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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicRelief fund

Topic: relief fund

PM announces 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased in Telangana pharma explosion

After an explosion at Sigachi Pharma factory, Modi expressed his grief & announced an ex-gratia for families of the deceased & Rs 50,000 for those injured from the National Relief Fund.

ADB provides $5 Million for Vanuatu earthquake relief

The grant envisons to support emergency response and disaster risk management after last week's incident.

India announces $1 million in relief to Papua New Guinea after landslide buries alive 2,000 people

Parts of a mountain collapsed Friday in the remote province of Enga. PM Modi says India ‘ready to offer all possible support and assistance’ to the country.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin seeks Rs 2000 crore interim relief for flood-hit southern districts

The relief fund will be used to provide livelihood assistance to affected people and for temporary rehabilitation works in in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and Tenkasi districts.

Finance ministry paves way for individual contributions to NDRF, 15 years after Act was passed

Amid row over PM-CARES, the finance ministry has issued a memorandum outlining the procedure by which a person or institution can contribute to the NDRF.

Karnataka govt declares 3rd relief package worth Rs 512 cr for maize farmers & ASHA workers

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had earlier announced financial packages of Rs 1,610 crore and Rs 162 crore, for those in distress because of Covid-19 induced lockdown.

Govt safety net for poor ‘has little for now’ — Express, Mint adds, liquidity & ‘no freebies’

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

India spends 1% GDP on Covid relief, can do more: IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath

Speaking at the digital Off The Cuff, Gita Gopinath also said there was a lot of uncertainty around DGP forecasts, which are being revised based on ground realities. Read the full text here.

Modi govt unlikely to classify donations to CM fund as CSR despite demand from states

Modi govt feels states should have no problem in mobilising CSR funding since donations to states’ disaster management authorities for Covid-19 qualify as CSR.

Modi govt employees irked by pressure to donate to PM CARES Fund to fight Covid-19

The revenue dept under finance ministry has gone a step ahead, appealing to officials to donate a day’s salary every month until March 2021. This has added to the resentment.

On Camera

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Tango, triad, trinity, troika — TV news pulled out every T-word from its dictionary and paired it with Tianjin to target Trump on tariffs and trade.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.