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  From Rs 300 to Rs 450, Centre notifies VB-G RAM G wage rates The Centre on Tuesday notified wage rates for unskilled manual workers under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025, which comes into effect today, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005. Daily wages have been fixed between  Rs 300 and Rs 409 across states,  special rate of Rs 450 in certain Gram Panchayats in Sikkim,  as per a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Rural Development late Tuesday night. Northern and northeastern states -  wage hikes of over 15 per cent   such as  Arunachal Pradesh,  Nagaland,  Himachal Pradesh,  Uttar Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Assam,  Tripura,  Sikkim and West Bengal have seen wage hikes of over 15 per cent.   lowest hike of just 2.25 per cent However, Haryana, despite hav...

  The Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy announced  on Monday focuses on two priorities :  a phased transition to mandatory electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and light-duty trucks,  a conscious emphasis on pure EVs over strong hybrid vehicles.   30% electrification of Delhi’s vehicle fleet The policy aims to achieve a minimum 30% electrification of Delhi’s vehicle fleet by March 31, 2030, when the policy runs out. The transport sector   is among the most significant contributors to Delhi ’s air pollution. While winter episodes of bad air get the most attention, vehicular emissions remain a persistent source of pollution through the year, making the transition to zero-emission vehicles a key component of the capital’s clean air strategy. The policy cleared by the Delhi Cabinet cites  the latest report of the  Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM),  ‘Identification of the Causes for Worsening AQI in Delhi-NCR’,  which esti...

  Narendra Modi had visited Mauritius Meeting with Ramgoolam During his ongoing visit to Seychelles , Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met with the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Victoria, Mahe. The leaders met on the sidelines of Seychelles’ Golden Jubilee National Day celebrations. This was Prime Minister Modi’s fourth meeting with Prime Minister Ramgoolam since the latter took office in November 2024. They further reviewed   pecial Economic Package the progress made in the implementation of the Special Economic Package extended by India.   Chief Guest at their 57th National Day celebrations Modi had visited Mauritius in March last year at the invitation of PM Ramgoolam to participate as the Chief Guest at their 57th National Day celebrations.  Ramgoolam had visited India   In February this year, Ramgoolam had visited India for the  AI Impact Summit,  focussing their talks on harnessing emerging technologies an...

first indian - Integrated Battle Groups The Army is set to establish and operationalise  its first Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) by next month, marking a significant transformation under which  self-contained,  agile,  brigade-sized fighting units will be carved out of the Panagarh-based XVII Corps  — the mountain strike corps (MSC) facing China — for swift deployment in mountainous areas XVII MSC — the 59 Division and the 23 Division earlier plan was to create four IBGs under the two divisions operating under the XVII MSC — the 59 Division and the 23 Division — by September. However, this is now learnt to have been advanced to July 1. four IBGs and a fire support group According to the existing plans, four IBGs and a fire support group will be created under the XVII MSC.  Each of the five will be  commanded by a Major General rank officer.  Each IBG will comprise over 5,000 troops,  with 12-13 units,  and may have a Brigadier-rank of...