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December 3, 2016 9:17 AM

NGT bans disposable plastic in Delhi, allows Okhla plant

The National Green Tribunal has banned the use of disposable plastic in Delhi and NCR with effect from January 1, 2017 and directed the Delhi government to take steps to reduce dumped waste. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar,<br/>however, refused to shut down the Okhla waste-to...

December 3, 2016 9:06 AM

MSS limit raises to Rs 6 lakh crore to manage liquidity

In order to mop up extra liquidity from the system in view of demonetisation, Reserve Bank has sharply raised the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) ceiling to 6 lakh crore rupees from 30,000 crore rupees.<br/><br/>Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said in Mumbai that RBI will op...

December 3, 2016 9:05 AM

RBI extends deadline for deployment of Aadhar-enabled devices

RBI has extended the deadline for deployment of Aadhar-enabled devices that process card transactions using Aadhaar-based biometric authentication. In a notification issued from Mumbai yesterday, RBI said that the deadline is being extended to 30th June 2017 as the rate of deployment of acceptance i...

December 3, 2016 9:04 AM

Petrol pumps & airports won't accept old 500 rupee notes

Petrol pumps and airports will not accept the old 500 rupee notes from today, while collection of toll at all toll plazas on National Highways also resumed midnight last night. The government has stopped the use of old 500 rupee notes for buying fuel at petrol pumps and purchasing tickets at airport...

December 3, 2016 8:52 AM

32nd anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy being observed

Bhopal is observing 32nd anniversary of gas leak tragedy today as on the intervening night of 2nd and 3rd December in 1984, several hundred people were killed and scores of people were maimed for life when the Methyl Isocyanate gas was leaked from the pesticide plant of Union Carbide. <br/>&lt...

December 3, 2016 8:39 AM

Suggestions, objections on electoral roll in Jan: SEC

The State Election Commission (SEC) yesterday said that objections and suggestions on electoral roll for 10 municipal corporations, 26 Zilla Parishads and 296 Panchayat Samitis have been invited between January 12 to 17 next year. Elections to the local bodies are scheduled in February in 2017. Stat...

December 3, 2016 8:38 AM

Qatar PM to hold discussions with PM Modi

Visiting Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani will hold discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of common interest in New Delhi today. The dignitary arrived yesterday on a two day visit to India. After the talks,...

December 3, 2016 8:34 AM

Women in white soon to sail Naval warships

Women in white will soon sail Naval warships working shoulder to shoulder with men. The issue is under discussion and the defence ministry is working out on a policy to ensure smooth sailing for women, according to Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral HCS Bisht. He said the living ...

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