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PM Modi chairs meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Remal, IMD predicts midnight landfall at West Bengal & Bangladesh coast

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the response and preparedness for Cyclone ‘Remal.’ Cyclone Remal is to make landfall today, at midnight between Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts, as per IMD. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast significant weather disturbances for the state of Tripura in conjunction with … Read more

Record voter turnout in Kashmir valley shows massive improvement in the situation after the abrogation of Article 370, PM Modi calls it a great trend

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The revocation of Article 370 in 2019 brought about a radical transformation for the union territory which has been making the headlines for all the right reasons lately. Now, as India is undergoing a massive electoral process in the form of the Lok Sabha election, Kashmir has once again grabbed the attention of the nation with its … Read more

EC releases the absolute number of voters for all completed phases, says it could always be calculated & reiterates that nobody can change data of votes

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Amid the demands of left-wing activists for the publication of Form 17C data, which records the voter turnout in each polling booth, the Election Commission of India on Saturday published the absolute number of voters for all the constituencies that went to vote in the first 5 phases of the General Elections. This comes a … Read more

Modi government empowering women: Read about how PM Modi has ushered economic development and health-related improvement in the lives of women

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MK Gandhi famously said – “If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior.” Women empowerment and gender equality have been priorities for nations, developed and developing alike. Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals propounded by the UN, that form part of its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Goal mentions that … Read more

Finance ministry issues guidelines for interest waiver scheme during the lockdown period- Read details

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The union finance ministry has issued the detailed guidelines for the waiver of ‘interest on interest’ for loans that was announced earlier this month. The govt had decided to waive the compound interest on loans upto Rs 2 crore for a period of six months, from March to August. It was announced that this compound interest waiver will be … Read more

“Insider trading?” Netizens wonder as Bajaj Auto registers record sales in October despite Rajiv Bajaj’s fear-mongering about economic slump

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As India prepares for the festive season and the economy gradually unshackles itself from the coronavirus-induced lockdown, several sectors of the economy have registered impressive revival. One of them being the automobile sector. After Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki and Hero Motocorp, now the Bajaj Auto has recorded highest ever monthly sales in the last month. Bajaj … Read more

Major reforms announced by Modi government, eases Work From Home norms and liberalises regulations for Other Service Provider sector

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In a significant move aimed at reforming the BPO and ITeS Sector, the government of India has announced liberalisation of the regulatory regime for the ‘Other Service Provider’ Industry in the sector. ‘Other Service Provider’ an entity providing Application Services like tele-banking, tele-medicine, tele-education, tele-trading, e-commerce, call centre, network operation centre (NOC) and other IT-enabled services to … Read more

Union Government approves Rs 1.46 lakh crore PLI scheme for 10 key sectors with the aim of transforming India into a manufacturing hub

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In a big boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign, the Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Narendra Modi today gave its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in 10 key sectors for enhancing India’s manufacturing capabilities and enhancing exports. “The policy that we are taking in the PLI, through which we want the manufacturers to come into India, … Read more

Here are the 12 measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimulus package

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The Modi government on Thursday announced another financial stimulus package, as a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamana announced 12 new measures under the new Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimulus package to boost the Indian economy amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The measures announced by the centre are expected to be aimed at sectors worst hit by the … Read more

What they never told you when they said India was the worst performing emerging economy

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How would you like to see India’s GDP grow at double digit rates? Sure, you would love that. Suppose then that India’s (real) GDP growth soars to 10%. Add to that say 4% inflation, leading to nominal GDP growth of 14%. Fantastic! I wish… Just one catch. In return for this 14% nominal GDP growth, … Read more