Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has called the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 a revolutionary reform of the 21st century. According to an official statement, in the opening speech at the Mumbai Parle Tilak Vidyalay Association’s Centennial Year Teacher’s Day celebration through a video link, said early childhood education, education-based research, …
Read More »The government may increase tariffs on imported cars
Representative image NEW DELHI: In a move seen as a protectionist measure, the government said on Friday that import tariffs on fully or semi-downed cars and assemblies (CKD and SKD) could be increased as it also advised foreign manufacturers to reduce the amount of royalty payments they collect from their …
Read More »Government studies GST rate cut for the automobile sector
Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Prakash Javadekar, said on Friday that the central government is looking into the auto industry’s recommendation for a reduction in GST rates by 10% in all categories of vehicles. The announcement will be made soon, he added. Speaking at the 60th Annual …
Read More »Karmayogi Mission for Public Officials: What It Means | India News
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved ‘Karmayogi Mission‘to public officials across the country to help them meet societal challenges. A council, headed by the prime minister and whose members are top ministers, will approve plans to build capacity for civil services under the scheme, the government said. This …
Read More »Cabinet Meeting: Key Decisions Union Cabinet Meeting | India News
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet met on Wednesday and made some key decisions, including the approval of Karmayogi Mission for civil servants to carry out post-employment reforms in government and the introduction of the J&K language bill in Parliament. Union ministers Prakash Javadekar and Dr. Jitendra Singh briefed the media …
Read More »Cabinet approves Karmayogi scheme for government officials, Javadekar calls it the biggest HRD reform
The union cabinet approved Mission Karmayogi, a skills development program, for its civil servants on Wednesday, which it said will help them in the future. “This is the biggest human resource development reform in the government,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told a news conference on the cabinet decisions. At the …
Read More »Government extends time for public comments on environmental impact regulation
[ad_1] The Union Ministry of the Environment decided to extend the deadline for sending public comments on the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification until June 30. Several environmental groups and the Opposition have been demanding that the time period for public comments, which expires on May 22, be extended. …
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