India extends $400 million support & ₹3,000 crore currency swap to Maldives

October 7, 2024 9:30 PM

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India extends $400 million support & ₹3,000 crore currency swap to Maldives

India has extended support of 400 million dollars and a bilateral currency swap of 3,000 crore rupees to the Maldives. The support will be instrumental in tackling the ongoing financial challenges faced by the Maldives. The decision in this regard was taken during the delegation-level talks between ...

Joint national workshop on Forest Rights Act & PESA issues to begin on Oct 8

October 7, 2024 9:44 PM

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Joint national workshop on Forest Rights Act & PESA issues to begin on Oct 8

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs will jointly organise a two-day national workshop for training of trainers (ToT) on Forest Rights Act and Panchayat Extension in Scheduled Act (PESA) issues starting tomorrow at Jabalpur. Both ministries are collaborating for focused ...

EAM Jaishankar meets Argentina Foreign Minister

October 7, 2024 8:40 PM

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EAM Jaishankar meets Argentina Foreign Minister

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today met with Foreign Affairs Minister of Argentina Diana Elena Mondino, along with industry and business leaders from Argentina. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to expand their bilateral trade and investment partnership. The two sides also fo...

Bihar plants over 2.80 crore saplings under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign

October 7, 2024 8:17 PM

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Bihar plants over 2.80 crore saplings under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign

In Bihar, more than 2.80 crores of saplings have been planted under the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign.   Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Dr. Prem Kumar today said the campaign was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of World Environment Day and Bihar has achie...

CBDT forms internal committee for comprehensive review of Income-Tax Act

October 7, 2024 8:18 PM

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CBDT forms internal committee for comprehensive review of Income-Tax Act

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has formed an internal committee to comprehensively review the Income-tax Act to oversee a comprehensive review of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The Ministry of Finance said that the goal of this committee is to make the Act concise, clear, and easy to understand...

Govt extends tenure of RBI Deputy Governor for 1 year

October 7, 2024 8:03 PM

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Govt extends tenure of RBI Deputy Governor for 1 year

The Central Government has extended the tenure of Mr M. Rajeshwar Rao as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India with effect from the 9th of October. 2024. According to an official statement from the RBI, the extension is for one year or until further orders, whichever is earlier. This is the second ...

First Lady of Maldives praises India’s food safety initiatives

October 7, 2024 7:42 PM

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First Lady of Maldives praises India’s food safety initiatives

First Lady of Maldives, Sajidha Mohammed has praised India’s initiatives on Food Safety at the grassroots level. During her visit to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) headquarters in New Delhi today, the first lady apprised of the laboratory ecosystems established by FSSAI to ...