PSEB launches Pustak Portal, offering 15% textbook discount to benefit 12 lakh students across Punjab

PSEB introduces online Pustak Portal to provide discounted textbooks and transparent distribution The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has launched the PSEB Pustak Portal, an e-commerce platform that enables students, parents and schools to order PSEB-authored and printed textbooks online. The initiative aims to improve access to authentic textbooks, make learning materials more affordable and…

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Maharashtra medical goods suppliers threaten hunger strike over payment delay | Mumbai News

Delay is also affecting the supply of medicines, medical devices, surgical consumables and to government hospitals Mumbai: The All Food and Drug Licence Holders Foundation (AFDLHF) has warned that medical suppliers across the state will be on an indefinite hunger strike outside the Maharashtra Medical Goods Procurement Authority on Monday to protest long-overdue payments.In a…

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MPEDA in discussions with Quikjet Cargo Airlines to ferry tuna from Andamans to Bengaluru | Chennai News

Private entrepreneurs are showing interest in carrying out primary processing of tuna on board fishing vessels to convert it into ‘sashimi-grade’ fish Chennai: The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), under the Union ministry of commerce and industry, is in discussions with Quikjet Cargo Airlines to ferry tuna from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to…

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Income of salaried and self-employed people in Gujarat’s cities below national average: Centre’s report | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: Self-employed people in Ahmedabad earn more than their counterparts in other major cities in Gujarat. However, they also put in longer hours and still lag behind the national average, according to the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation’s (MoSPI) latest report, Labour Market Dynamics in Million-plus Cities. The report estimates the average monthly…

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Mapusa resident loses Rs 2.8L to online fraud after threats | Goa News

Mapusa: A 52-year-old Ansabhat resident, Urvesh Natekar, was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.8 lakh after a scammer threatened and psychologically manipulated him into authorising online transactions.Mapusa police on Thursday registered an offence under Section 319(2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, following the transfer of a computer-generated FIR originally filed at…

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Identify imported goods for manufacturing: Piyush Goyal tells states

NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday urged states to identify products that are currently imported but can be manufactured competitively in India.He said such efforts would not only reduce import dependence and save foreign exchange but also strengthen domestic supply chains and reduce vulnerabilities arising from excessive dependence on foreign suppliers.This…

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