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February 5 , 2019 2047 days 669 0
  • The Interim Budget 2019 has increased the allocations to the Defence Ministry by 6.87 per cent to Rs 3.18 lakh crore against last year’s allocation of Rs 2.98 lakh crore.
  • The Cooperatives Department of Maharashtra has decided to appoint managers at six major cities across the country to enhance agribusiness between cooperatives in Maharashtra and other States.
  • Manipur filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma returned his 2006 Padma Shri award in solidarity with the ongoing public protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.
    • The former Indian president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam had conferred the Padmashree award to the noted filmmaker for his contribution to Manipuri cinema and world of the films.
  • In order to improve the education system, the Sikkim state Human Resource Department signed a MoU with Microsoft.
  • Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has announced Startup India-WhatsApp Grand Challenge to encourage entrepreneurs and small businesses in India.
  • Indian’s woman cricketer Smriti Mandhana has topped the ICC rankings for Women’s batters after scoring her fourth ODI century and an unbeaten 90 in the three-match series in New Zealand.
    • Mandhana moved up 3 places to reach the top spot. She is followed by Australians Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning.

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