Day: December 9, 2020

6th Instalment of Rs.6,000 crore released to the States as back to back loan to meet the GST compensation shortfall

A total amount of Rs.36,000 crore released so far This is in addition to additional borrowing permission of Rs.1,06,830 crore granted to the States DELHI, DECEMBER 9: The Ministry of Finance has released the weekly instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation […]

Cabinet approves Atmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY)

DELHI, DECEMBER 9: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY) to boost employment in formal sector and incentivize creation of new employment opportunities during the Covid recovery phase under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0. Cabinet has […]

Cabinet approves setting up of Public Wi-Fi Networks by Public Data Office Aggregators to provide public Wi-Fi service through Public Data Offices without levy of any License Fee

DELHI, DECEMBER 9: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval forthe proposal of DoT for setting up of Public Wi-Fi Networks by Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) to provide public Wi-Fi service through Public Data Offices (PDOs) spread across length […]

India and UN-Based Better Than Cash Alliance organized a joint Peer learning exchange on fintech solutions

DELHI, DECEMBER 9: Department of Economic Affairs ( DEA), Ministry of Finance today hosted a learning session “Accelerating Responsible Digital Payments:  Unlocking the Role of Fintech in Last Mile Service Delivery” with leaders from States and Union Territories across India.  This Peer Exchange is a result of the tremendous success […]

India’s weapons procurement from the US jumps to USD 3.4 billion in 2020

Washington, Dec 9: India’s weapons procurement from the United States jumped from a meagre USD 6.2 million to a whopping USD 3.4 billion in the final year of the Donald Trump’s administration, according to official data. As per the data released by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the […]

Farmer leaders insist on scrapping of agri legislations, fresh talks cancelled

New Delhi, Dec 9: With the Centre-farmer talks ending in a stalemate, thousands of farmers stayed put at Delhi borders on Wednesday to press for repeal of the agri marketing laws. A meeting called by Home Minister Amit Shah ended in failure on Tuesday night as farmer leaders rejected […]

BJP worker shot dead by three men in UP

Azamgarh (UP), Dec 9: A BJP worker was allegedly shot dead by three unidentified men outside a shop here Wednesday, police said. The three men came on a bike and opened fire at Dilip Giri alias Bablu, 42, in Gosaiganj Bazar in Devgaon area, the police said. After the […]

Two Notorious Absconders arrested by CBJ after 7 years

open view news desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 9: Crime Branch Jammu arrested two notorious absconding criminals 1) Kailashpati & 2) Mukesh both Sons of Hukum Chand R/O Maslaie Dhandal, Tehsil and District Kishtwar in case FIR No. 15/2013 U/S420, 406, 120-B/RPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu for their involvement in […]

India’s COVID-19 caseload rises to 97.35 lakh; recoveries cross 92 lakh

New Delhi, Dec 9: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 97.35 lakh on Wednesday, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 92 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.66 per cent, according to the Union health ministry. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 97,35,850 […]

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