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Nagapattinam to be bifurcated to create ‘Mayiladuthurai’ district

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu recently announced the creation of a new district ‘Mayiladuthurai’, for administrative convenience, by bifurcating Nagapattinam district. This is the 38th district of...

March 25, 2020

Union Cabinet approves extra supply of subsidized Food Grains to Ration Shops

On March 25, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved extra supply of food grains via rations shops. The monthly quota of subsidized food grains is to be increased from...

March 25, 2020

Odisha CM launches ‘Mo Jeeban’ programme

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Mo Jeeban’ programme and advised people to take a pledge for staying indoors to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The Chief Minister...

March 25, 2020

Tamil Nadu CM proposes schemes to attract investments

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has proposed two schemes including ₹148 crore project of Electric vehicle park and ₹500 crore project of Data centre park. The projects...

March 25, 2020

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Bill to enable public participation in municipal governance

The state government of Karnataka tabled the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Bill, 2020 in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill seeks to enable public participation in various levels...

March 25, 2020

MSM-TAC approves installation of supercomputing facility at IIT Guwahati

The Technical Advisory Committee of the National Supercomputing Mission (MSM-TAC) has approved the installation of a Supercomputing facility with 650 TFLOPS, at IIT Guwahati, Assam. The installation of...

March 25, 2020

Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis receive Abel Prize

Hillel Furstenberg of Israel and Russian-American Gregory Margulis are the recipients of the prestigious Abel Prize for the year 2020, one of the highest awards in the field...

March 25, 2020

Karur Vysya Bank launches “Enkasu” pre-paid card

Tamil Nadu-based Karur Vysya Bank has launched a pre-paid card called ‘Enkasu’, which can be used both online and offline, in Karur district of the state. The card...

March 25, 2020

Cabinet approves signing and ratification of extradition treaty with Belgium

The Union Cabinet has recently approved the signing and ratification of an extradition treaty between India and Belgium. This ratification will enable the two countries to repatriate any person who is...

March 25, 2020

‘Invest India Business Immunity Platform’ launched

Invest India is India’s national Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency, which comes under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. This agency has recently launched the ‘Invest India...

March 25, 2020

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