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Odisha to provide transportation cost to school students

Odisha government decided to provide transportation cost to students who stay more than a kilometer away from their schools. Only students with an attendance of more than 30% will get the transportation allowance

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Odisha launched KALIA scheme for farmers welfare in Jan 2019

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'Halwa' ceremony marks Printing of Budget 2019-20 documents

Halwa is prepared and served to the entire staff in the Finance ministry who are directly associated with the Budget making and printing process, are required to stay in the ministry till the presentation of the Budget in the Lok Sabha

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Government presented Interim Budget on February 1 2019

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SBI plans to introduce YONO app in Singapore

State Bank of India is planning to expand its market in Singapore by enhancing its relationship across small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contemplating introducing its YONO SBI app while having opened remittance services to all bank accounts

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Singapore SMEs accounts for 196 bn or 49% to the economy in 2017

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit India soon

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will be in India from June 25-27 and hold talks with the leadership here to strengthen the strategic partnership ahead of a meeting between US President & PM Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit

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G20 2019 summit will be held in Osaka, japan

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White House unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic plan

US administration unveiled a $50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure proposal intended to be the economic engine to power its much-anticipated but still unreleased “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan.

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Palestine President: Mahmoud Abbas; PM: Mohammad Shtayyeh

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IRDAI okays standalone own-damage policy

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) recently allowed insurers, with effect from September 1, to issue standalone annual own damage (OD) cover for cars and two-wheelers, both new and old

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IRDAI is a statutory body headquartered in Hyderabad

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Indian women's rugby team claims 1st-ever international Rugby 15s victory

The Indian women's rugby team claimed a historic first-ever international Rugby 15s victory with a 21-19 win over Singapore to finish 3rd. The tournament was one of the qualifying rounds for the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand

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China won the tournament with victory over hosts Philippines

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NSIC signs MoU with Commom Service Centres– eGovernance Services India

The National Small Industries Corporation signed an MoU with Common Service Centres (CSC) e-Governance Services India in New Delhi, for enhancing new offerings for the MSME sector by synergizing each others competence

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NSIC is a Mini Ratna PSU estd in 1955

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United Nations Public Service Day: 23 June

UN Public Service Day celebrates the value and virtue of public service to the community; highlights the contribution of public service in the development process; recognizes the work of public servants, encouraging young people to choose it as career

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UN Public Service Forum 2018 was held in Marrakesh, Morocco

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Fiscal deficit at 0.75% of GDP in April

Fiscal deficit for the month of April was at Rs.1,57,048 crore which is 22% of BE for the year 2019-20, slightly lower than what it was in the same period a year ago & as a percentage to the GDP, the fiscal deficit is at 0.75%: Department of Expenditure

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In April the total expenditure of the government was 9% of BE