-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday expanded the scope of its game-changer Ujjwala free LPG connection scheme to all poor households instead of BPL (below poverty line) families identified by the 2011 socio-economic caste census and a set of other categories. Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the step approved by the CABinet Committee on Economic Affairs will lift LPG penetration to 100% households from 90% at present. He...
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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel waives farm loans, orders SIT probe into Bastar massacre -Joseph John
-The Times of India RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced to waive farm loans to the tune of Rs 6,100 crore of more than 16 lakh farmers and also decided to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the deadly maoist attack in Bastar. Addressing his maiden press conference after the swearing-in ceremony and subsequent first CABinet meeting, Baghel said it has been decided to waive off...
More »Women From Himachal Pradesh Protest, Demand Better Medical Facilities
-Newsclick.in According to patients’ accounts, the 108 helpline either did not respond, or the condition of the ambulance was reported to be ‘not fit’ to ferry patients. The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) staged demonstrations on December 10 in Shimla outside the district commissioner’s (DC’s) office, against the deteriorating health facilities for women in government hospitals in Himachal Pradesh. There are three government hospitals in the state capital – Indira Gandhi Medical...
More »CABinet clears policy to double agri exports
-The Hindu In line with PM’s vision to double farmers’ income: Minister The Union CABinet on Thursday approved the Agriculture Export Policy, aimed at increasing India’s exports to $60 billion by 2022 from the current $37 billion, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu announced. “We have managed to increase agriculture exports to $37 billion from $30 billion in just one year,” Mr. Prabhu said at a press conference. “With this policy, we aim to increase...
More »Soon, a child can withdraw from Aadhaar at adulthood -S Ronendra Singh
-The Hindu Business Line Law Ministry readies CABinet note New Delhi: Attaining adulthood gives a lot of rights to a teenager such as voting, driving, marriage in the case of a girl. Now, there will be additional one — the power to withdraw his/her Aadhaar account and delete all identity details, including biometrics. A CABinet note has been prepared in which a provision is proposed to be made in the Aadhaar Act that...
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