Veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths has been appointed as the new Chief at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for a period of five years.
The Centre has said that nearly Rs 22,215 crore in Punjab and Rs 12,384 crore in Haryanahave been transferred directly into farmers' accounts so far against sale of their Wheat crop.
The Union Cabinet has approved the Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for the Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage with an outlay of 18 thousand 100 crore rupees.
In Ladakh, the Governing Body of 'Yountan Society', the Single Implementing Society has approved a 167.25 Crore rupees plan for Samagra Shiksha in the Union Territory.