India charts bold clean energy course with SHANTI Bill: Pralhad Joshi

IANS | December 19, 2025 5:28 PM

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India has moved towards a bold and decisive path into the clean-energy sector with the passing of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India bill (SHANTI Bill) in both houses of the Parliament, Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, said on Friday.

Govt empowering SC and ST entrepreneurs in MSEs: Minister

IANS | December 19, 2025 3:18 PM

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) In a bid to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe-run Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme, to fulfill the mandated 4 per cent of procurement from SC/ST MSEs under the Public Procurement Policy, the government said on Friday.