Rashtriya Gokul Mission gets ₹1,000 crore additionally

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw briefing newsmen on cabinet decisions at National Media Centre in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Union Cabinet has on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) revised the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) with a total outlay of ₹3,400 crore. Announcing … Read more

The Hindu journalists feted at 2025 Ramnath Goenka awards

Maitri Porecha and Satyasundar Barik of The Hindu after receiving the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. Two journalists at The Hindu were felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu at the 19th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2025. Maitri Porecha, Senior Assistant Editor, won the award for Politics and Government … Read more

Union Cabinet revamps dairy sector scheme; allocates ₹1,000 crore for development

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw briefing newsmen on cabinet decisions at National Media Centre in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday (March 19, 2025), allocated an additional ₹1,000 crore for National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), bringing the total … Read more

Doubling airline capacity on India-UAE routes will help Indian consumers save $1.05 billion: report

Doubling airline capacity through a liberalised air service agreement between India and the UAE will result in savings for Indian consumers exceeding $1.05 billion who are currently paying steep airfares, according to a joint report by the UAE Embassy and the ORF released on Wednesday. Doubling of capacity over five years could yield an economic … Read more

IndiGo to get A321 XLR deliveries from FY2026

Following a delay, IndiGo will receive its A321 XLRs in the financial year 2026, according to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers. The exact number of XLRs to be delivered is still under discussion with Airbus, Mr Elbers told The Hindu. The airline has 69 A321 XLRs on order, which is a part of its 300 A320 … Read more

House panel asks govt. to pursue centralisation of Eklavya schools, notes slow progress of PVTG scheme, tribal freedom fighter museums

A parliamentary panel on social justice on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) asked the Union government to “urgently” pursue the centralisation of Eklavya Schools. | Photo Credit: The Hindu   A parliamentary panel on social justice on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) asked the Union government to “urgently” pursue the centralisation of Eklavya Schools and empower the … Read more