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Nearly 6 lakh cyberattacks target govt entities in 5 years; Defence units not spared, too

In a detailed account presented to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada revealed that India faced 5,85,669 cyber attacks on government departments, including defence units, over the past five years. Alarmingly, incidents more than doubled in the last two years, with over 2 lakh attacks reported annually in 2022 and 2023. Dec 6, 2024
Address farmers' demands, Punjab AAP urges Centre

Address farmers' demands, Punjab AAP urges Centre

Expressing solidarity with Punjab's farmers who have been protesting at Shambhu and Khanauri borders, state Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Aman Arora on Friday appealed to the Central government to address their demands and warned against actions that could escalate tensions. Dec 6, 2024
Govt doubles FCI's authorised capital to Rs 21,000 cr in big boost to farm sector

RBI raises limit of collateral-free agriculture loans to Rs 2 lakh

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to raise the limit for collateral-free agriculture loans from Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs 2 lakh to enhance coverage of small and marginal farmers and permit small finance banks to extend pre-sanctioned credit lines through UPI to small borrowers to ensure greater financial inclusion. Dec 6, 2024
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