department to discuss the levy with the Finance Ministry.

An analysis of data available on the NREGS portal till August 24 shows that the share of women is the lowest since 2013-14 (52.82 per cent), from when the numbers are currently available.

The number of people who took up jobs during the week, however, stood at just 691.

This has been conveyed by Jal Shakti Secretary U P Singh to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories, it is learnt.

Ram Vilas Paswan said officers of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will be posted at seven Indian ports and will “take samples and test the product for quality”.

With the latest surge, share of exports to China in India’s total exports have also climbed to 9.71 per cent during April-July, as against 5.2 per cent in the year-ago period.

The Swachh Survekshan 2020 is the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness urban survey conducted by the MoHUA in which 4,242 cities, 62 cantonment boards and 97 Ganga towns were surveyed, with feedback received from 1.87 crore citizens.

The projects were sanctioned for the Sabarmati and Tapi as part of the National River Conservation Plan, under which the Central government provides funds for checking pollution in rivers outside the Ganga basin.

The proposed National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will conduct a common preliminary examination for various recruitments in the central government.

National Recruitment Agency or NRA will conduct a common preliminary examinations for all these recruitment, which are at present conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

According to ministry data, 45 lakh more people have been added to the NFSA beneficiary list in Uttar Pradesh during the pandemic.

The issue was flagged during a meeting of the standing committee on water resources, which is deliberating on flood management in the country.

This is the highest demand the scheme has seen since its inception in 2006-07, an analysis of data available on the MGNREGA portal shows.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges shift from Make in India to Make for the World, stresses on self-reliance.

Talking about the country's extended neighborhood, the Prime Minister said, “Neighbors are not only the countries with whom we share our geographical boundaries but those countries with whom we share cordial relations are also our neighbors.”

The decision was taken at a meeting between Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday — the first meeting at this level on the issue.

"Opposition-ruled Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh record highest coverage, even as many states, including Gujarat and MP, pull out of Modi government's flagship insurance scheme.

Nobody is shying away from elections. Let me say this very clearly that Lok Janshakti Party is 100 per cent prepared on all 243 seats.

“The idea is to make (these reports) not too easily accessible. There is no need.” Rajiv Mehrishi, outgoing CAG said this was “not a government decision”, but “my decision”.

Recalling the Quit India Movement, Modi said, “The evils that make the country weak (should) quit India... With this thinking, a comprehensive ‘Quit India’ campaign has been going on in the country for the last six years.”