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Contrary to expectations S&P warns of rating downgrade for India from the current grade ‘BBB-’

May 22, 2013

Giving a shocker to the Indian government’s expectations of an upgrade in its sovereign ratings, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has done just the opposite by warning of a further downgrade from the current grade ‘BBB-’ with a ‘negative’ outlook to ..

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MDNIY designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine

May 22, 2013

The Department of Yoga Therapy and Training of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) has been designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine for a period of four years. MDNIY had started collaborating with WHO Country Office in ..

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Income criterion for creamy layer increased to Rs. 6 Lakh

May 19, 2013

The Union Cabinet has given nod to increasing the “creamy layer” income criterion from Rs. 4.5 lakh to Rs. 6 lakh per annum throughout the country. “Creamy Layer” is the term used to refer to socially advanced persons and sections of ..

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UN honor for MP cottage and village industry department

May 19, 2013

The United Nations Public Service Award for year 2013 will be given to the Madhya Pradesh Government’s Cottage and Village Industry Department. The United Nations has chosen Cottage and Village Industry Department of the state for its novel initiative of rural haats. The ..

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NSE launches India’s first Debt Trading Platform

May 15, 2013

India’s National Stock Exchange launched the India’s first Debt Trading Platform.  The newly launched Platform is yet to receive market regulator SEBI’s guidelines for allowing participation of mutual funds, insurance companies and pension funds. SEBI had recently approved NSE to ..

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National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) gets approval of Union Cabinet

May 13, 2013

The Union Cabinet has given its nod for the creation of an autonomous body called the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) by subsuming the Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill Development (PMNCSD), the National Skill Development Coordination Board (NSDCB) and ..

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Women's self-help groups to get cheaper loans (at 7%) under NRLM

May 12, 2013

The Indian Government has approved the proposal of providing loans to Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) at a lower interest rate of 7% as compared to present rate ranging between 11.5 – 14% to eradicate poverty through women empowerment. The programme will ..

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Uttar Pradesh accounts for the Highest mobile subscribers in India

May 10, 2013

As per Telecom regulator data, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) – Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have been accounted for the highest mobile penetration market in India. Out of India’s total 861.66 million connections, these 2 states contribute 193.41 million connections ..

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'Shiksha Setu cards' – A step towards effective education system by Haryana Govt.

May 9, 2013

Haryana government has introduced ‘Shiksha Setu cards ’– a report card to assess the performance of students to teachers and guardians/parents in Government schools. Aim of issuing card: Implementation of effective education system by: Providing individual attention to every student; ..

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Foodgrains output exceeds target for 2013

May 9, 2013

Projections of food grain production are increased by 5.22 million tonnes to 255.36 million tonnes.  Food grain production estimate include estimation of: Wheat Rice Coarse cereals Pulses Oilseeds Sugarcane  Projected figures:                   ..

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