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7 January
7 January
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Himachal Pradesh became 1st LPG enabled & smoke free Indian state
हिमाचल प्रदे श पिला एलपीजी सक्षम और धू म्रपान मुक्त भारतीय राज्य बन गया
Himachal Pradesh has become the first LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas)
enabled and smoke free Indian state.
हिमाचल प्रदे श पिला एलपीजी (तरलीकृत पेट्रोहलयम गैस) सक्षम और धूम्रपान मुक्त भारतीय
राज्य बन गया िै ।
This success is backed by the Central Government’s Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme and HP Government’s Mukhya Mantri
Grihini Suvidha Yojana (GSY).
यि सफलता केंद्र सरकार की प्रधान मंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना (पीएमयूवाई) योजना और हिमाचल
प्रदे श सरकार की मुख्यमंत्री गृहिणी सुहवधा योजना (जीएसवाई) द्वारा समहथि त िै ।
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1 Mizoram 75.77
2 Tripura 70.16
3 Sikkim 55.53
2 Chandigarh 62.53
3 Lakshadweep 51.88
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The 9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022, released by Wheebox.
Maharashtra has retained the top position in the list of states with the
highest poll of employable talent followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.
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Tata Power appoints Sanjeev Churiwala as its new Chief Financial Officer
टाटा पावर ने संजीव चुरीवाला को अपना नया मुख्य हवत्तीय अहधकारी हनयुक्त हकया
Tata Power has appointed Sanjeev Churiwala as its new Chief Financial
Officer (CFO).
ट्ाट्ा पावर ने संजीव चुरीवाला को अपना नया मुख्य हवत्तीय अहधकारी (सीएफओ) हनयुक्त
हकया िै ।
He succeeds Ramesh Subramanyam.
वि रमेश सुब्रमण्यम का स्थान लें गे।
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Bank of Baroda has roped Indian cricketer Shafali Verma as its brand
endorser to support the youth of India through its various banking and non-
banking initiatives.
बैंक ऑफ बड़ौदा ने अपनी हवहभन्न बैंहकंग और गैर-बैंहकंग पिलों के माध्यम से भारत के
युवाओं का समथि न करने के हलए भारतीय हिकेट्र शै फाली वमाि को अपना ब्रां ि एं िोसिर
बनाया िै ।
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The Reserve Bank of India has imposed several restrictions on Nagar Urban
Co-operative Bank Ltd, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, including restrictions
on withdrawals up to Rs 10,000 for customers.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed several restrictions on
Maharashtra-based Babaji Date Mahila Sahakari Bank, including capping
withdrawals at Rs 5,000 for customers, amid deterioration in the lender’s
financial position.
Recently, The Reserve Bank of India has announced that UCO Bank is
taken out of the PCA restrictions. (Prompt Corrective Action Framework
(PCAF))
Recently, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the Indian
Overseas Bank (IOB) is taken out of the PCA restrictions. (Prompt
Corrective Action Framework (PCAF))
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn all restrictions imposed on
Hindu Cooperative Bank Limited, Pathankot.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted business restrictions on Diners Club
International and allowed it to onboard new domestic customers.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn all restrictions imposed on
Hindu Cooperative Bank Limited, Pathankot.
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State Bank of India invests USD20 million in payment solutions provider Pine
Labs
भारतीय स्टे ट बैंक ने भुगतान समाधान प्रदाता पाइन लै ब्स में 20 हमहलयन अमरीकी िालर का
हनवेश हकया िै
State Bank of India has invested $20 million (Rs 150 crore) in Pine Labs
Pvt Ltd.
भारतीय स्टे ट् बैंक ने पाइन लै ब्स प्राइवेट् हलहमट्े ि में 20 हमहलयन िॉलर (150 करोड रुपये)
का हनवेश हकया िै ।
Pine Labs is an Indian merchant commerce platform company.
पाइन लै ब्स एक भारतीय मचेंट् कॉमसि प्लेट्फॉमि कंपनी िै ।
Pine Labs will invest the new funds in scaling Plural, its newly launched
brand of online payment products.
पाइन लै ब्स अपने नए लॉन्च हकए गए ऑनलाइन भुगतान उत्पादों के ब्रां ि, प्लुरल को बढाने के
हलए नए फंि का हनवेश करे गी।
This will allow the company to offer payment services for both in-store as well
as online payments.
