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India's social security network expands to 100 cr citizens: Mansukh Mandaviya

New Delhi, July 16 -- India's social protection coverage has expanded to over 100 crore citizens in 2026, up from 25 crore in 2015, said Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The st... Read More


Cabinet unveils Rs.1.9 lakh-crore high-tech push: Clears Mobile PLI 2.0 & Semicon 2.0 to drive local design and chip sovereignty

New Delhi, July 15 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new Rs.62,500-crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) aimed at driving deeper localisation and domestic design in India's high-te... Read More


Indigenous Saras Mk II flight tests scheduled for late 2027-28

New Delhi, July 14 -- Away from the public glare on the production of Tejas LCA Mk1A and fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Nation... Read More


India, New Zealand eye strategic partnership; aim to double trade to Rs.35,000 cr by 2030

New Delhi, July 11 -- India and New Zealand have committed to ensuring the early entry into force and effective implementation of their Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as outlined in a vision document unv... Read More


India, Australia agree on framework to streamline defence trade and services

New Delhi, July 9 -- Building upon the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) established in 2020, India and Australia on Thursday agreed for a broader policy framework - an 'MoU for the provision ... Read More


EPFO shifts to national database; 8.25% PF interest to reflect online by July 15

New Delhi, July 8 -- With the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) digitising entire scattered country-wide provident fund data into a single national database, members will now be able to ve... Read More


Army offers Rs.75,000 crore, five-year order pipeline to defence industry to spur long-term growth

New Delhi, July 5 -- In a significant shift aimed at giving India's defence manufacturing ecosystem long-term business certainty, the Indian Army has decided to place five-year restoration and moderni... Read More


Military gets Rs.52,000 cr capability enhancement project boost

New Delhi, July 3 -- The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting on Friday accorded in-principle administrative approval to various acquisition proposals for the defence forces, valued at aro... Read More


New social security rules: Easier partial PF withdrawals, automatic transfers on job switch

New Delhi, July 2 -- Under the new social security scheme, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has introduced initiatives that offer employees easy access to their accumulated provident fund (PF). ... Read More


Why ESIC decided to directly run new hospitals: The West Bengal trigger

New Delhi, July 1 -- Employees' State Insurance Corporation's (ESIC's) decision on Tuesday to directly manage its new and upcoming hospitals stems from the fact that West Bengal, under previous Mamata... Read More