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The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the central government to convene a meeting between the officials from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to end the chaos over Delhi borders. The apex court has ordered the government to arrive at a consensus with regard to allowing interstate transport between Delhi and the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The decision regarding the same has to be taken within a week, by the top court. This came after a petitioner named Rohit Bhalla, a Gurugram resident, challenged the sealing of borders…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a visionary leader and lauded him for playing a “constructive and very positive role in these very difficult times”. Morrison thanked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending an invite for the virtual bilateral meet and said that PM Modi’s leadership is laudable not just within India but “broadly throughout the G20 and the Indo-Pacific”. Morrison’s comments came during his first-ever virtual bilateral summit with PM Modi on Thursday. He commended the India on its leadership on taking Chair…

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for last financial year FY20 released on May 29, came at 4.2  percent, lowest in the last 11 years (since the financial meltdown of 2008), against 6.1 percent  in the corresponding fiscal 2018-19. However, last year, only one week’s lockdown in the last week of March was there.  During the current financial year, most of the activities are in lockdown for around two months from now and the revival of economic activities will be gradual. Some of  the  sectors like aviation and hospitality may…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has taken historic decisions  that will have a transformative impact on the lives of India’s hardworking farmers, MSME sector and those working as street vendors. Helping hand to MSMEs: 1. Upward revision of MSME Definition- It has been decided that decided to further increase the limit for medium manufacturing and service units. Now it will be Rs. 50 crore of investment and Rs. 250 crore of turnover. It has also been decided that the turnover with respect to exports…