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Ministry of Agriculture gives approval for Rs 109.29 crore horticulture mission plan

Ministry of Agriculture gives approval for Rs 109.29 crore horticulture mission plan

National
The Central government has given the go-ahead for an annual action plan of Rs 109.29 crore under Haryana State Horticulture Mission for 2017-18 fiscal, including state share and spillover activities. “Besides, the Haryana government has approved Rs 6.95 crore as 15 per cent extra state share for the release of assistance to the beneficiaries of protected structures,” Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Abhilaksh Likhi, said on Saturday. He added that while the Centre had released the first instalment of funds amounting to Rs 50 crore, the state finance department had released Rs 6.90 crore as extra state share. Major focus under the mission in 2017-18 would be on protected cultivation, hybrid tomato production, water creation resources, establishment of n...
Watch out black money hoarders! RBI is now tracking every new note in circulation

Watch out black money hoarders! RBI is now tracking every new note in circulation

National
A slew of arrests since November 8 - when demonetisation became effective - for money laundering or illegally exchanging currency has put RBI into action. The Central bank has now asked all banks to keep track of the movement of new notes from currency chests. Apart from this, the RBI has also issued a set of instructions for the banks, which are: Put in place a reporting system to keep track of notes being released from currency chests. Banks advised to maintain, at the Currency Chest level and at link branches level, a Daily Record of Issuances showing the serial numbers of Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series banknotes in the denominations of Rs 500 and above received from RBI as remittance and issuance thereof to their own branches, branches of other banks and post offices, branc...
Who is responsible for Independence of India! | Hitler & Bose Vs Gandhi

Who is responsible for Independence of India! | Hitler & Bose Vs Gandhi

Opinion
India was under British rule for over 200 years and we were looted to the fullest during that period to fill the coffers of British Empire. India was, in fact, the brightest jewel amongst all British colonies. In the first World War, British defeated Germany and maintained their supremacy in the World. However, second World War was a completely different story. Hitler emerged as a strong leader in Germany and broke the back of Apex powers including Britain and France. The economies of these countries were hit so badly that they could not afford to manage their colonies. The masters were unable to mobilize their military to strangle the upcoming movements in the colonies. The World War 2 started in 1939 and ended in 1945 after US dropped the “Little Boy” atomic bomb on Hiroshima and N...