यि कंपनी को इन-स्टोर और ऑनलाइन भुगतान दोनों के हलए भुगतान सेवाओं की पेशकश
करने की अनुमहत दे गा।
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The State Bank of India (SBI) has increased the limit on Immediate
Payment Service (IMPS) transactions from ₹2 lakhs to ₹5 lakhs as per the
directions of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
भारतीय स्टे ट् बैंक (एसबीआई) ने भारतीय ररजवि बैंक (आरबीआई) के हनदे शों के अनुसार
तत्काल भुगतान सेवा (आईएमपीएस) ले नदे न की सीमा ₹2 लाख से बढाकर ₹5 लाख कर दी
िै ।
This will be effective from 1 February 2022.
यि 1 फरवरी 2022 से प्रभावी िोगा।
State Bank of India (SBI) has not levied any sort of service charges on
immediate payment service (IMPS) transactions up to Rs. 5 lacs, done
through internet banking/mobile banking including YONO.
भारतीय स्टे ट् बैंक (SBI) ने YONO सहित इं ट्रनेट् बैंहकंग / मोबाइल बैंहकंग के माध्यम से
हकए गए 5 लाख रुपये तक के तत्काल भुगतान सेवा (IMPS) ले नदे न पर हकसी भी प्रकार का
सेवा शु ल्क निीं लगाया िै ।
For branch channels, there has been no change in the service charges for
IMPS done for amounts below Rs 2 lakh through the branch channel in the
existing slabs.
शाखा चैनलों के हलए, म़ौजू दा स्लैब में शाखा चैनल के माध्यम से 2 लाख रुपये से कम की
राहश के हलए हकए गए IMPS के सेवा शुल्क में कोई बदलाव निीं हकया गया िै ।
However, from February 1, customers have to pay a service charge of Rs. 20
along with GST on IMPS transactions slab of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh for
transactions at the bank.
िालां हक, 1 फरवरी से ग्रािकों को बैंक में ले नदे न के हलए 2 लाख रुपये से 5 लाख रुपये के
IMPS ले नदे न स्लैब पर GST के साथ 20 रुपये का सेवा शुल्क दे ना िोगा।
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· State Bank of India (SBI) extended its partnership with Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) for another five years.
· Recently, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of
Rs 1 crore on India’s largest public lender State Bank of India (SBI).
· SBI launches ‘SIM Binding’ feature for YONO and YONO Lite
· State Bank of India (SBI) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) launched a co-
branded contactless RuPay debit card.
· SBI opened its first branch within Rashtrapati Bhavan
· SBI selects Paisalo as its National Corporate Business Correspondent
· SBI is the most-valued listed public sector bank (PSB) with M- Cap of
386,167.94 Crore.
· State Bank of India, SBI, celebrated its 66th year on 1 July 2021.
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ICICI Bank has partnered with Flipkart to offer an instant overdraft facility
of up to ₹25 lakhs to individual sellers and businesses registered on Flipkart.
ICICI Bank launches ‘Salute Doctors’, banking solution for doctors
ICICI Bank became 2nd Globally and first bank in Asia-Pacific to offer ‘SWIFT
gpi Instant’ facility
ICICI Bank sold ₹2,250 crore stake of ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Company Ltd
RBI imposes ₹3 crore penalty on ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank has crossed the market capitalization of Hindustan Unilever to
become the fifth-largest company by market value.
ICICI Bank sold ₹2,250 crore stake of ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Company Ltd
ICICI Bank has announced the launch of a co-branded credit card Named
‘ICICI Bank HPCL Super Saver Credit Card’ Powered by VISA with
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to enable users to get
benefits and reward points for using multiple credit cards in one.
ICICI Bank has announced to acquire a 9.09 percent stake in educational
technology platform Myclassboard Educational Solutions Pvt Ltd (MESPL)
for a cash value of Rs 4.5 crore.
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Union Bank of India (UBI) has announced that for the purpose of lending it
has replaced London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with Alternate
Reference Rate (ARR).
यूहनयन बैंक ऑफ इं हिया (UBI) ने घोर्णा की िै हक उधार दे ने के उद्दे श्य से उसने लं दन
इं ट्र-बैंक ऑफर रे ट् (LIBOR) को वैकप्लिक संदभि दर (ARR) से बदल हदया िै ।
ARR includes Secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) for USD loans,
Sterling Overnight Interbank Average (SONIA) for GBP loans, etc.
