-PTI The Indian steel industry contributes approximately 2 per cent to the country's GDP New delhi: Iron and steel sector accounts for about 24 per cent of total gross non-performing assets (GNPA) in basic metal and metal product category for public sector banks (PSBs), according to the Ministry of Steel. "The share of gross non-performing assets (GNPA) for iron and steel in basic metal and metal product category as on September 30, 2017...
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'Gang of criminals' label back on cops -R Balaji
-The Telegraph New delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has called the Uttar Pradesh police "an organised gang of criminals", quoting a half-century-old Allahabad High Court observation, while hearing charges of wrongful detention, sexual assault, false implication and cover-up against the cops. "There is not a single lawless group in the whole of the country whose record of crime comes anywhere near the record of that single organised unit which is known...
More »NHRC notice on closure of schools
-The Telegraph New delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the Maharashtra government following media reports that its education department has decided to close down zila parishad schools with fewer than 10 students and shift them to nearby institutes. The NHRC, in a recent directive, gave the state government four weeks to submit a detailed report. It said the decision, likely to affect about 1,300 schools, according to the...
More »CPI for industrial workers up at 3.97% in Nov as food items get costlier
-PTI The All-India CPI-IW for November increased by 1 point and pegged at 288 New delhi: Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 3.97 per cent in November 2017 mainly due to surge in prices of food items, kerosene and cooking gas. "The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW (Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers) stood at 3.97 per cent for November, 2017 as compared to 3.24 per cent for the previous month (October, 2017)...
More »No charges on debit card transactions up to Rs 2,000 from now
-PTI Giving further impetus to digital payments, the government will reimburse charges for transaction up to Rs2,000 on debit cards and BHIM New delhi: Customers will not have to pay any transaction charges for payments through debit card, BHIM app and other payment made for up to Rs2,000 from Monday onwards. Last month, union cabinet approved a proposal that government will bear the merchant discount rate (MDR) charges on transactions up to Rs2,000...
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