The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by 3 percent to 34%, over the existing rate of 31% of the Basic Pay/Pension.
Ajay Kumar Sood, a member of the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council, has been appointed to the post for three years, replacing renowned biologist K Vijayaraghavan.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed Japanese ODA Loan Agreements with the Government of India in Delhi, to provide Japanese ODA loans of up to a total of 312.258 billion Yen for 7 projects.
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