Army engineers build indigenous Mono Rail System at 16,000 ft to keep Kameng frontier supplied

IANS | November 14, 2025 6:56 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for high-altitude military logistics, the Indian Army’s Gajraj Corps has indigenously developed and operationalised a High Altitude Mono Rail System at an elevation of nearly 16,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh's Kameng sector - one of the most inhospitable and weather-prone frontiers along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

GST reforms make essential items more affordable, tax processes simpler: CBIC Chairman

IANS | November 14, 2025 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), on Friday said the ‘Next-Gen GST’ reforms — anchored on three key pillars called structural reforms, rate rationalisation, and ease of living — are designed to make essential goods and services more affordable for the public, while making tax processes simpler, faster, and more accessible for both taxpayers and businesses.

How DPDP rules will empower citizens, protect privacy, ensure accountability

IANS | November 14, 2025 4:20 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a bid to create a simple, citizen-focused and innovation-friendly framework for the responsible use of digital personal data, the government has notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, marking the full operationalisation of the DPDP Act, 2023.