Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2021 gets launched today. It will rank villages, districts and states on cleanliness parameters.
Cabinet gives nod for increase in MSP for crops in the Rabi marketing season 2022-2023. While MSP of wheat increased by Rs. 40 per quintal, it increased by Rs. 400 for lentils, rapeseeds and mustard per quintal.
Union Government has signed a $112 million loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a project for the development of water supply infrastructure and capacity building of urban local bodies (ULBs) in Jharkhand.
Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) launches project for watersheds development in Gunupur Block and Gumma Block of Odisha. It will span over 11,000 hectares and affect 15,000 people.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global loss to the world due to TB deaths was $290.3 billion and economic loss was $17.5 trillion in 2020: Report.
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