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Centre in SC agrees to waive compound interest on loans up to Rs 2 cr for six-months

In an affidavit filed by Union finance ministry on behalf of the Union of India, it said that the relief to all borrowers in respect of compounding of interest during the period of moratorium would be admissible to the categories specified irrespective of whether the borrowers had availed the moratorium or not.

The government, therefore, has decided that the relief on waiver of compound interest during the six-month moratorium period shall be limited to the most vulnerable category of borrowers. This category of borrowers, in whose case, the compounding of interest will be waived, would be MSME loans and personal loans of up to Rs 2 crore, it said.

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Meity to seek Cabinet approval for policy on AI-based programmes

“We look at artificial intelligence not from the viewpoint of driverless cars but from solving problems of people and how we can socially empower them through AI. We will make AI a moment in India,” Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said.

National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (NSAI) highlighted the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in boosting India”s annual growth rate by 1.3 percentage points by 2035 and identified priority sectors for the deployment of AI with government”s support. 

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Indian monsoon rains above average for second year in a row

The monsoon delivers about 70% of India’s annual rainfall and determines the yield of crops such as rice, wheat, sugarcane and oilseeds.Farmers are likely to expand areas planted with winter-sown crops due to the ample soil moisture and an increase in the price the government pays for some crops, said Subhranil Dey, senior research analyst at commodity brokerage SMC Comtrade Ltd in New Delhi.

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Unlock5: Centre permits schools, colleges, cinemas to reopen from October 15

However, the ministry said that restrictions on international travel, except those permitted by the Centre, will continue. Swimming pools being used for training of sportspersons will be allowed to open for which the standard operating procedure (SOP) will be issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The lockdown shall continue to be implemented strictly in the containment zones till October 31, the ministry said. The home ministry reiterated that states will not impose any local lockdown outside the containment zones without prior consultation with the central government. There will be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement.

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