Daily Newsletter | Friday, April 28, 2017
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| SC to govt: Appoint lokpal at earliest, absence of LoP no reason to delay |
| Under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, which came into force on January 16, 2014, Lokpal was to be selected by a panel comprising the PM, the Chief Justice of India or an SC judge nominated by him, Lok Sabha Speaker, LoP and an eminent jurist to be selected by the first four members of the selection panel. |
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| Survey finds Karnataka the most corrupt state |
| Karnataka occupies the first slot in a list of states perceived to be corrupt on the basis of people’s experience in paying bribes for public services. The Centre for Media Studies survey, which covered 20 states, found Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Chhattisgarh to be the least corrupt. |
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| Revenue model: ICC offers $390m, BCCI wants $450m |
| With India’s Champions Trophy participation in doubt, the International Cricket Council is still willing to pay the BCCI $100 million more than the original share from the revamped revenue model. |
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| India on road to end fertilizer imports by 2020-21 |
| The government has rolled out a plan to make the country self-sufficient in fertilizers in the next 3-4 years and has roped in cash-rich public sector energy companies to revive five fertilizer plants at an investment of Rs 30,000 crore. |
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