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‘NACH-ready payments services’ hub for India, launched by Polaris Financial Technology

February 9, 2014

Polaris Financial Technology announced the launch of its NACH-ready India payments solution. With the emergence of NACH, a high rate of adoption is anticipated to make it imperative for banks to have a strategic roadmap for the adoption of NACH. ..

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GOI launched National Waterway-4 project in Chennai

January 28, 2014

The Central Government launched the project for the development of the stretch of 37 km of the National Waterway-four (NW-4) between Sholinganallur to Kalpakkam in South Buckingham Canal in Tamil Nadu. Main components of the project: To search and excavate ..

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India’s power network integrated into one grid with joining of Southern region

January 7, 2014

India’s power network has been integrated into one grid as South India has been linked with the national electricity grid. This completes the consolidation of the entire country into one network for distributing electricity to consumers. The integration was attained ..

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Tamil Nadu government launches free CFL scheme

January 1, 2014

In a bid to promote power saving, Tamil Nadu government began the first phase of distributing free Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs to over 14 lakh hut-dwellers in the state. The scheme is aimed at saving 40 mw of electricity. ..

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59.4% of Indian rural households have no latrines: NSSO survey

December 29, 2013

As per a survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), 59.4% of rural Indian households lack latrine facility. The survey throws light on key indicators of living conditions like drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition in India. ..

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State civil services officers to face UPSC test for promotion to AIS

December 29, 2013

State civil services officers will have to face a Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) test and interview for their promotion to the three All India Services (AIS). The Ministry of Personnel recently changed the rules for promotion from state services. The ..

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Co-operatives against plan to convert Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) into banking correspondents

October 29, 2013

The members of co-operative societies are opposed to the ideo of converting Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) into business correspondents for District Credit Cooperative Banks as recommended by the Prakash Bakshi committee. What are Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) ? ..

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Apex court upheld Green Tribunal order on WGEEP report

October 16, 2013

The Supreme Court dismissed the Kerala government appeal which challenged the jurisdiction of National Green Tribunal (NGT) which directed the Kerala government to stick to the report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), headed by Madhav Gadgil, while ..

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