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Modi launches Indian Space Association, plan is to open up sector to start-ups & private firms

ISpA will support start-ups, and will work towards facilitating and enabling private players to work in tandem with ISRO, PM Modi said at the virtual event.

3 cr on unorganised workers’ database, 48% women, 55% don’t have Aadhaar-linked accounts

The data also shows that of the approximately 3 crore workers who have registered, 55.77% do not have bank accounts linked to Aadhaar.

Sushil Modi to head parliamentary panel on law after reconstitution of various committees

Congress MPs Anand Sharma, Jairam Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor retained their post as chairman. BJP MPs Ravi Shankar Prasad and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank have been added to two panels.

Modi govt to rethink caste-based payment of wages under MGNREGA, says aware of problems

Rural ministry statement comes week after a report in ThePrint highlighted problems being created by caste-based salary disbursal under MGNREGA among workers in Karnataka.

Narco terror, Afghanistan — why Delhi Police Special Cell has IPS officers as DCPs after 31 yrs

Since 1990, only DANIPS (Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Police Service) officers have been DCPs in Special Cell. But Commissioner Asthana says emerging scenarios need new ideas.

Parliament has had no standing committees for a month, MPs’ attendance is one reason why

Department-related parliamentary panels are constituted in Sept every year. Opposition says the delay is a reflection of the govt's 'overall attitude about the functioning of Parliament'.

Cabinet approves 78 days’ salary as Diwali bonus to over 11 lakh railway employees

Union minister Anurag Thakur says the maximum amount payable to an eligible railway employee is Rs 17,951 and expenditure of nearly Rs 1,985 crore will be incurred on this.

Modi to inaugurate 35 PSA oxygen plants under PM CARES tomorrow

According to PMO, 1,224 PSA oxygen plants have been funded under the fund till now, of these over 1,100 plants were commissioned providing an output of over 1,750 MT oxygen/day.

SVAMITVA Yojna to be implemented nationwide as it enhanced rural economy’s strength: Modi

PM Modi said the scheme will be rolled out in the entire country to provide property cards to people and will become an 'example of Gram Swaraj' in India.

Oil drills, safaris — Amendments to forest act could increase economic activity in reserved areas

On 2 October, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change published a document with 14 proposed changes to FCA allowing more economic activity in protected areas.

On Camera

Is support reducing for Kolkata doctors? Mamata not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?