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Number of women police personnel increases by 16% in one year

here has been an increase of 16 per cent in the number
Tof women police personnel in the States and Union
Territories across India. Bihar is leading in terms of women
in the police services. There are 25.3 per cent women in
Bihar police, which includes civil police, district armed
reserve, special armed police and India Reserve Battalions.
Himachal Pradesh comes at second position where number
of women police personnel is 19.15 per cent.

Paddy procurement on MSP eSanjeevani becomes boon for comman man
jumps by 23.41% in FY 2020-21

s safe distancing became a norm
Adue to COVID-19, eSanjeevani
telemedicine service of the Health Ministry
has proven to be a boon. It has crossed 1
Million tele-consultations so far. With 3.74
Lakh tele-consultations, Tamil Nadu reported most cases.
Meanwhile, Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness
addy procurement for Kharif 2020-
Centres conducted 5.79 Crore diabetes and 7.13 Crore
P21 has seen a jump of 23.41 per
blood pressure tests in 2020.
cent against the last financial year.
Till January 20, 2021, over 575.36 India set to overtake UK to become
LMTs of paddy have been procured,
against the last year corresponding fifth largest economy by 2025
purchase of 466.22 LMT. Out of the
ndia will overtake UK to become the fifth-largest economy
total purchase of 575.36 LMT, Punjab
Iby 2025 and will reach the third spot by 2030, a UK-
alone has contributed 202.77 LMT
based think tank predicted. India overtook UK in 2019
which is 35.24 per cent of the total
to become the fifth-largest economy before the Indian
procurement. Since 2014, MSP 1.5
economy was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
times of the production cost for crops
UK’s Centre for Economics and Business Research, in
has been ensured for farmers. MSP
its annual report, forecasts that India will overtake UK by
for paddy has been increased 2.4
2025, Germany by 2027 and Japan by 2030. It also says
times.
Indian economy would expand by 9 per cent in 2021.
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