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In line with the suggestions of Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari on December 17, 2019 while launching sale of ‘Khadi Rumal’ being stitched by militancy affected women of Jammu and Kashmir (at Nagrota near Jammu), Chairman KVIC, VK Saxena has approved the enhancement of wages.

To commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and to support the weaker section of the society in Agartala, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) organized a distribution of 1000 Bee Boxes, 100 Pottery Wheels and 100 Advanced Leather Tool kits to 100 Farmers, 100 Potters and 100 Leather Artisans recently in which Chief Minister of Tripura Shri Biplab Kumar Deb was Chief Guest, in presence of Chairman, KVIC VK Saxena.

Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari, on 17^th December launched the sale of Khadi Rumal, in the presence of VK Saxena, Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC). A few years back, struggling to sustain their existence, families of militancy affected areas of Kashmir shifted to Nagrota, a small town near Jammu. In 2016, KVIC started a napkin stitching center in Nagrota, for the women impacted by the lack of livelihood opportunities and unemployment, to help them become self-dependent and sustain their families.

The Minister for Communications, Law & Justice and Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the National Broadband Mission is to fulfill all aspirations of the people and enables fast track growth of digital communication infrastructure. He was addressing the gathering after launching the National Broadband Mission (NBM) at an event on 17th december. A large number of representatives from the telecom industry, officers from various Ministries of the Government of India, various State Governments and senior officers of the Department of Telecommunications participated in the event.

From the top-10 pack, only Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), HDFC and SBI witnessed gains in their market valuation for the week that ended Friday.

Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, is the founder and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, which has supported The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2016
 

President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Arvind Sawant and has now handed over the heavy industries portfolio to Union minister Prakash Javadekar. Javadekar is already in charge of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant, who is the union minister for heavy industries, resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet. His resignation has now been accepted by President Ram Nath Kovind. 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh underlined that India's defence sector has matured and is exploring mutually beneficial partnerships with friendly countries to set up industries in India and abroad.

Top gainers in the Sensex pack in early trade included Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, SBI, Yes Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Bank, Tata Steel, Vedanta, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, HDFC and TCS, rising up to 2.10%.
 

RV Deshpande, a former industries and revenue minister from the Congress party, is under the radar for his alleged seeking of Rs 5 crore bribe from Mansoor Khan (IMA scam accused) for clearing a loan of Rs 600 crore 

From reducing global warming to saving water, here are four ways to help the planet by turning vegetarian.

While the BSE Sensex domestic equity benchmark dropped over 200 points in early trade on Tuesday, Reliance Industries (RIL) capped the losses on the index by rallying over 8%

On Sridevi's 56th birth anniversary, here's remembering the diva of Bollywood, who was loved for her work across different film industries. She passed away in Dubai on February 24, 2018.

Total income during the period under review stood at Rs 2,767.8 crore, up 7.03 per cent, as against Rs 2,585.84 crore in the year-ago quarter, Britannia Industries said in a regulatory filing.