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Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that India is keeping an eye on the developments after the US Supreme Court's decision on tariffs. He also said that in the joint statement on the proposed interim trade agreement between India and America, there is a provision to re-establish the balance of the agreement if circumstances change.
The government is considering introducing PLI 2.0 for the smartphone sector once the existing PLI scheme expires. Its objective is to maintain the country's export lead amid the changing global situation, tariff relief given to China and India's cost challenges. This scheme will help to compete with China and protect investments worth thousands of crores. Talks are going on with many companies, and the new scheme may come into effect from April 1.
Small and medium exporters of Bhadohi are facing serious crisis due to rising prices of raw materials and reduction in government incentives. The reimbursement amount received under schemes like Roadtape and MEIS has been continuously reduced, due to which their profits have become negligible. Exporters say that if the situation does not improve, many establishments may be closed.
Madhya Pradesh government has given big relief to the poor applicants who are becoming ineligible under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Now the state government itself will bear the expenses of land registry. This decision is for those people who were earlier in rural areas and have now come to the urban periphery, but do not have land registry. A provision of Rs 6000 crore has been made for this, which will remove legal hurdles.
In the early hours of Friday, speeding dumpers crushed a herd of Van Gurjar animals on the Dehradun-Paonta Sahib National Highway. In this tragic accident, five buffaloes died on the spot, while one cow and three buffaloes were seriously injured. Uncontrolled dumpers loaded with mining material caused this incident near Aaduwala. Cattle farmer Yusuf suffered a loss of lakhs, but his family narrowly escaped.
The police administration is on full alert in Etah in view of Holi and Ramzan. To ensure peaceful conduct of festivals, strict monitoring is being done from cities to villages. The cyber team is keeping an eye on rumors on social media, and strict action will be taken against those spreading misleading news. Drone surveillance and patrolling has been increased in sensitive areas.
India-Nepal border will remain closed from midnight of March 2 to midnight of March 5. This decision has been taken in view of the elections to be held in Nepal on March 5. During this period, import and export of goods will also remain closed, although medicines and essential commodities will be exempted. Nepalese voters, serious patients and essential goods will be able to cross the border under the supervision of security forces.
Bodies of a boy and a girl were found hanging under suspicious circumstances from a guava tree inside a closed house in Lalpur Karauta village of Barabanki. Police have sent the bodies for post-mortem. Prima facie it is being considered as suicide, but there is also a suspicion of murder among the villagers. The deceased have been identified as Hasnain and Seeba, who were rumored to be in a love affair. The police is conducting a thorough investigation on all aspects.
The Additional Sessions Court has sentenced Rinku, the lover who cut off his girlfriend's hand in Unnao, to two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000. 23 months ago, Rinku had cut off the girl's hand with a spade in the field after getting upset because her marriage was being fixed at another place. The police had registered the case and arrested the accused.
There will be a mega block of Railways from April 2 to May 13 due to repairs on Shuklaganj Ganga bridge between Kanpur-Unnao. Due to this, 14 trains have been cancelled, routes of 31 have been changed and timings of 10 have been changed. For the convenience of passengers, the Transport Corporation has announced to run 12 additional buses between Kanpur-Lucknow. As per requirement, the frequency of buses will be increased on other routes also, so that the passengers do not face any problem in transportation.