Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday strongly criticised the Centre’s proposal to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with a new framework, accusing the government of centralising power and weakening rural employment rights. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, she described the move as part of…
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Mizoram GST Cut Boosts Spices, Bamboo Crafts & Tourism
Mizoram’s government has announced a major GST rationalisation to boost the state’s economy, focusing on agriculture, handicrafts, and tourism. Key changes include cutting GST from 18% to 5% on processed Mizo Bird’s Eye Chilli, ginger, turmeric, bamboo and cane products, as well as passion fruit products. Hotel rooms up to…
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PM Modi Launches Gyan Bharatam to Digitise Manuscripts
New Delhi, September 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Conference on Gyan Bharatam at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, marking the launch of a nationwide mission to digitise and preserve India’s vast manuscript heritage. The initiative, announced earlier this month, aims to safeguard more than one crore manuscripts and…