एआरआर में यूएसिी ऋणों के हलए सुरहक्षत ओवरनाइट् हवत्तपोर्ण दर (एसओएफआर),
जीबीपी ऋणों के हलए स्टहलं ग ओवरनाइट् इं ट्रबैंक औसत (सोहनया) आहद शाहमल िैं ।
All the new transactions will be referenced to the new benchmark rates from
January 1, 2022.
सभी नए ले नदे न 1 जनवरी, 2022 से नई बेंचमाकि दरों के संदभि में िोंगे।
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Reliance Industries Ltd has raised USD 4 bn debt in the largest ever
foreign currency bonds issuance from India.
ररलायंस इं िस्टर ीज हलहमट्े ि ने भारत से अब तक के सबसे बडे हवदे शी मुद्रा बां ि जारी करके 4
हबहलयन अमरीकी िालर का कजि जु ट्ाया िै ।
The firm raised USD 1.5 billion at a coupon rate of 2.875 percent, USD 1.75
billion at 3.625 percent, and USD 750 million at 3.75 percent.
फमि ने 2.875 प्रहतशत की कूपन दर से 1.5 हबहलयन अमरीकी िालर, 3.625 प्रहतशत पर
1.75 हबहलयन अमरीकी िालर और 3.75% पर 750 हमहलयन अमरीकी िालर जु ट्ाए।
The notes are due to repayment between 2032 and 2062.
नोट् 2032 और 2062 के बीच चुक़ौती के कारण िैं ।
The Notes have been priced at 120 basis points, 160 basis points and 170
basis points.
नोट्ों की कीमत 120 आधार अंक, 160 आधार अंक और 170 आधार अंक रखी गई िै ।
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Reliance Industries has topped the Indian corporates in the World’s Best
Employers 2021 rankings published by Forbes.
National News
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The States would identify food products for districts keeping in view the
existing clusters and availability of raw material.
The ODOP could be a perishable produce based or cereal based or a food
item widely produced in an area. E.g. mango, potato, pickle, millet based
products, fisheries, poultry, etc.
Other Focus Areas
Funding Details
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Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone National Highways in Uttar Pradesh
हनहतन गिकरी ने उत्तर प्रदे श में रखा राि्ीय राजमागा का हशलान्यास
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has
inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 821 km of National Highways
worth Rs 26778 crore in Uttar Pradesh.
केंद्रीय सडक पररविन और राजमागि मंत्री, हनहतन गिकरी ने उत्तर प्रदे श में 26778 करोड
रुपये के 821 हकलोमीट्र रािरीय राजमागों का उद् घाट्न और आधारहशला रखी िै ।
He laid foundation stones in Kanpur for 8 National Highway projects worth
Rs. 14,199 Crores, in Lucknow for 16 National Highway projects worth Rs.
7409 Crore and in Shringverpur Dham, Prayagraj for 4 National Highway
projects worth Rs. 5169 Crore.
उन्ोंने कानपुर में 14,199 करोड रुपये की 8 रािरीय राजमागि पररयोजनाओं, लखनऊ में
7409 करोड रुपये की 16 रािरीय राजमागि पररयोजनाओं और प्रयागराज के श्ृंगवेरपुर धाम में
5169 करोड रुपये की 4 रािरीय राजमागि पररयोजनाओं की आधारहशला रखी।
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Smart Cities Mission has launched Smart cities and Academia Towards Action
& Research (SAAR) program
स्माटा हसटीज हमशन ने स्माटा हसटीज और एकेिे हमया टु वािडा स एक्शन एं ि ररसचा (SAAR)
कायाक्रम शुरू हकया िै
Smart Cities Mission has launched ‘Smart cities and Academia Towards
Action & Research (SAAR)’ program.
स्माट्ि हसट्ीज हमशन ने 'स्माट्ि हसट्ीज एं ि एकेिे हमया ट्ु वाि्ि स एक्शन एं ि ररसचि (SAAR)'
कायििम शु रू हकया िै ।
It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, National
Institute of Urban Affairs and leading Indian academic institutions of the
country.
यि आवास और शिरी मामलों के मंत्रालय, शिरी मामलों के रािरीय संस्थान और दे श के प्रमुख
भारतीय शै क्षहणक संस्थानों की एक संयुक्त पिल िै ।
Under the program, 15 premier architecture & planning institutes of the country
will be working with Smart Cities to document landmark projects undertaken
by Smart Cities Mission.
