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Govt eases scholarship rules for children of unorganised workers

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The government has eased norms to allow children of eligible unorganised workers to avail of both welfare-based and merit-based scholarships and rules are being amended to give e... Read More


Govt eases scholarship rules for children of unorganised workers

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The government has eased norms to allow children of eligible unorganised workers to avail of both welfare-based and merit-based scholarships and rules are being amended to give e... Read More


India will safeguard farmers' interests; 'no concessions' on US soy, dairy: Piyush Goyal

India, Feb. 8 -- India will not open up its markets for US soyabean, corn, meat and dairy, the biggest American commodities whose imports could hurt the country's farmers, while deepening exchanges in... Read More


Fish caught off high seas to be duty free

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several sops to bolster India's seafood industry and marine shipments, including waiver of duties on imported inputs, policies aimed ... Read More


high-value crops get huge push, Rs.1.30cr allocated

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The government will strengthen high-value crop ecosystem, focusing on production of coconut, cashew and sandalwood, along with a new multilingual artificial intelligence (AI) tool... Read More


High-value crops, AI in focus in agri budget

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The government will strengthen high-value crop ecosystems, focusing on produce such as coconut, cashew and sandalwood, along with a new multilingual artificial intelligence (AI) t... Read More


Safety, STEM key for more women at work

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Women's participation in paid work is rising but science education, workplace safety, on-site childcare and affordable transport will improve both quality and quantity of such pa... Read More


Trade pact set to give rural economy a boost

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The landmark free trade deal reached by India and EU is expected to boost shipments of key agricultural produce, especially seafood, from India, while still protecting the countr... Read More


India, EU trade pact set to give rural economy a boost

India, Jan. 28 -- The landmark free trade deal reached by India and EU is expected to boost shipments of key agricultural produce, especially seafood, from India, while still protecting the country's ... Read More


Govt may ease social security rules for gig workers

New Delhi, Jan. 17 -- The Union government is studying a raft of suggestions from the public on draft rules notified recently to operationalise the Social Security Code 2020, which may undergo changes... Read More