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Guidelines for Train Services beginning on 1st June 2020

Guidelines for Train Services beginning on 1st June 2020

Ministry of Railways (MoR) in consultation with Ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has decided that train services on Indian Railways shall be further partially restored w.e.f. from 01st June 2020. Indian Railways will start operations of 200 passenger services as listed in the …

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Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (updated at 2200 Hrs. IST)lay over West Bengal close to Kolkata as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm: Cyclone warning for West Bengal coast: Red Message

Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (updated at 2200 Hrs. IST)lay over West Bengal close to Kolkata as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm: Cyclone warning for West Bengal coast: Red Message

The Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) over West Bengal coast moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 25 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centered at 2030 hrs IST of today, the 20th may 2020 over West Bengal near Lat. 22.7°N and Long. 88.6°E close to Kolkata as …

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MoD approves procurement of 26 defence items only from local suppliers to boost ‘Make in India’

MoD approves procurement of 26 defence items only from local suppliers to boost ‘Make in India’

Government has issued Public Procurement (Preference to “Make in India’) Order 2017 vide Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Notification No.P-45021/2/2017-B.E.-II dated 15.06.2017 (as amended on 29/05/2019) to encourage ‘Make in India’ and to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India. Under this order, Department of …

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Cabinet approves additional funding of up to Rupees three lakh crore through introduction of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)

Cabinet approves additional funding of up to Rupees three lakh crore through introduction of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given the following approvals: To enable additional funding of up to Rs. three lakh crore to eligible MSMEs and interested MUDRA borrowers by way of “Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme.” Under the Scheme, 100% guarantee coverage to be provided …

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Cabinet approves Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs/HFCs to address their Liquidity Stress

Cabinet approves Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs/HFCs to address their Liquidity Stress

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to launch a new Special Liquidity Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) to improve liquidity position of the NBFCs/HFCs. Financial implication: The direct …

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Cabinet approves ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package for allocation of foodgrains to the migrants / stranded migrants

Cabinet approves ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package for allocation of foodgrains to the migrants / stranded migrants

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for allocation of foodgrains from Central Pool to approximately 8 crore migrants / stranded migrants @ 5 kg per person per month (May and June, 2020) for two months free of cost. It would …

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Indian Railways transport more than 21.5 lac migrants to their home states through “Shramik Special” trains in 19 days and operate more than 1600 “Shramik Special” trains.

Indian Railways transport more than 21.5 lac migrants to their home states through “Shramik Special” trains in 19 days and operate more than 1600 “Shramik Special” trains.

Indian Railways plans to double the number of Shramik Trains to bring more relief to Migrants. In addition to these Shramik Special trains, Indian Railways is going to start 200 new Time Tabled trains from June 1, 2020. The routes and schedule of these trains will be intimated soon. The …

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Union HRD Minister announces dates of remaining examinations for class X and XII

Union HRD Minister announces dates of remaining examinations for class X and XII

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced the dates of remaining examinations of CBSE Class X and XII in New Delhi today. The Minister said that the examinations of Class X will be conducted for the students of North East Delhi only, while the exams of class XII …

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25 NDRF teams deployed on ground against Cyclone ‘Amphan’ to manage the situation

25 NDRF teams deployed on ground against Cyclone ‘Amphan’ to manage the situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting today to review the response measures against cyclone ‘Amphan’ developing in the Bay of Bengal. Prime Minister took full stock of the situation and reviewed the response preparedness as well as the evacuation plan presented by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). …

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Lockdown4.0 – States/UTs cannot dilute restrictions imposed in MHA guidelines, can only make them stricter based on local level assessment and Health Ministry Guidelines: MHA

Lockdown4.0 - States/UTs cannot dilute restrictions imposed in MHA guidelines, can only make them stricter based on local level assessment and Health Ministry Guidelines: MHA

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on 17.05.2020, issued the revised guidelines regarding lockdown restrictions, to contain COVID-19. As the lockdown was extended up to 31.05.2020, widespread relaxations were given in the restrictions. Under the new guidelines effective from today, States and UTs would now delineate the Red Orange and …

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