The "Girl Shiksha Pravesh Utsav" campaign has been launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
The Dearness Allowance (DA) of the central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners have been increased by 3 per cent to 34 per cent of the basic pay with effect.
ICICI Bank is set to acquire a 5% stake in National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) for a total cash consideration of up to Rs 137.5 crore in tranches.