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September 27, 2024 8:24 AM September 27, 2024 8:24 AM

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Government Blocks Websites Leaking Aadhaar and PAN Details of Citizens

  Government has blocked sites on the internet that are exposing the Aadhar and PAN details of the citizens. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has identified some websites that were exposing sensitive personally identifiable information including Aadhaar and PAN Card details of...

September 27, 2024 6:48 AM September 27, 2024 6:48 AM

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NIA Arrests Key Accused in ULFA-I Case Involving IED Planting Across Assam

  National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key accused in the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-I) case related to the planting of improvised explosive devices across multiple locations in Assam. In a statement, NIA said that the accused, Gautam Barua, was nabbed from the outskir...

September 27, 2024 6:54 AM September 27, 2024 6:54 AM

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Central Government Hikes Minimum Wage Rates, Effective From 1st October

  The central government has announced an increase in minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance. The new wage rates will take effect from 1st October. The minimum wage rates are categorized based on skill levels-unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled, as well ...

September 26, 2024 10:21 PM September 26, 2024 10:21 PM

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7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah being observed across the country

    The 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah has witnessed over nine crore sixty eight lakh events held nationwide so far. The annual nutrition and welfare campaign has registered nearly one crore eighty-eight lakh events under Anemia Prevention, one crore sixty-eight lakh events focused on growth monitoring a...

September 26, 2024 9:29 PM September 26, 2024 9:29 PM

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Health Ministry advises states & UTs to create awareness regarding MPOX

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked the states and union territories to undertake appropriate activities to make communities aware of the Monkeypox disease. In an advisory, the ministry requested the states to develop a surveillance strategy. It also provided a list of laboratories o...

September 26, 2024 10:14 PM September 26, 2024 10:14 PM

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Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign achieves nationwide success

The Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign has achieved nationwide success in afforestation, with Uttar Pradesh leading the way by planting around 26 crore saplings and Rajasthan surpassing its targets by 2.5 times through community engagement. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in a state...

September 26, 2024 8:37 PM September 26, 2024 8:37 PM

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Centre revises minimum wage rates based on skills and geographical areas

The central government has announced an increase in minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance. The new wage rates will take effect from the 1st of next month. The minimum wage rates are categorized based on skill levels-unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled, as we...

September 26, 2024 9:14 PM September 26, 2024 9:14 PM

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India is now World’s third largest Producer and Consumer of Ethanol- Pralhad Joshi

Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that India has become the World’s third-largest Producer and Consumer of Ethanol. While inaugurating the two-day India Sugar and Bio-Energy conference today in New Delhi the Minister emphasized that the government is committed to a robust,...