कायििम के तित, दे श के 15 प्रमुख वास्तुकला और योजना संस्थान स्माट्ि हसट्ीज हमशन द्वारा
शु रू की गई ऐहतिाहसक पररयोजनाओं का दस्तावेजीकरण करने के हलए स्माट्ि शिरों के साथ
काम करें गे।
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) extended the timeline
for the implementation of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) for all 100
participating cities to June 2023 due to the COVID-19 induced slowdown and
other factors.
The Mission was launched in the year FY 2015-16 & set a target of five years
i.e., FY 2019-20.
This decision is also based upon the recommendations made by NITI
(National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog in August 2021.
The central government has released Rs 27,235 crores to states and union
territories (UTs) for their smart cities.
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International News
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Antigua & Barbuda becomes 102nd member of International Solar Alliance
एं टीगु आ और बारबुिा अंतरााि्ीय स़ौर गठबंधन के 102वें सदस्य बने
Antigua and Barbuda becomes the 102nd country to join the International
Solar Alliance.
एं ट्ीगुआ और बारबुिा अंतराि िरीय स़ौर गठबंधन में शाहमल िोने वाला 102वां दे श बन गया िै ।
It is an Indian initiative that was launched by the Prime Minister of India and
the President of France on 30th November 2015 in Paris, France on the
side-lines of the Conference of the Parties (COP-21), with 124 solar
resource-rich countries lying fully or partially between the tropic of Cancer and
tropic of Capricorn as prospective members.
Headquarter: Gurugram
Director General: Ajay Mathur
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· India and Pakistan exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and
fishermen in their custody, on 1 July 2021.
· Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed his Special Assistant
on National Security Moeed Yusuf as the country’s National Security
Adviser (NSA).
· Recently A 19-year old man Shehroze Kashif became the youngest
Pakistani to summit Mt Everest, the world’s highest peak.
· Pakistan’s parliament has passed a bill for providing legal assistance in
international criminal matters as part of efforts to fulfil the conditions set
by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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Harpreet Chandi became 1st woman of colour to make solo unsupported trek
to South Pole
िरप्रीत चंिी दहक्षण ध्रुव के हलए अकेले असमह ात ट् े क करने वाली रं ग की पिली महिला बनी
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South Indian Bank wins the UiPath Automation Excellence The Awards 2021
साउ इं हियन बैंक ने जीता यूआईपा ऑटोमेशन एक्सीलें स द अवािडा स 2021
South Indian Bank (SIB) has won the UiPath Automation Excellence
Awards 2021 for tackling a situation strategically using robotic process
automation.
साउथ इं हियन बैंक (SIB) ने रोबोहट्क प्रोसेस ऑट्ोमेशन का उपयोग करके रणनीहतक रूप
से प्लस्थहत से हनपट्ने के हलए UiPath ऑट्ोमेशन एक्सीलें स अवाि्ि स 2021 जीता िै ।
The award was given to the bank for its remarkable use of the robotic
process in automation technologies to solve significant operational
restrictions and ensure the bank’s continuity during challenging times.
मित्वपूणि पररचालन प्रहतबंधों को िल करने और चुऩौतीपूणि समय के द़ौरान बैंक की हनरं तरता
सुहनहित करने के हलए स्वचालन प्ऱौद्योहगहकयों में रोबोहट्क प्रहिया के उल्लेखनीय उपयोग के
हलए बैंक को यि पुरस्कार हदया गया।
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Mithali Raj has been selected to lead India's 15-member squad at Women’s
Cricket World Cup 2022.
हमताली राज को महिला हिकेट् हवि कप 2022 में भारत की 15 सदस्यीय ट्ीम का नेतृत्व
करने के हलए चुना गया िै ।
India’s 15-member squad for ICC Women's World Cup 2022 has been
announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which will be
played between March 4 and April 3 in New Zealand.
भारतीय हिकेट् कंट्र ोल बोिि (बीसीसीआई) ने आईसीसी महिला हवि कप 2022 के हलए भारत
की 15 सदस्यीय ट्ीम की घोर्णा कर दी िै , जो 4 माचि से 3 अप्रैल के बीच न्यू जीलैंि में खेला
जाएगा।
Harmanpreett Kaur will be deputy lead at the World Cup.
िरमनप्रीत क़ौर वल्डि कप में हिप्टी लीि िोंगी।
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Hughes Communications India Private Ltd and Bharti Airtel have formed a
joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in India.
