Modi says : Make renewable energy affordable to all.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for innovation and research to make solar and wind power affordable, even as companies like NTPC, Suzlon and Reliance Power pledged mega investments in such areas.

Modi Government keeps its promise; already recovered Rs 3,500 crore in Black Money

 

The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money expects the income tax department to recover Rs 10,000 crore by March 31 as tax and penalty for tax evasion from 300-odd Indians who held illegal accounts in Swiss banks. "Under the supervision of the SIT, the I-T department has already recovered around Rs 3,500 crore from some of the account holders. As these are old accounts, the assessment proceedings have to be complete by March 31 and we expect the I-T department to net another Rs 6,500 crore by that time," SIT vice-chairman Justice Arijit Pasayat told TOI.

125 toll plazas will be scraped by month-end :Nitin Gadkari

Aiming to spare general public from levy at highways, the government has announced it will scrap 125 toll plazas in the country by the end of February.

Modi Govt fast-tracking of pro-farmer development initiatives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the concerned departments and ministries of the Union Government to fast-track the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.

Narendra Modi 3rd in world popular leaders : Harvard study

An international study, based on a survey of people across 30-countries, has found Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of the top four global leaders who enjoy a high level of confidence in handling both domestic and international affairs.

Narendra Modi government has succeeded in controlling inflation: Amit Shah

BJP President Amit Shah on Friday claimed that the Narendra Modi government has succeeded in controlling inflation and strengthening the economy of the country.

Narendra Modi named Asian of the Year 2014

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is The Straits Times Asian of the Year 2014.

The editors of the paper picked the development focused Indian leader, who fashioned an impressive election victory for his party in the national election that ended in May, from a rich field of contesting names.