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December 7, 2016 6:15 PM

45 tigers died In zoos In 2015-16: Centre

Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave today said, 45 tigers have died in zoos during 2015-16. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Mr Dave added eight tigers have died in the current financial year.<br/><br/>He said that the Central Zoo Authority has issued directives to all recognized z...

December 7, 2016 6:00 PM

Over 206 hectares of Northern Railway land under encroachment: Govt

Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain today said over 206 hectares of Northern Railway's land is under encroachment. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Mr Gohain said total 206.37 hectares of land is under encroachment in Northern Railway including Jammu and Kashmir as on March this yea...

December 7, 2016 5:51 PM

Reduction in policy rate not warranted at this point of time: RBI

Reserve Bank of India today said that reduction in policy rate is not warranted at this point of time. Addressing a press conference post the announcement of 5th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, RBI Governor Urjit Patel said all the members of Monetary Policy Commission unanimously decided to h...

December 7, 2016 5:50 PM

Centre to continue use of 51 pesticides, banned world over

The Central government today told the Delhi High Court that it has decided to continue the use of 51 out of the 67 pesticides that have been banned world over, based on the recommendations of an expert panel.<br/><br/>The Ministry of Agriculture submitted before a bench of Chief Justice ...

December 7, 2016 5:50 PM

India puts remote sensing satellite Resource sat-2A into orbit

India puts into orbit the remote sensing satellite Resource sat-2A successfully. The rocket took off majestically at 10.25 am today as per the schedule of Indian Space Research Organisation. ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar said that it was exciting to watch the pictures of the launch through the lates...

December 7, 2016 5:22 PM

Reduction in policy rate not warranted at this point of time: RBI

Reserve Bank of India today said that reduction in policy rate is not warranted at this point of time. Addressing a press conference post the announcement of 5th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, RBI Governor Urjit Patel said all the members of Monetary Policy Commission unanimously decided to h...

December 7, 2016 5:13 PM

RBI withdraws incremental CRR with effect from Dec 10

Reserve Bank has announced the withdrawal of incremental Cash Reserve Ratio - CRR with effect from the fortnight beginning December 10, 2016. RBI had announced an incremental CRR of 100 percent for scheduled banks for the period between September 16, 2016 and November 11, 2016 effective the fortnigh...

December 7, 2016 2:44 PM

Armed Forces Flag Day being observed

Today is Armed Forces Flag Day. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar recalled the sacrifices of brave Indian soldiers on the day. In a tweet, he underlined the need for people re-dedicating to their continuous welfare. <br/><br/>The day is dedicated towards collection of funds from people f...

December 7, 2016 2:43 PM

Jaitley presented Supplementary Demands for Grants 2016-17 in Lok Sabha

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today presented Supplementary Demands for Grants 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha. The second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2016-17 includes 69 Grants and 4 Appropriations. <br/><br/>He also sought approval of Parliament to authorise gross additional...

December 7, 2016 2:43 PM

ED starts checking suspicious account post de-monetisation

The Enforcement Directorate has started checking up those accounts which have suspicious transactions post de-monetisation. Sources in the Directorate said, the agency is keeping an eye on those accounts in which huge amount of money was deposited at one time. <br/><br/>The agency said, ...

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