257k Lose Homes As Govt Removes Encroachments Amid COVID-19
Housing and Land Rights Network, a charitable organization, claimed that 6,000 people were evicted from their homes by the Delhi Development Authority between March 2020 and July 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. At least 2,57,000 people in the country lost their homes during the eviction drive by various government agencies, a report claimed. Shivani Chaudhary, an HLRN member said the govt ''ruthlessly'' demolished the poor's houses during … read-more
Tags: Covid-19, DDA, Land Rights, Executive director
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
RBI Gets A New Deputy Governor; M Rajeshwar Rao Replaces NS Vishwanathan
The executive director of the Reserve Bank of India, M Rajeshwar Rao, was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the apex bank on October 7. Rajeshwar Rao, who has been in service since 1984, has held various positions, and is managing internal debt management, financial markets operations and international and secretarial departments currently. Rao has replaced NS Vishwanathan as the fourth Deputy Governor of the RBI.
Tags: RBI, deputy governor, Central Government, Executive director
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