Rural housing reaches only 66% target
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) scheme to provide housing for the rural poor has achieved only 66% of its target to complete one crore houses.
Rupee pact with Iran
Recently, India-Iran concluded rupee payment mechanism which will give opportunity to the Indian pharma industries to increase exports to Iran.
Light Combat Helicopter
The indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter has crossed a milestone by successfully firing an air-to-air missile at a moving target.
Rupee pact with Iran to aid pharma exports
A rupee payment mechanism agreed upon recently by India and Iran.
Supreme Court sets deadline for Lokpal appointment
The Supreme Court requested the search committee on Lokpal to recommend by the end of February a panel of names for appointing the country’s first anti-graft ombudsman.
Ban of Dancebar revoked
The Supreme Court partially upheld the Maharashtra government’s 2016 law on dance bars, even as it relaxed and modified a number of rules.
NREGA
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREGA) scheme has been given an additional allocation of ₹6,084 crore to tide over the next three months.
EWS quota in all educational institutions
The 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections among the general category will be implemented across all colleges and universities including private institutions.
MISA pension
The newly formed Government in Madhya Pradesh has instructed District Collectors to conduct physical verification of ‘Loktantra Senanis’.
DGP appointment by states
The Supreme Court rejected the pleas made by five States to implement their own local laws for selection and appointment of their police chiefs.