Sanjeev K Ahuja

Shift in plan: Make in India to focus only on few key sectors

According to DIPP, a few of the 25 listed priority sectors would be left to be taken care of by their respective ministries.

Former Samajwadi Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia joins BJP

Bhatia, who resigned from the Samajwadi Party in February, will be only the latest among a string of politicians from Opposition parties to join the BJP after its impressive performance in the recent assembly elections.

All 23,000 polytechnic colleges likely to come under skill development ministry

The shift is seen as yet another attempt by the MSDE to bring a scattered mandate of skilling under one roof.

Skill development ministry to set up separate education board for Industrial Training Institutes

Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has accepted skill development ministry’s proposal of setting up a separate education board for the ITI pass-outs to offer them class X and XII certificates, the parliament was informed on Thursday.

Delhi: Pragati Maidan makeover mired in legal trouble, could miss deadline

Mega project to develop Integrated Exhibition cum Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan has got caught in legal trouble over demotion of three pavilions.The project is also yet to secure mandatory clearances.

Smart India Hackathon 2017: 10,000 students to develop digital solutions

About 10,000 students from across the country are set to produce digital solutions for problems faced by people in India.

With cat’s stealth, Make in India lion moved from Lutyens zone

Shrouded in series of controversies ever since it came into existence, right from its participation in Germany’s Hannover messe industrial fair in 2015, the Make in India lion made a quiet exit from Udyog Bhawan ‘under the veil’ on Saturday.

Maoist-affected states fail to offer youth jobs

Killings of over 3,000 civilians and security personnel by Maoists in various Left Wing Extremism affected states do not seem to have moved the state governments.

Adityanath’s elevation as UP CM evokes sharp reactions from Opposition

Congress, however, was relatively guarded in its reaction saying it’s the prerogative of the ruling party to elect a chief ministerial candidate

BPO industry challenged: Outsourcing giant India losing to China, small countries

A clutch of tiny Asian countries are among many others challenging India’s position as the world’s leading BPO destination in the $186 billion global industry.

Actor Shilpa Shetty to join Skill India initiative, plans to set up 1,000 centres

The actor plans to set up 1,000 skill centres and also rope in other Bollywood stars to endorse the programme, which she has initiated in her personal capacity.

Women-special startup programme likely by April 1

The ministry of electronics and information technology is in the final stages of crafting a women-special startup programme in the information technology space.

US can’t ignore India: Nasscom on proposed H-1B visa curb

IT industry leaders say any H-1B visa curbs will affect US economy as it lacks skilled manpower particularly in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths

H-1B visa concerns: Members of India’s top IT industry lobby to visit US

Nasscom expects ease out the pressure of the Indian IT companies, which earns 65% of its $155 billion revenue from the US.

Pragati Maidan makeover: Will historic Hall of Nations, Nehru Pavilion be demolished?

Delhi High Court is likely to decide on February 23 if the famed Hall of Nations - India’s first pillar-less structure - as well as Hall of Industries and Nehru Memorial Pavillion should be demolished.

Commerce ministry to meet IT representatives over H-1B visa issue

“As soon as Parliament session is over, that is after February 9, we will be meeting (representatives of) Nasscom and industries that have significant presence in US,” commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.

Budget 2017: Govt eyes job opportunities in textiles, tourism and affordable housing

The Centre, which has promised 100 million jobs by 2022, has decided to replicate the special scheme it had launched for the textile sector in the leather and footwear industries as well.

Proposed changes to H-1B visa in Trump’s America keeps IT industry on their toes

The development is not likely to affect the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry as companies here are involved in off-shore jobs - not on-shore, the experts said. India has about 12 lakh employees working with BPOs.

Is Apple’s China dream over as it bets on India manufacturing plan?

Apple seems to be growing more frustrated with the rising labour costs in China as it looks to slowly shift its manufacturing base from China to India.

Pragati Maidan to be redeveloped into world-class convention centre

The ₹2,254 crore project would have a state-of-the-art Convention Centre with seating capacity of 7,000 persons — five times the capacity of Vigyan Bhavan.

New DDA flats may not affect NCR realty market, say experts

Some private developers claimed that DDA’s housing plan may instead prove to be a catalyst for the hitherto sluggish NCR real estate market, especially in Gurgaon, and trigger demand from the end users here.

After Xmas, pubs likely to lose business on New Year too

Former CM Hooda skips Haryana Day event in Gurgaon

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who served as Haryana’s chief minister from 2004 and 2014, gave the golden jubilee celebrations on Tuesday a miss.

RSS targets urban populace, Gurgaon online membership going up to 10k

In an outreach programme targeting corporate employees in the state’s urban centres, the Haryana wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has launched an online membership campaign inviting people to join the outfit through its web portal.

Monsoon mayhem: Heavy downpour brings Delhi, Gurgaon to knees again

Heavy rainfall brought Gurgaon to a standstill again, with many fearing a repeat of recent flooding on National Highway-8 that left thousands of commuters stranded in recently, with police asking Delhi residents to avoid the Millennium City.

GDA draft submission delayed, to be tabled in 3 days

Gurgaon chief governance coordinator gets more teeth

He will be vested with the powers to summon records from all departments and call meetings of their officials

Draft panel recommends absolute powers for Gurgaon Development Authority

The committee has also recommended that GDA be made an autonomous body and bring under its ambit the entire district spread across 1,253 sqkm.

Gurgaon development panel to submit draft on August 15

With Rs. 23k-cr builders’ dues pending, Gurgaon infra suffers

A series of attempts by the Haryana government to recover Rs.23,000 crore dues pending since 1981 from private developers has drawn a blank.