DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 9 JUNE 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED
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1.
PUNJAB GOVT LAUNCHES BUSINESS FIRST
PORTAL
i. In a major step to give a big push towards
the ease of doing business in Punjab, the state government has launched a
"Business First Portal". It was unveiled by Industry Minister Sunder
Sham Arora in Jalandhar.
ii.
The online portal will facilitate the industrialists for Regulatory Clearances
and Fiscal Approvals, real-time tracking of applications at the common
platform.
2.
PRESIDENT DISTRIBUTES LPG CONNECTIONS
TO 20 BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMUY IN
AGARTALA
i.
President Ram Nath Kovind has distributed LPG connections to 20 beneficiaries
under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Raj Bhavan in Agartala, Tripura.
ii.
During his two-day visit to Tripura, the President inaugurated 73 km long
National Highway connecting Udaipur town in Gomati district and Sabroom in
South Tripura. He also laid the foundation stone for the re-development of
Matabari Temple Complex at Tripura Sundari temple.
3.
RBI AMENDS GOLD MONETISATION SCHEME TO
MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE
i.
RBI has made changes in the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) to make it more
attractive. The revamping of the scheme is aimed at enabling people to open a
hassle-free gold deposit account.
ii.
The short-term deposits should be treated as bank's on-balance sheet liability.
These deposits will be made with the designated banks for a short period of 1-3
years (with a facility of rollover). Deposits can also be allowed for broken
periods (e.g. 1 year 3 months; 2 years 4 months 5 days; etc.).