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Tamil Nadu government launches Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme

The State government of Tamil Nadu launched the $410 million Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme (TNHSRP). The programme aims at upgrading the quality of healthcare and filling...

March 4, 2020

Paytm receives license from IRDAI

India’s leading payment and fin-tech company Paytm has entered into the insurance segment, as its subsidiary received licence to sell life-and non-life products from the regulator- Insurance Regulatory...

March 4, 2020

Government forms committee to finalise operational modalities of ‘Kisan Rail’

The government has formed a committee under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to work out the operational modalities of ‘Kisan Rail’. In the recent budget, Finance...

March 4, 2020

Centre finalizes 31 questions for Census 2021

As per the recent notification from the Centre, it has finalised a set of 31 questions to be asked during the collection of data for Census 2021. Some of the...

March 4, 2020

SC lifts ban on trading in virtual currency

The Supreme Court of India recently ruled the restriction on cryptocurrency trade in India. The recent order also lifted the ban on trading in virtual currency, cryptocurrency and...

March 4, 2020

India’s services sector growth hits 7-year high in February

Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is released by the data analytics firm IHS Markit. As per the survey, services sector of the country rose for the fifth consecutive month...

March 4, 2020

Australian National University develops satellite to predict bushfire danger zones

Scientists at the Australian National University announced that they are designing the country’s first satellite to predict the bushfire danger zones. Australia has witnessed devastating bushfires across the...

March 4, 2020

India has the third-highest trade-related illicit financial flow globally

US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI) recently released a report titled “Trade-related Illicit Financial Flows in 135 Developing Countries: 2008-2017”. As per the report, five countries with...

March 4, 2020

Luxembourg abolishes fares for public transport systems

Luxembourg, a small European country has abolished fares for public transport systems including trains, trams and buses. All standard-class journeys on public transport in the country are now...

March 4, 2020

‘Forest Man’ wins 128th Commonwealth Points of Light Award

Environmental activist Jadav Payeng, also called the ‘Forest Man’, was named as the winner of the 128th Commonwealth Points of Light Award. Payeng is a 57-year-old activist, who...

March 4, 2020

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