NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Cabinet approves Rs 8000 crore for Rural LPG under PMUY Scheme: The
cabinet headed by PM Modi has approved Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana with an
outlay of Rs 8000 crore for three years. Under this scheme the government will
spend Rs 8000 crore to LPG connections to rural households.
2.
India and Indonesia to conduct joint training exercise ‘Garuda Shakti IV’: The
4th edition of the exercise will be hosted by Indonesia and will
begin from today at Magelang, Indonesia.
3. Cabinet clears amendment to MMDR Act:
The
Union Cabinet approved amending the Mines and Minerals (Developments and
Regulations) Act to regulate mining sector activities in the country.
4. PSUs spent over Rs 2400 crore for CSR
in 2014-15.
5. Five healthcare ATMs launched in 4
states: The states are MP, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and
Andhra Pradesh. These ATMs are going to come up under a Health Ministry pilot
project that combines telemedicine with a rudimentary free drug programme.
6. Government mulls policy to promote
wind energy projects: In order to propel the wind energy
potential in India, Union Government will soon unveil a policy to give
incentives including an interest discount of .25% for increasing capacity of
wind mills of up to 1MW.
7. Government to divest 5% stake in
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR).
8. Railways form Special Purpose Vehicle
(SPV) to execute Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train Project.
9. Gujarat tops the list of states in
terms investment potential: It is followed by Delhi,
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The lowest in the rankings are UP,
Bihar and Jharkahand.
10. IAF to get the first batch of Women
Fighter pilots in June: Bhawna Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi and
Mohana Singh are likely to create history as India’s first women fighter pilots
if they put on the wings and are inducted into the IAF fighter stream.
11. S Rao will take over as the new
Chairman and Public Interest Director of BSE: He
will replace S Ramadorai.
12. Sonakshi Sinha enters Guinness World
Record for nail painting: She along with several other women
participated in an initiative to set a record for most people painting their
fingernails simultaneously.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Iran successfully test fired several ballistic missiles: Iran’s
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully test-fired several ballistic
missiles from silos across the country.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1.
Yes Bank launches all women branch ‘Yes Grace’ in Bengaluru.
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