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SC stays reservation for Marathas in govt jobs & educational institutions
The Supreme Court has stayed reservation for Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions in Maharashtra. A three-judge bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao referred the case to a larger bench to consider the constitutional validity of 2018 Maharashtra government... View Article
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Cabinet approves asset monetization of subsidiaries of PGCIL
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Asset Monetization of subsidiaries of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited- POWERGRID through Infrastructure Investment Trust. It has given approval to POWERGRID to undertake monetization of its Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB)... View Article
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India progressively maintains low Case Fatality Rate at 1.7%: Health Ministry
Health Ministry has said that India has progressively maintained a low Case Fatality Rate -CFR which is at 1.7 per cent today as compared to global average of 3.28 per cent due to COVID- 19 infection. The Ministry in a... View Article
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India, ADB sign 500 million US dollar loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System corridor
India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 500 million US dollar loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.The first tranche of a total one billion dollar facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-kilometer Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will... View Article
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Reduction in cost will provide a major boost to renewable energy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that technology holds the key to scale up the use of solar energy. In a message at the inaugural session of First World Solar Technology Summit yesterday, Mr Modi said that technological achievements have... View Article
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EAM Dr. S Jaishankar to attend meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of SCO
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will attend the meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) to be held in Moscow on 9th and 10th of this month. This will be the third Council of Foreign Ministers,... View Article
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RBI paves way for loan recasts; 26 sectors identified
The Reserve Bank yesterday specified five financial ratios and sector-specific thresholds for resolution of COVID-19-related stressed assets in 26 sectors, including auto components, aviation and tourism. The circular issued by the Reserve Bank for resolution of the stressed assets is... View Article
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ED arrests former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar’s husband Deepak Kochhar
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Deepak Kochhar, husband of former ICICI Bank Chief Executive Officer Chanda Kochhar, in connection with a money laundering case. According to officials, the couple has been questioned by the central probe agency in a... View Article
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Delhi reports 3256 new cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours
A total of three thousand 256 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus have been reported in Delhi during the past 24 hours taking the total number of cases to over one lakh 91 thousand. The Delhi Government has said that over... View Article
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PM Modi says New Education Policy will fulfil aspirations of the country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the New Education Policy and said that it will change the one size fits all theory of earlier education policies. He said the New Education Policy will prepare Indian youth for new challenges in the... View Article
