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₹116 crore for paddy The Budget has provided ₹116 crore for paddy cultivation. Out of this, ₹60 crore is allocated for providing financial assistance to farmers at the rate of ₹5500 per hectare. The local bodies will provide an additional support of ₹5,000 to Rs.10,000. An amount of ₹40 crore has been earmarked for providing royalty at the rate of ₹2,000 per hectare to farmland owners. … [Read more...] about Rubber base price to go up to ₹170 a kg

Geriatric clubsThe proposal in last year’s Budget, to start geriatric clubs in every ward, which could not materialise due to COVID-19, will be revived in 2021-22 when 5,000 geriatric clubs will be started, Dr. Isaac said. He added that local self government institutions should set apart at least ₹290 crore from their Plan funds for the elderly. … [Read more...] about Nothing new for Health in Budget

United States security agencies have arrested more than 100 individuals for their criminal activities in last week's siege of the Capitol and are monitoring “an extensive amount of concerning online chatter” ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray said. … [Read more...] about Over 100 arrested for Capitol Hill riots: FBI

People are allowed to cross from Central African Republic to Cameroon, but the borders are closed for traders and trucks and supplies have not entered into Central African Republic for several days, said Ms. Ngoh Ada. “It means that the livelihoods of people in the Central African Republic are threatened, and that will be one of the reasons why people would be crossing over into Cameroon” she added. … [Read more...] about Rebels kill U.N. peacekeeper in Central African Republic

NEW DELHI: The Centre is in no rush to approve investments from neighbouring countries, despite a rising backlog of proposals worth over Rs 12,000 crore from China.“There are hardly any fresh investments, most of it is incremental,” said a government official. A number of startups, ranging from Paytm to Zomato and Udaan, have investors with Chinese parentage and fresh flows face scrutiny.The tense border standoff with China had prompted the Centre to clamp down on investments from neighbouring countries by insisting on approvals even if the sector was on the so-called automatic route. The mood within the government is against any hurry in putting in place the guidelines to define what constitutes “significant beneficial ownership” or issue other clarifications. Officials said any review would be dependent on how relations pan out in the next few months.China is obviously getting restless and has flagged the issue of screening all FDI proposals even at the World … [Read more...] about Chinese investments worth Rs 12,000 crore await nod