public officials

Centre increases DA, DR for government employees

NFRA Chairperson, Members get flexibility to choose their pay

Pregnant women, Divyang employees to be exempted from attending office: Centre

Physical attendance of government employees below the level of Under Secretary is restricted to 50% of strength

7th Central Pay Commission gets four more months to submit report

Cabinet also clears differential royalty to States on discovered oil fields

Other

CVC to review CBI probe on ‘Coalgate’

SC asks CVC to complete probe against CBI chief within 2 weeks

Directs interim director M Nageswara Rao not to take any major policy decision

CPI(M) condemns disciplinary action against IRS officers

The paper prepared by the officers for Fiscal Options and Responses to Covid-19 epidemic has angered the government to act viciously, claims the party

Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself

Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice

Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years

Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers

Weekly Rupee View: Rupee sways to and fro in a range

The price band of 79 – 79.80 remains valid

LIC may offer a smoother ride for investors going ahead

Sustained improvement in APE growth, but retail market share needs monitoring

Index Outlook: Sensex and Nifty 50 nearing an inflection point

Strong resistances with potential to trigger a reversal are coming up that has potential to trigger a reversal

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up