Need to defend the universities as free spaces, as independent, critical repositories of knowledge, and as sources of renewal of liberal values: Vice President

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that there is an imperative need to defend the universities as free spaces, as independent

India Signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for Us$ 100 Million for Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project.

A financing agreement for IDA credit of US$ 100 (equivalent) for the “Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project” was signed here with the World Bank .

FM approves the re-organisation of the field formations of the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) for the implementation of Goods & Services Tax (GST); CBEC is being renamed as the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), after getting legislative approval

Reorganisation of the field formations of the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) for the implementation of Goods & Services Tax (GST) has been approved by the Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley. The existing formations of Central Excise & Service Tax under the CBEC have been re-organised to implement and enforce the provisions of the proposed Goods & Services Tax Laws.

Workshop on Trade Facilitation in Services

The two day workshop on Trade Facilitation on Services organised by the World Bank Group in partnership with the Department of Commerce,

Shri J P Nadda launches new initiatives to combat TB

“Ensuring affordable and quality healthcare to the population is a priority for the government and we are committed to achieving zero TB deaths and therefore we need to re-strategize, think afresh and have to be aggressive in our approach