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Govt extends Bharat Petroleum privatisation bid deadline to July 31

Any private company having a net worth of $ 10 billion is eligible for bidding and consortium of not more than four firms will be allowed to bid

'Work from home' to be new normal in govt offices; draft guidelines issued

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) may provide the option for work from home to the eligible officers/staff for 15 days in a year as a matter of policy

India continues to be second highest requestor for user data from Facebook

India made 26,698 requests for user data from Facebook in the six months ended December 2019, a marginal increase from the 22,684 requests it made in the first half of year.

Aarogya Setu app: Things you need to know about govt's Covid-19 tracker

The app also calculates the user's risk of infection based on recency and proximity of Covid-19 patients

How to download, set-up and use Aarogya Setu app to curb coronavirus spread

The Aarogya Setu tracks your movement and inform if you have come in contact with someone tested positive for coronavirus

I wish the PM had reached out but that's not his style: Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh tells how the Congress sees the Covid-19 crisis and why the government must shed its hostility to suggestions from the Opposition as India picks up the pieces

Here's how government plans to combat Covid-19

State governments are also taking proactive measures. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have all moved closer to imposing a lockdown

With 6 airports already in folio, Adani turns to Air India

The Tata group, the Hinduja group, Indigo and a New York-based fund, Interups, are also expected to submit their EoIs. The deadline of submitting the EoI is March 17

IDBI Bank raises capital worth Rs 745 cr via tier-II bonds after 2 years

Bank officials said the money raised through tier II bond offering is expected to increase Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) by about 50 basis points

Citizen Amendment Bill: Story so far

The bill surpassed its initial hurdle, like it did on January 8, earlier this year. However this time it was passed with 311 votes in favour and 80 against it

At the stroke of midnight, Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill

The opposition says the Bill violates the Constitution

Embracing innovation

Blanket ban on cryptocurrency isn't a good idea

Back to more govt staff, more PSU outlay

In the first three years of Mr Modi's first term, he did remarkably well in reducing the headcount of government staff in various central ministries to 3.23 million

How ruling govts have used probe agencies to intimidate the Opposition

Both, the current dispensation and the UPA govt, when it was in power, have used agencies like the CBI and ED to turn the heat on their political rivals

Drinking water to economic affairs, key departments work with least staff

Take the Department of Fertilisers: It has 61 people in executive positions to determine how the annual fertiliser subsidy cheque will be divided among companies