Government and Policy

News and views related to the Government of India, government schemes, government services and policies

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Was Rahul Gandhi the first to come up with the concept of ‘One District, One Product’: Here is the truth

Jinit Jain - 25 July, 2020

While Rahul Gandhi talked about ‘One District One Product’ in February 2017, Gujarat CM & UP BJP manifesto mentioned it earlier

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Jammu and Kashmir: Remote villages in Shopian get electricity for the first time with PM’s Soubhagya scheme

OpIndia Staff - 24 July, 2020

Electricity to these villages has been provided under the central government's Saubhagya Scheme launched by PM Modi in 2017.

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Government issues formal sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in Indian Army

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2020

The order grants Permanent Commission to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers in all ten streams of Indian Army

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Maharashtra: Thackeray govt approves Rs 50,000 annually to each Bombay HC judge as ‘spectacle allowances’

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2020

In a resolution, the MVA government in Maharashtra has approved an allowance of Rs 50000 annually for the spectacles of judges and their family members.

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N-95 masks may not stop the virus if worn by an already infected person, govt issues advisory against its use

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2020

The central government has asked states and union territories to encourage their citizens to use homemade cloth masks instead of valved N-95 masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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700 Sikhs, Hindus from Afghanistan to be allowed to come and live in India: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2020

Earlier, a 55-year-old Nidan Singh Sachdeva, an Afghan Sikh community leader was abducted by extremist groups and was released after much effort by Indian and Afghan authorities.

Opinions

Mass Promotions of students due to Coronavirus lockdown: How an ‘Easy way out’ can tun into a “Way out”

Eshaan Ganpule - 18 July, 2020

The carrot of promotion which is being dangled in front of students to gain political momentum effectively divides students into two classes

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“No Namaaz in Masjid”, Maharashtra Government tells Muslims to pray at home during Bakri Eid due to coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2020

Maharashtra govt have asked Muslims to celebrate Bakri Eid in a simple manner, and banned prayer in mosques during the eid

Opinions

COVID-19 lockdown: Indian Railways, the champion of India’s fight against the pandemic

G Indira - 17 July, 2020

As all means of transport came to a halt, railways took the burden of ensuring that the supply of food-grains, vegetables, petrol, coal, medicine, parcel service, construction material and much more, is never halted.

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