Central government

February 21, 2025 11:40 AM

Centre likely to modify new EV policy as Tesla gears up to enter India

As Tesla prepares to enter India this year, the government is likely working on to modify the terms of a new policy that promotes manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country. In a bid to attract the likes of Tesla, the tweaked EV policy may mandate carmakers to show a turnover of Rs 2,500 crore in the second year itself, as per sources. Centre may also offer further import duty relief. The government is likely to start accepting applications after the updated EV policy is notified ...

February 18, 2025 8:39 AM

Gyanesh Kumar appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner

The Central government on Monday announced the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He will be replacing Rajiv Kumar. Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch IAS officer from the Kerala cadre and is senior to the two other commissioners on the three-member panel that was led by Rajiv Kumar. The other commissioner on the panel is Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, an officer from the Uttarakhand cadre and Vivek Joshi. The government also announced the appointment of Vivek Joshi as...

January 21, 2025 1:57 PM

Semicon India scheme to create 85,000 jobs: Centre

In the run-up to the Union Budget 2025-26 to be presented on February 1, the Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday highlighted the achievements of the government’s policies in pushing up investments and employment through the semiconductor programme and the PLI scheme for electronic goods manufacturing. The ministry stated, “The Scheme for ‘Programme for development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem’ aims to provide attractive incentive support to semiconductor packaging...

January 16, 2025 12:45 PM

Central govt staff allowed to use LTC for travel on Tejas, Vande Bharat, Humsafar

The Central government has issued an order allowing its employees to travel on Tejas, Vande Bharat, and Humsafar express trains under the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) scheme in a move aimed at providing more convenient and faster travel options for them to visit their hometown or go for holidays to tourist destinations during leave. According to the new order issued this week, employees can now use these premium trains in addition to the Rajdhani, Shatabdi, and Duronto trains, based on their t...

December 27, 2024 9:17 AM

Central government likely to announce seven-day national mourning in respect of Manmohan Singh

The Central government is likely to announce seven days of national mourning as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who died at the age of 92 here on Thursday, according to sources. Sources said that the last rites of the former Prime Minister will be conducted with full state honours. It has been learnt that all government programmes scheduled for Friday will be cancelled and the Union Cabinet would hold a meeting at 11 a.m., sources said. The National Flag will be flo...

September 26, 2024 8:31 PM

Centre increases minimum wage rates for workers

The central government has announced a revision in minimum wage rates by adjusting the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA). This increase is aimed at helping workers, particularly in the unorganised sector, manage the rising cost of living, according to a release from the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Thursday. The new rates will benefit workers in several sectors, including building construction, loading and unloading, watch and ward, sweeping, cleaning, housekeeping, mining, and agricult...