India is home to one of the world's most ambitious social programmes - a jobs guarantee that gives every rural household the legal right to paid work. Launched in 2005 by a Congress party government, ...

For years, air travel in India was viewed as a luxury reserved mainly for the wealthy. However, a government initiative has ...

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan briefed Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan on public welfare schemes for rural transformation. Initiatives include housing, employment, ...

NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The Indian government approved on Saturday a pension scheme which will guarantee federal government employees 50% of their base salary as a pension, moving away from a ...

India's electric vehicle registrations have increased by 91% in five years, reaching 19.68 lakh in FY25. This growth is supported by government initiatives to boost domestic production and ...

Senior citizens can achieve a Rs 1 lakh monthly income using government schemes. Options like SCSS and RBI bonds offer over 8 ...

The Maharashtra government announced the 'Come Early, Go Early' scheme for women employees.

Amid potential tariff hikes by the upcoming US administration, which may disrupt the global supply chain and once again benefit India, the Indian government reportedly plans another incentive scheme ...

The Indian cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of about $9 billion to install rooftop solar and provide free electricity ...

India has introduced a new electric vehicle (EV) scheme offering incentives for commercial EVs, electric two-wheelers (E2Ws), and electric three-wheelers (E3Ws). The scheme, which replaces FAME II, ...