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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicCentral government

Topic: central government

Rs 2,000 note legal even after 30 Sept & no forms, bank account needed for exchange, clarifies govt

Union Govt’s MyGov Twitter handle and State Bank of India together put to rest some concerns that arose following RBI’s Friday announcement to discontinue the Rs 2,000 note.

What experts say about ordinance on control of services in Delhi: ‘Not SC contempt, but can be struck down’

Meanwhile, Central govt has moved SC, seeking review of 11 May judgment that Delhi government has 'legislative and executive power over services' in national capital.

Why Delhi L-G’s approval of new services secretary ‘won’t benefit’ elected govt

A central govt ordinance, which gives more teeth to lieutenant governor, negates SC judgment in favour of Delhi govt, which gave the latter control of bureaucrats working under it.

Modi govt appoints Ravneet Kaur as CCI chief for next five years

Kaur has held several positions in the govt over the last two decades, including as chairperson of India Tourism Development Corp between 2017 & 2019, Kaur's LinkedIn profile showed.

WhatsApp responds to international spam call reports by users, ‘implements AI, machine learning-based systems’

According to a statement issued by the company Thursday, the 'new enforcement will reduce current calling rate by at least 50% & control current incidence effectively'.

Rains hit Punjab’s wheat crop but grain piling up at mandis, govt procurement shooting up

Extreme weather & rising prices in private, international markets led to low procurement last year. This season, state has already contributed over 100 LMT of wheat to central reserves.

CNG set to be 2nd most popular fuel for passenger vehicles in India by 2027, says ICRA report

Govt approval of new gas pricing mechanism has led to lower CNG prices. Total cost of CNG vehicle ownership now likely to be 10-15% lower than for similar petrol-powered vehicle. 

Understatement to say financial health of telcos has improved: Cellular Operators Association of India

COAI chief S.P. Kochhar says average revenue per user (ARPU) for telcos has not increased how it should've for 'healthy industry' & insists spectrum prices be brought down further.

What is Bhu-Aadhaar? A unique ID for land that aims to check fraud, benami transactions

The Unique Land Parcel Identification Number, which will have longitude and latitude coordinates of every land parcel, has already been rolled out in 26 states and Union territories.

Despite manpower issues, nearly 1,400 new posts at National Informatics Centre ‘pending approval since 2014’

NIC plays pivotal role in pushing Modi government’s ambitious Digital India programme, as well as making last-mile delivery of government services to citizens a reality.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.