The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday listed various welfare schemes being implemented by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department. In a release, it pointed out that the Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme was ensuring the economic development of entrepreneurs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. A total of 1,303 beneficiaries received … Read more
Merope Mills Merope Mills began her campaign after an inquest found a change of care plan could have saved Martha’s life Almost one out of every eight phone calls made under the Martha’s Rule scheme has led to a potentially life-saving change of treatment, NHS England has revealed. The scheme allows rapidly deteriorating patients and … Read more
Fortified Rice | Photo Credit: V. Raju The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (October 9, 2024), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of the universal supply of fortified rice under various government schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other welfare programs, from July 2024 to December 2028. … Read more
The future of 25 projects that are part of the New Hospital Programme in England is in doubt, after the government announced it would be reviewing their feasibility. In a letter to MPs, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it was clear the programme – promised by the Tories in their 2019 election manifesto – was … Read more
The Communist Party of India (CPI) wrote to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu urging him to take immediate measures and allocate funds for the repairs of the Rajolibanda diversion scheme and Guru Raghavendra Lift Irrigation Scheme in Kurnool district. In a letter on Sunday, CPI State secretary K. Ramakrishna said that Mantralyam, Emmiganuru, and Kodumur constituencies … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: PTI The working committee of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajasthan unit, which met on July 13welfare for the first time after the party came to power in the State in December 2023, took a pledge to take the public welfare schemes and policies of the “double engine” … Read more
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan (file) | Photo Credit: Sreejith R. Kumar Public sector hospitals in Kerala are on the brink of financial ruin because of the huge arrears the government owes them, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said in the Kerala Assembly on July 2 (Tuesday). During his address on the adjournment … Read more
The State government has decided to study housing schemes for the poor and weaker sections under implementation in different States before taking up the Indiramma housing scheme here. Deputy Chief Minister (Finance and Energy) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has directed officials of the Housing department to visit different States in this regard and submit a comprehensive … Read more
Union Heavy Industries and Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday lashed out at the Congress-led Karnataka government for the recent hike in sales tax on fuel, which has made petrol and diesel costlier in the state. The Janata Dal (Secular) leader said the fuel prices were hiked by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led government to fund Congress’s … Read more
Can a monthly SIP of Rs 20,000 turn your investment into Rs 1 crore? Yes. ETMutualFunds did some data crunching and found that a small cap fund actually managed to do just that. Quant Small Cap Fund Quant Small Cap Fund turned the monthly investment of Rs 20,000 to Rs 1 crore in a 10-year … Read more