Centre has approved 175 crore rupees for implementation of Jal jeevan mission in Meghalaya during 2020-21. Jal Jeevan Mission was launched by Union Government last year aims to provide Functional Household Tap Connection to every rural household by 2024.

The Revenue Department stated the provisions of the amended Indian Stamp Act, which was to come into force from April 1, will now be effective from July 1.

To rationalise and harmonise the system of levying stamp duty and help curb tax evasion, the government had through Finance Act 2019 amended the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Certain changes were to be effective from April 1, 2020. Through a notification the Revenue Department stated these amended provisions will come into effect from July 1, 2020.

The winners of The Hindu Prize 2019 Fiction and Non-Fiction are Mirza Waheed (Tell Her Everything – Fiction) and Santanu Das (India, Empire, and First World War Culture: Writings, Images and Songs – Non-Fiction) respectively.Prize was founded in 2010 to honor writers who have spent the rest of their lives mining the human spirit with their words & ideas.

GoI has extended the benefit of 2% Interest Subvention (IS) to Banks and 3% Prompt Repayment Incentive (PRI) to all farmers up to 31 May 2020. The extension is applicable to the crop loans up to Rs.3 lakh given by banks which have become due or are becoming due between 1 March and 31 May 2020. The move comes in the wake of lockdown due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

National Gallery of Modern Art has celebrated 66 years by launching a virtual tour of its permanent collection amid lockdown.
The Gallery launched a virtual tour of its permanent collection for the visitors to enjoy without having to physically visit the Museum during these days.
It is for the first time that the National Gallery of Modern Art has provided the facility of the virtual tour.

Thomas Schafer passed away by committing suicide, his body was found on train tracks near Wiesbaden. Schafer had “considerable worries” over COVID-19

Schafer was a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU). He had been active in Hessian state politics for more than two decades and was finance minister for almost 10 years.

The Scitech Airon is a negative ion generator that helps in controlling the fungal infections, bacteria and virus present in a closed environment. It also helps in cleaning up the air and disinfecting areas that are exposed to the suspected and positive cases of Covid 19 infection. Thereby ensuring the wellbeing of the medical and paramedical staff. Note: NIDHI stands for National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations programme, which was started by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) with the objective of helping and converting ideas and innovations that are knowledge-based and technology-driven into successful startups.

The Reserve Bank has allowed Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to carry out simple financial activities without seeking a prior approval from it. This will be applicable to those SFBs who have completed three years of operations.

Jharkhand state government has launched PRAGYAAM, a Mobile application. The app was launched by the State Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The app aims to issue e-passes to everyone associated with the delivery of essential services during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The National Health Commission of China published a list of recommended treatments to treat COVID-19. Apart from western medicine and Chinese medicine, the list included Tan Re Qing, injections that contain bear bile powder.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has unveiled a new logo as it merges United Bank of India and Oriental Bank of Commerce with it, with effect from April 1, 2020.
The new logo will bear distinct signages of all the three public sector lenders.
With this, PNB is set to become the second-largest lender in the country.

The book titled “The Death of Jesus” authored by Nobel laureate J M Coetzee has been released. It is the third book of the series.

The earlier two books were, “The Childhood of Jesus”, published in 2014 and The Schooldays of Jesus, in 2018.