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Banks allowed to offer natural calamity relief suo motu from July 1The Reserve Bank of India is enabling banks to provide immediate relief to borrowers impacted by natural disasters. Banks can now offer res...
RBI allows banks to extend relief measures to borrowers without their requests in disaster-hit areasNew Reserve Bank of India guidelines empower banks to offer relief to all borrowers in calamity-hit regions. These measures, effective July...
India is also tech hub, 4th largest economy: RSS Gen Secy dismisses common American perception about IndiaRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale highlighted India's status as a tech hub and the world's fourth-largest e...
MSMEs seek force majeure relief amid Gulf war disruptionsSmall businesses supplying the government are seeking relief from contract penalties. They want the Centre to invoke force majeure due to g...
RBI’s big push on disaster relief: New rules to help borrowers as banks asked to implement measures during floods, landslides and moreThe Reserve Bank of India is introducing new rules to help banks manage loans affected by natural disasters. These guidelines will allow ba...
Tamil Nadu floods adjudged 'severe nature', says governmentKiren Rijiju said with regard to declaring a national disaster, it is informed there is no provision to declare a natural calamity as a "na...
Nepal declares Kathmandu Valley as crisis-hit zoneNepal declared all districts in Kathmandu Valley as crisis-hit zone, curtailing certain civil rights in order to demolish and clear damaged...
Improper assessment led to fiscal imbalances in UP: CAGThe state government should have transferred the funds of Calamity Relief Fund into the SDRF as per the central government guidelines, the ...
Farmers suffering crop loss due to floods, drought given aid: Sharad PawarCentre has framed guidelines for providing relief from NDRF and SDRF in the event of natural calamities, Agriculture Minister Pawar said.
- Kapil Sibal lauds media for Uttarakhand calamity coverage
Kapil Sibal today praised the media for its constructive role and wide coverage of events unfolding in flood-affected Uttarakhand.
- GOM to consider issue of inclusion of erosion under calamity relief
Group of Ministers (GOM) will considered the issue of inclusion of erosion under the calamity relief under NDRF/SDRF.
- Flood action plan: Orissa to spend Rs 1,208 cr in 45 days
Seeking an early release of assistance from CRF, Orissa government today earmarked spending of Rs 1208 cr
- Centre releases funds for flood-hit AP, Karnataka
Centre released Rs 209.1 cr from the Calamity Relief Fund to tackle crisis.
- Punjab govt to compensate farmers
The Punjab Government has decided to provide a total relief of rs 17 crore to those farmers whose crops of potatoes, tomatoes and peas have...
- Digvijay criticises Nitish for inadequate flood relief
Senior leader Digvijay Singh alleges Bihar govt to have failed in giving adequate relief to flood hit people.
- Centre grants Rs 190 cr to WB
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 190 crore to the West Bengal government for disaster management in the state.
- Brace up for a tsunami cess
The government may impose a special natural disaster surcharge in the coming budget on the lines of the Gujarat levy.