Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that non payment and delay in payments to MSME enterprises will be dealt with very firmly. The Minister reiterated the Government’s commitment to solve long standing problems of the MSME sector and give it the required support so that it can realize its full potential in terms of its contribution to GDP and employment generation.

            In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs No.60/2019-CUSTOMS (N.T.

The President of India , Shri Ram NathKovind will confer National Award to Teachers-2018 in New Delhi tomorrow. The national level awards are given to teachers on Teachers’ Day to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honor those teachers who through their commitment have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students.

Following is the text of the joint statement on cooperation in hydrocarbon sector for 2019-24 with Russia, which was issued in Vladivostok, Russia today after Prime Minister ShriNarendraModi’s annual bilateral summit with Russian President Mr Vladimir Putin:

“On the eve of the meeting of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin and Prime Minister of the Republic of India N. Modi in Vladivostok, a meeting of the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation A. Novak and the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Minister of Steel of the Republic of India D. Pradhan (hereinafter referred to as the Sides) was held on August 29, 2019 in Moscow.

On the second day of Leh tour,Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel held a meeting with officers of local administration including DC Leh and representatives of tourism sector at DC office.