As India has entered Unlock 1, the Union Cabinet also held a meeting to take important decisions. As per the reports, the cabinet meeting has come up with various steps to transform the MSME sector and ensure better quality of lives for farmers and street vendors. Source PM Narendra Modi chaired the meeting. This...
Read MoreIndian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has extended the deadline for various recruitment. The oil company said in its official statement that they are extending the deadline keeping the nationwide lockdown in mind. The job openings are for 600 positions. Source The new date is June 15, 2020. As per the official website of IOCl,...
Read MoreThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has made several new recommendations on Friday. Out of those that have come out as an interesting one is the change in digits of mobile numbers. TRAI recommends for 11-digit mobile numbers as the part of its ‘Unified Numbering Plan’. Source The authority has come with this idea...
Read MoreFinally, Indian Railways has re-started what public was requesting for quite a few days- tatkal tickets. The bookings will now be opened for all the IRCTC special trains that are running now, and the new trains that will start running from June 1. Though most of the booking process is the same, IRCTC has...
Read MoreThe Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has brought good news for the senior citizens. The organization has modified the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) for those above 60 years of age. The scheme was earlier closed on March 31, 2020. But, the Indian Government recently extended it for another three financial years till March...
Read MoreAfter there was a consecutive rate cut in the price of LPG cylinder by almost Rs. 162.50 a unit in Delhi, there is another update for the consumers. The subsidy on LPG cylinders has now fallen to zero, first time in many years. Source In fact, as per the calculation of Nomura report, oil...
Read MoreThe authority that manages Aadhaar cards – Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) – announced an important update. They made the announcement on Twitter through series of posts. Source The tweet said that UIDAI’s Aadhaar card centers are going to re-start their services in many states. Apart from that, people can now also link...
Read MoreWith lockdown 4.0 beginning, many people have questions whether domestic flights will start or not. Putting an end to these queries, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri made an announcement that domestic flights will be allowed from May 25. However, this step will continue under some guidelines. Source The Minister took to twitter to inform...
Read MoreThe nation-wide lockdown has entered the fourth phase in India. And even though the central and state governments have issued various relaxations, travelling from one state to another is still a difficult task. If someone needs to go out for important reasons or emergencies, they need to have an e-pass. Now, to get an...
Read MoreThe suspense over Lockdown 4.0 has ended. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced that the nation-wide lockdown will be extended until 31st May 2020. The Ministry has also released various guidelines, underlining the relaxations and restrictions across the nation. Source Earlier, some states like Maharashtra, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu had already extended...
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