This is one of the most commonly asked questions posted by entrepreneurs and owners of young businesses in the SBA Community. And, in most cases, the answer is “no.” However, some small businesses, particularly those engaged in “high-tech” innovation or scientific research and development, can benefit from government grants. Here are some facts about government grants for small businesses, including ... Read More »
To encourage more farmers and entrepreneurs to take up dairy business, the government will this week launch an online portal called ‘e-pashu haat’ where one can buy/sell livestock, frozen semen and embryos. Presently, there is no organised market for livestock. “If a farmer from Rajasthan wants to buy high milk producing cattle breed ‘Gir’ from Gujarat, how will he buy? ... Read More »
National academic depository (NAD)will be in place in next three months and would be extended to the entire country by the next academic year beginning June 2017. New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of national academic depository (NAD) to digitize all education records from school onward. The move, announced in the Union budget, will enable ... Read More »
Google Says Government Data Requests Have Risen 10 Percent in Last 6 Months Google said Wednesday that data requests from governments around the world hit a record high in the six months ending in June, extending a steady rise. The 44,943 requests amounted to a 10 percent increase from the prior six-month period and a fourth consecutive increase, Google said ... Read More »
Karnataka is considering an increase in the reservation ceiling for the SC and ST BENGALURU: Karnataka government is considering an increase in the reservation ceiling for the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes in education and employment beyond 50 per cent, based on the population, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Bengaluru today. Government will come out with a decision in this regard ... Read More »
P. Sridhar teaches robotics at the Seva Bharat Trust Government School in Bengaluru. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint RoboCup 2016, the annual international robotics competition to be held in Leipzig, Germany, is just 27 days away. In a 10ft x 10ft room in a school in central Bengaluru, six children, aged between 12 and 15, huddle around their mentor P. Sridhar, an ... Read More »
To create an ecosystem for various modes of communication like e-mail and website addresses in Indian scripts, the government will provide complimentary ‘.bharat’ domain name available for one year on purchase of ‘.in’. “We have written to registrar for providing one year complimentary web address with ‘.bharat’ (available in Devanagari and other Indian scripts) when a person registers a ‘.in’ ... Read More »
The government has eliminated 1.6 crore duplicate and bogus ration cards that will help save about Rs. 10,000 crore in subsidy bill annually. NEW DELHI: The government has eliminated 1.6 crore duplicate and bogus ration cards that will help save about Rs. 10,000 crore in subsidy bill annually, said Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa. In addition, the government has saved Rs. ... Read More »
Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said the government has eliminated 1.6 crore duplicate and bogus ration cards. New Delhi: The government has eliminated 1.6 crore duplicate and bogus ration cards that will it help save about Rs 10,000 crore in the subsidy bill annually, said Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa. In addition, the government has saved Rs 14,872 crore by offering subsidy on cooking gas (LPG) ... Read More »
Currently, the interest rates are decided by the Governor of theReserve Bank of India. New Delhi: Moving ahead with the operationalisation of the interest rate setting monetary policy committee, the Finance Ministry has said it will notify the rules “within few weeks” and thereafter appoint three government nominees. “We are already working on it (on the rules). I think it should not take more than ... Read More »
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