-ThePrint.in The dip in forex reserves has been due to the intervention of the central bank to arrest the slide in the rupee. New Delhi: India’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen by about $2 billion per week for seven weeks now but top government officials said they were monitoring the trend and there is no cause for alarm. Economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said funds would be raised through foreign currency non-repatriable...
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As Empty ATMs Reported, RBI Says Shortage Due To Logistical Reasons: 10 Points -Debjani Chatterjee
-NDTV (With inputs from agencies) As ATMs ran dry in several parts of the country, finance minister Arun Jaitley said the shortage is temporary and is being tackled quickly. New Delhi: In response to reports that ATMs in several states are running dry, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today conceded a "temporary shortage in some areas" and said it was being "tackled quickly". The Reserve Bank of India said the shortage...
More »Who robbed Narmada? -Jitendra
-Down to Earth Farmers in Gujarat prepare for a bleak future and protests as Narmada water disappears from canals after Assembly elections It's February 11. The sun is yet to shine over Morbi district in Gujarat’s arid Saurashtra region. Thousands of diesel pumps suddenly start blaring across a branch canal of the Narmada, passing through Khirai village. Hundreds of farmers have congregated along the canal to draw as much water as possible...
More »Odisha plans to introduce millets in PDS, mid-day meal by year end -Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
-Down to Earth The initiative will be launched in nine districts in a phased manner over a period of five years * This is the first of its kind as no state in India has ever millets into public distribution system, mid-day meal scheme and the Integrated Child Development Services together. * In PDS, ragi will be handed over to beneficiaries based on availability and preference initially in the tribal areas In order...
More »Pesticide used by Maharashtra victims banned in Punjab -Shishir Arya
-The Times of India NAGPUR (Maharashtra): Even as the issue of pesticide inhalation deaths dog Maharashtra government, Punjab has come up with a ban on monocrotophos as well as 19 other pesticides. As a state can impose ban on a pesticide for not more than 60 days, in Punjab orders to stop issuing fresh licences as well as renewal have been issued. Accidental inhalation of pesticides led to 52 deaths in Vidarbha...
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