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Direct cash through Aadhaar to save 0.5% of GDP for India: IMF

May 2, 2013

International Monetary Fund  quoted that integration of direct cash transfer with Aadhaar will take time but the scheme will help Indian government save 0.5 per cent of the GDP. Benefits Better targeting of spending on the poor Indian government save ..

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MCX-SX to launch trading in F&O on SX40

May 2, 2013

MCX Stock Exchange will introduce trading in derivative contracts on its flagship index —SX40 from 15th May 2013. SX40 is a free float based index of 40 large-cap liquid stocks representing diversified sectors of the economy Benefit:  It will take ..

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India expresses concerns to Saudi Arabia over 'Nitaqat'

April 30, 2013

India has expressed its concerns to Saudi Arabia over the possibility of job losses of a large number of Indian workers in the kingdom because of a new labour law (Nitaqat). Both the nations have set up a Joint Working ..

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India slashes oil import from Iran by over 26.5%

April 29, 2013

Responding to the US and European trade sanctions against Iran, India has brought down the import of crude oil from Iran by over 26.5 % in the financial year ended 31 March 2013. India’s crude oil import from Iran was ..

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Annual Supplement (2013-14) to the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14: Govt declares SEZ reforms to arouse investors' interest

April 28, 2013

Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma announced The Annual Supplement 2013-14 to Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2009-14, which has introduced the following package of measures to revive investors’ interest in SEZs: Reduction in the total size of land area required for ..

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Indian Railways reduce advance booking period to 60 days

April 28, 2013

Indian Railways has reduced Advance Reservation Period (ARP) booking period of rail tickets from from existing 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey) from May 1, 2013. Objective: This has been done in order to keep out touts who ..

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5170 Bharat Nirman Rajeev Gandhi Seva Kendras become Operational in Rajasthan

April 27, 2013

5170 Bharat Nirman Rajeev Gandhi Seva Kendras became operational across 9100 Village Panchayats of Rajasthan at an expense of Rs 1,000 crore. These Seva Kendras will facilitate: MG NREGA Payments Deposits of several utility bills Consultancy in Agrilculture viz. advice for ..

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Fact Box: National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP)

April 26, 2013

Govt. launched a 6-year aspirational agricultural research programme, the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP). To fulfill the Govt of India’s objectives as expressed in India’s National Policy on Agriculture (NPA), the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has started National ..

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Govt stressing on diversification of agriculture to include crops/varieties needing less water

April 26, 2013

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and State Agricultural Universities have formulated various early maturing varieties of crops which perform well under moisture stress/drought conditions. Rice: Several techniques are being standardized which require less water than normal transplanted rice: System ..

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New hard plastic voter identity cards to be issued by EC

April 20, 2013

Election Commission planning to replace current laminated Elector’s Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) made of paper with black and white photograph with driving licence or a credit card like hard plastic cards. But, it will not be a smart card like ..

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