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All India Radio News Summary: 14 APRIL 2018 Prime Minister inaugurates first of 1.5 lakh health and wellness Centres to be set up under Ayushman Bharat scheme at Jangala village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Prime Minister visited one of the worst Maoist affected regions in tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. Prime Minister launched a …

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All India Radio News Summary: 13 APRIL 2018 Government tells Supreme Court that its verdict on SC/ST Act has diluted the law resulting in great damage to the country. Centre’s argument against recent SC verdict on SC/ST Act: The Centre informed the Supreme Court that its recent judgement on the SC/ST Act has diluted the …

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All India Radio News Summary: 12 APRIL 2018 Prime Minister says Defence Innovation Hubs will be established throughout the country to provide infrastructure support to start-ups in the defence sector. The  government has launched an ‘Innovation for Defence Excellence’ scheme” under which ‘Defence Innovation Hubs’ will be set up throughout the country to provide necessary …

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All India Radio News Summary: 07 APRIL 2018 India and Nepal agree to strengthen bilateral relations in key areas of border security, connectivity, trade and agriculture. The two countries have agreed to develop inland waterways for overall economic development of the region. Aiming to expand cross-border rail linkages, the two sides have also decided to …

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All India radio News Summary: 06 APRIL 2018 Centre, Maharashtra government and World Bank sign 420 million US dollar project to help small farmers of Marathwada and Vidarbha region. The Centre, Maharastra Government and the World Bank have signed a 420 million US dollar project to help small and marginal farmers in the Marathwada and …

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All India Radio News Summary: 05 APRIL 2018 Union Cabinet has approved the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018. The Bill proposes to include a woman representative as a deemed Member of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. The Bill also proposes to incorporate a mechanism to look after the cases of …

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All India Radio News Summary: 02 APRIL 2018 Uniform System of e-way Bill for inter-State movement of goods has come into force Under the new system, every transporter will have to carry a system-generated bill to move goods from one place to another. Under Goods and Services Tax, e-way bill will be mandatory for inter-state …

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All India Radio News Summary: 30 MARCH 2018 India and Pakistan agree to resolve issues related to treatment of diplomats in line with 1992 Code of Conduct. India and Pakistan have mutually agreed to resolve matters related to the treatment of diplomats and diplomatic premises. India and Pakistan have mutually agreed to resolve the matters in …

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All India Radio News Summary: 28 MARCH 2018 Government to divest 76 per cent stake in Air India. The Government has unveiled plans to sell up to 76 per cent stake in Air India and transfer the management control to private players, starting the ambitious strategic disinvestment process for the debt-laden national carrier. The proposed …

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All India Radio News Summary: 29 MARCH 2018 Prime Minister will interact with young innovators of Grand finale of Smart India Hackathon. Prime Minister will interact with participants of the second edition of Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2018 across various centres. The Hackathon aims to build Digital India of country’s dreams and to engage …

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All India Radio News Summary: 27 MARCH 2018 India and United States committed to strengthening information sharing on world’s most dangerous terrorist groups and individuals. This commitment was made during the 15th meeting of the India-US Counter terrorism Joint Working Group in New Delhi. Both sides also exchanged views on efforts to counter the financing …

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All India Radio News Summary: 26 MARCH 2018 The 11th meeting of India and China Joint Group on Economic relations, trade, science and technology was held in New Delhi Commerce and Industry Minister and his Chinese counterpart took part in the meeting that deliberated upon ways to boost trade and reduce trade deficit. The meeting …

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All India Radio News Summary: 25 MARCH 2018 Highlights of PM’s 42nd edition of his Mann Ki Baat programme An extensive exercise on agricultural reforms is being undertaken across the country to ensure that the farmers get a fair price for their crop. S Government is connecting local village mandis to wholesale markets and subsequently …

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All India Radio News Summary: 23 MARCH 2018 Earth Hour is being observed today(24th March) from 8:30-9:30 PM It is a global initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature India (WWF), with a record participation of 178 countries and territories around the world. Earth Hour is the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment …

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All India Radio News Summary: 21 MARCH 2018 Government grants approval to amend the regulation for admission to PG medical courses to expand the scope of persons with disabilities getting benefits of reservation The percentage of seats to be filled up by persons with disabilities has been increased from 3 per cent to 5 per …

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All India Radio News Summary: 20 MARCH 2018 Supreme Court says, there is no bar in granting anticipatory bail in cases lodged against public servants under SC/ST Act; The Supreme Court says there is no absolute bar in granting anticipatory bail in cases lodged against public servants under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The …

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All India Radio News Summary: 18 and 19 MARCH 2018 Leaders of Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia’s Prime Minister today called on North Korea to end its nuclear programme. Leaders also urged United Nations countries to fully implement sanctions. The call at the end of a two-day special ASEAN summit held in …

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All India Radio News Summary: 17 MARCH 2018 Prime Minister says, new Minimum Support Price policy will help in doubling farmers’ income. Government will fix Minimum Support Price of crops at least 1.5 times of production cost to help in doubling the income of farmers. Highlights of PM speech: PM stressed that farmers should get …

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