Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, March 29, 2017
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| After UP and Jharkhand, 4 more states crack down on meat shops |
| A day after Jharkhand followed in the footsteps of UP by clamping down on illegal slaughterhouses, the crackdown spread to four more BJP-ruled states- Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh- on Tuesday. While three meat shops were sealed in Haridwar, 11 were shut in Raipur and one in Indore. |
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| HC orders complete mining ban in Uttarakhand |
| Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday directed the state government to constitute a high-powered committee to look into various aspects of mining activities and find out whether mining activity should be permitted in the state at all. |
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| Lalit Modi case: ‘India should seek extradition’ |
| The red corner notice is meant to trace the fugitive who has been absconding and wanted in India in multiple cases. However, the grounds on which Interpol has rejected the RCN request are contradictory to the general practice |
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| SBI to complete merger of 6 banks in three months |
| State Bank of India, which would start merger process of five associates and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) from April 1, expects integration to be completed in three months. Post merger, about 1,500 branches to be shut because of duplication. |
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| FinMin gives 6-month extension to 12th Plan schemes |
| The finance ministry has extended the time period for 12th Plan schemes ending on March 31 by six months, thus giving time to ministries to complete their appraisals. The 12th Plan, which is the last of the Five-Year-Plans, is coming to an end on March 31. |
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| ‘Excess Rs 3L cr in economy, need for digital push’ |
| As there is excess cash of about Rs 3L cr floating in the economy, a further push to digital mandate is possible, the govt said citing SBI research. SBI research estimates till March 10 pegged newly supplied currency as a percentage of the extinguished currency (Rs 15.44 trillion) be around 65%. |
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