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The Agri Export Policy was announced last year with the objective of doubling the export and ensuring the doubling of farmers’ income. In order to achieve this objective, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has been adopting a focused approach for ensuring greater involvement of the State governments for effective implementation of the Agri Export Policy (AEP).

Jamia Millia Islamia is scheduled to reopen on January 6 after a winter vacation following which semester examinations will commence. Do not miss the top news of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.

The ministry of defence rejected the West Bengal's tableau for the upcoming Republic Day 2020

Union home ministry is mulling making the entire process of granting citizenship under CAA go online, thereby effectively bypassing the state governments. 

The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu expressed confidence that the Indian economy would rebound in the near future saying that the current slowdown was cyclical. Inaugurating the 102nd annual conference of the Indian Economic Association on December 27th, he said it was true that the Indian economy was facing some challenges due to the decline in growth this fiscal. However, he said the country had faced similar slumps in the past in the wake of the East Asian financial crisis and global slowdown but bounced back with a higher growth rate every time.

SimpifiedBy MyNation explains the rift in the UPA when the NPR exercise was proposed in 2010
 

In all probability, Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat who retires by the end of the year, will be named as the new CDS of India, who will head the department of military affairs, which would be under the defence ministry

In Bengaluru, the Om symbol was caricatured with some very demeaning words written on the banner. Close on the heels of this incident came another in which a Hanuman temple was vandalised during the protests in Bihar held on Saturday. Home ministry officials informed MyNation that they have enough inputs to suggest that there is a deliberate attempt to make this entire issue communal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed with his council of minister regarding the security measures in place to tackle violent protests across the country, even as Pakistan media said Muslims are better off in India than anywhere else. BSF jawans battled freezing weather to guard LoC at Jammu and Kashmir. Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.

Here’s how one can prove their Indian citizenship. Ministry of home affairs explained on Twitter that Indian citizenship may be proved by "giving any document relating to date of birth or place of birth or both".
 

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today dared the ruling BJP to conduct a UN-monitored referendum on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Meanwhile, the ministry of home affairs called for an emergency review meeting on the security situation arising due to protests against Citizenship Act.
 

Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in Nirbhaya case has filed a review petition against the death sentence in the Supreme Court. If the court rejects the plea, he will be left with the only option to plead for mercy with the President. This comes a few days after the home ministry recommended President Ram Nath Kovind to reject the mercy plea filed by another accused Vinay Kumar.

As per the letter sent to President and the ministry of home affairs, Sharma sought cancellation of the mercy plea and also stated that the mercy petition forwarded was sent without any authorisation and his consent.

Earlier, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) recommended President Ram Nath Kovind to reject the mercy plea of 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape convict Vinay Sharma