1. Finance Minister's announcements on 'AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' at 4 PM
At 4 PM today, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will give the details regarding which sectors and areas will be given how much amount under the 'AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' and how it will be used.
2. COVID-19: 24,386 patients cured so far, total cases mount to 74,281
With 3,525 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 74,281. The detah toll meanwhile, reached 2,415.
3. Actual financial package is only Rs 4 lakh crores: Sibal
Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that out of the total package announced by PM Modi, the government cash outflow amounts "only Rs 4 lakh crores".
4. Ministry of MSME Launches CHAMPIONS Portal
In order to help the smaller businesses/units and make them big, www.Champions.gov.in, CHAMPIONS portal, has been launched by the Union Ministry of MSME.
5. Swarms of locusts invade Ajmer, cause damage to crops
Amid the ongoing chaos due to the virus pandemic, farmers in Sirmandi village in Jodhpur are facing another threat, as a large swarm of locusts invaded the village's farmlands damaging crops.