Around 5,70000 inhabited village including gram panchayats covered by mobile service: Govt

Government declared that around five lakh 70 thousands inhabited village including gram panchayats have been covered by the mobile service.
India-Central Asia business council started

Initiative to boost business amid an economic slowdown, the Modi government and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) together started India-Central Asia Business Council.
More than 1.27 cr pads of Suvidha Sanitary Napkins sold at 1 rupee through Jan Aushadhi Kendras

The government declared, more than one crore twenty-seven lakh pads of Suvidha Sanitary Napkins priced at one rupee per pad have been sold through Jan Aushadhi Kendras all over the country till the end of last month.
Govt started NCAP as a long-term national level strategy to fight against air pollution: Babul Supriyo

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Babul Supriyo delcared that the Central Government started National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as national level strategy to fight against the air pollution problem across the country.
SC nominates retired Kerala HC judge to make inventory of ornaments at Sabarimala temple

Supreme Court nominated retired Kerala High Court judge C N Ramachandaran Nair to make an inventory and valuation report of ornaments of Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala temple.
US India’s preferred trade partner in journey to be USD 5 trn economy: Envoy

America is India’s preferred trade and business partner in its journey to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024, the country’s new envoy to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has announced.
Income tax dept starts e-calculator to compare due tax under new, old regime

The Income-Tax Department has started an e-calculator for individuals to approximate their tax liability if they opt for the new tax slabs, without claiming deductions and exemptions, for ITR filing as declared in the recent Budget.
RBI to carry out first repo operation on February 17 for Rs 25,000 crore

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will start the first tranche of its long-term repo operations on February 17 with three-year repo of Rs 25,000 crore, followed by another on February 24 for an equal amount.
WhatsApp will start digital payments platform WhatsApp Pay

WhatsApp will start its digital payments platform WhatsApp Pay to compete against similar platforms such as Paytm and Google Pay amid India’s strengthening digital payments market.
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