-ThePrint.in National Crime Records Bureau’s report for 2017 says new Rs 2,000 note, released after demonetisation, accounted for more than half the seized currency. New Delhi: Fake Indian currency notes worth Rs 28.1 crore were seized in 2017, almost doubling from the previous year’s mark of Rs 15.9 crore, according to the Crime in India-2017 report put together by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The report points out that the new Rs...
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The state of social infrastructure in metros -Sriharsha Devulapalli, Vishnu Padmanabhan, Pooja Dantewadia and howindialives.com
-Livemint.com/ howindialives.com Residents in Hyderabad enjoy the best access to schools and public healthcare facilities among five of the country’s metros, suggests a Mint analysis Millions move to India’s metros in search of a better life, but which metro delivers this the best? Answering this is difficult, but one measure could be access to education and public healthcare. Access to schools and health facilities are the first steps to a prosperous life....
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-IANS The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has issued guidelines for developing and maintaining kitchen gardens in all schools, both in urban and rural areas. New Delhi: All schools have been asked to set up a kitchen garden and instructions to this effect have been issued by the Centre to all the states and union territories, an official said on Friday. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has issued guidelines...
More »Carcinogen Aflatoxin detected in FSSAI milk survey samples -Meenakshi Sushma
-Down to Earth The highest rates of aflatoxin contamination were found in Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Kerala Traces of Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a deadly carcinogen, were found in some of the milk samples tested as part of a national survey by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The final results of the milk survey were released on October 18, 2019. Out of the 6,432 total milk samples that were tested, 368...
More »Centre plans new FRDI Bill, hike in deposit insurance -Madhusudan Sahoo
-The Asian Age The source further said DICGC has proposed to hike deposit insurance to Rs 3 lakh from Rs 1 lakh, depending upon the demands of circumstances. New Delhi: With several financial institutions in the country standing on the edge of distress, the Central government is likely to increase insurance cover for bank deposits. Currently, only Rs 1 lakh deposit of each customer is issured. The Finance Ministry is also mulling to...
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