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India keeping a close watch on recent developments in Hong Kong, says perm
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): India has been keeping a close watch on the recent developments in Hong Kong, said Rajiv Kumar Chander, the country's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, on Wednesday, and urged the global body to address related concerns 'seriousl
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COVID-19 has led to more thrust on agroecology, natural farming: Niti Aayo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): With people looking for healthy food to boost their immunity in the situation created by COVID-19, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that demand for "nutritious and chemical-free food" is going up exponentially in the world and agroecology is t
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No plans to cut funds for states, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Centre has no plan to decrease the funds for the states.
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NITI Aayog releases SDG India Index and dashboard 2019
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): NITI Aayog on Monday released the second edition of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index which comprehensively documents the progress made by states and union territories towards achieving the 2030 SDG targets.
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SC lawyer files complaint against Arundhati Roy
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer Rajiv Kumar Ranjan on Thursday filed a police complaint against activist and author Arundhati Roy for her alleged remarks at Delhi University on Wednesday.
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Banks will ensure bill discounting facility for MSMEs to ease liquidity: S
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that public sector banks have sufficient liquidity and efforts are being made to ensure that due payments are released to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector by large corporates.
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Railways to ply more passenger trains on busiest routes
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): The Railway Ministry has got a sanction of Rs 13,000 crore budget for its plan to rid the busiest routes of freight train traffic so that it can ply more passenger trains, Railway Board cHAIRMAN Rajiv Kumar Yadav said on Tuesday.
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Andhra CM meets Niti Ayog VC; seeks Centre's help for development
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar met Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy here on Friday to discuss funds for the development of the state from Centre.
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Couple killed over extra-marital affair, bodies hanged from tree
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The bodies of a man and a woman, said to be involved in an extra-marital affair, were found hanging from a tree in Iguni village of Paraiya, Gaya, apparently after being murdered.
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Centre's measures will enable auto sector make turnaround: NITI Aayog Vice
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that various relief measures announced by the Central government would help the auto-sector make a turnaround.
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Finance Secretary dispels fears of job losses after merger of 10 PSU banks
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The merger of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) to form four big lenders will create more jobs and not lead to any retrenchment as being claimed by some trade unions, Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar has said.
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Congress targets government over Kumar's remarks, says 3 crore people may
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI) Congress on Friday took a dig at the Modi government over remarks of Niti Aayog Vice Chairperson about the stress in the financial sector and claimed that over three crore people were facing the threat of unemployment.
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