Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). The economy is expected to contract by 5% by some estimates amid the virus crisis. The meeting also took note of the activities undertaken by the FSDC Sub-Committee chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta […]
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The Karnataka government will launch a project to maintain the health database of all its citizens by having a “State Health Register.” A first of its kind initiative, the State Health Register will be a robust and standardized health repository of all the citizens. This decision to launch the standardized health repository of citizens has
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the instant Permanent Account Number (PAN) facility which uses Aadhaar number based e-KYC. The beta facility was earlier launched in February 2020 on the income tax department’s e-filing website. However, its Beta version on trial basis was started on 12th Feb 2020 on the e-filing website of Income Tax
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on 29 May every year to offer a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution to the work of the Organization. The day also aims to honour more than 3,900 peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag since 1948.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has launched the e-booklet on DARPG achievements for the period May 30, 2019 to May 30, 2020 on the occasion of 1st year of Modi Government 2.0. DARPG has provided the immense impetus to e-Governance in India by Intense pursuit of the implementation of e-Office in the Central Secretariat and States
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Meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries, namely the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa was held on May 29, 2020. The authorities discussed the response of BRICS Tax Authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic and
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Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project (K-FON) project that will provide free internet access to the poor will roll out by December 2020. The estimated cost of the K-FON Project is Rs.1,500 crore Kerala is the first state to declare the internet as a fundamental right of the
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The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has given out information on the various measures taken to streamline the biosafety regulation and to facilitate researchers and industries which are undertaking research and development in recombinant DNA technology and hazardous microorganisms. DBT has operationalized the Indian Biosafety Knowledge Portal. The Department has issued the Revised Guidelines in January
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World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed on 31 May across the world by the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners every year. The day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure. It encourages a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms
Bihar State presented their Jal Jeevan Mission Annual Action Plan before Ministry of Jal Shakti for consideration and approval, wherein in it is planned to have 100% coverage of all households with functional tap water connections by 2020-21. Bihar State is planning to provide tap connections to the remaining 1.50 Crore households in 2020-21. The
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