ि्यूजेस कम्युहनकेशं स इं हिया प्राइवेट् हलहमट्े ि और भारती एयरट्े ल ने भारत में सैट्ेलाइट्
ब्रॉिबैंि सेवाएं प्रदान करने के हलए एक संयुक्त उद्यम बनाया िै ।
The combined India Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) operations of
both companies will offer a range of satellite and hybrid network solutions to
business and government customers.
दोनों कंपहनयों का संयुक्त इं हिया वेरी स्मॉल अपर् चर ट्हमिनल (वीएसएट्ी) संचालन व्यवसाय
और सरकारी ग्रािकों के हलए उपग्रि और िाइहब्रि नेट्वकि समाधानों की एक श्ृंखला की
पेशकश करे गा।
Important Days
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Science and Technology Minister, Jitendra Singh has launched the theme
of National Science Day 2022.
हवज्ञान और प्ऱौद्योहगकी मंत्री, हजतेंद्र हसंि ने रािरीय हवज्ञान हदवस 2022 की थीम लॉन्च की िै ।
Theme of National Science Day 2022: Integrated Approach in Science and
Technology for Sustainable Future.
रािरीय हवज्ञान हदवस 2022 की थीम: सतत भहवष्य के हलए हवज्ञान और प्ऱौद्योहगकी में एकीकृत
दृहिकोण।
National Science Day is observed every year on 28th February to mark the
discovery of the Raman effect.
रमन प्रभाव की खोज को हचहित करने के हलए िर साल 28 फरवरी को रािरीय हवज्ञान हदवस
मनाया जाता िै ।
State/ UT News
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Gujarat CM launches Student Start-ups and Innovation Policy for next 5-years
गु जरात के मुख्यमंत्री ने अगले 5 वषों के हलए स्टू िें ट स्टाटा -अप्स और इनोवेशन पॉहलसी लॉन्च
की
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Kerala’s High Court is all set to become India’s First paperless court
केरल का उच्च न्यायालय भारत का पिला पे परले स कोटा बनने के हलए तै यार िै
The Kerala High Court is all set to become India’s first paperless court.
Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud inaugurated the smart
courtrooms on 1 January 2022.
केरल िाई कोट्ि भारत का पिला पेपरले स कोट्ि बनने के हलए तै यार िै । सुप्रीम कोट्ि के जज
जप्लस्टस िी वाई चंद्रचूड ने 1 जनवरी 2022 को स्माट्ि कोट्ि रूम का उद् घाट्न हकया।
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Jammu and Kashmir is set to become the first Union Territory to have a
district-level good governance index
जम्मू और कश्मीर हजला स्तरीय सुशासन सूचकांक वाला पिला केंद्र शाहसत प्रदे श बनने के
हलए तै यार िै
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) would soon become the first Union Territory in
India to have a district-level good governance index.
जम्मू और कश्मीर (जम्मू और कश्मीर) जल्द िी हजला स्तर पर सुशासन सूचकां क रखने वाला
भारत का पिला केंद्र शाहसत प्रदे श बन जाएगा।
The good governance index at the district level would enable each of the 20
districts of Jammu & Kashmir to rise to the level of some of the best-
administered districts of India.
हजला स्तर पर सुशासन सूचकां क जम्मू और कश्मीर के 20 हजलों में से प्रत्येक को भारत के
कुछ सवोत्तम प्रशाहसत हजलों के स्तर तक बढने में सक्षम बनाएगा।
The District Good Governance Index (DGGI) framework has 58 indicators
drawn from different aspects of development and district administration
distributed in an all-encompassing 10 sectors such as agriculture and allied
sector, commerce and industry, human resource development, public health,
public infrastructure and utilities, economic governance, welfare and
development, public safety and judiciary and citizen-centric governance.
हजला सुशासन सूचकां क (िीजीजीआई) ढां चे में हवकास और हजला प्रशासन के हवहभन्न
पिलु ओं से खींचे गए 58 संकेतक िैं , जो कृहर् और संबि क्षेत्र, वाहणज्य और उद्योग, मानव
संसाधन हवकास, साविजहनक स्वास्थ्य, साविजहनक बुहनयादी ढां चे और उपयोहगताओं, आहथि क
शासन, कल्याण और हवकास, साविजहनक सुरक्षा और न्यायपाहलका और नागररक केंहद्रत
शासन जै से 10 क्षेत्रों में हवतररत हकए गए िैं ।
Obituaries
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