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Students suffering from diabetes will be allowed to eat during the Class X and Class XII CBSE Board exams as per a circular issued by the Board on Tuesday.

After the massive reduction in prices of stents, govt may soon regulate the prices of some other devices like some orthopedic implants, artificial heart valves etc, which are sold at very highly inflated rates. 

For the first time a buffer stock of 10 lakh MT of pulses has been created through domestic procurement and imports. 

As per Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, out of 18,452 un-electrified villages, 11,931 villages have been electrified as on 30.01.2017 under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY).

1,639,265 street light bulbs have been replaced with LED Lights throughout the country under Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) informs Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines 

Cashless transaction to milk producers/farmers increases from 23.82% to 72.25% after demonetization and the percentage of them with bank accounts increase from 49.27% to 63.42%.

Last Sunday PM Modi, in his MannKiBaat had specially talked of the forthcoming exams. Now, an e-book on this spl broadcast has been launched to benefit students. Link is http://www.narendramodi.in/an-e-book-on-pm-s-mann-ki-baat-especially-dedicated-to-students-534069

As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 27^th January 2017 stands at 637.34 lakh hectares as compared to 600.02 lakh hectare this time in 2016.

Mahanagar Gas Ltd launched CNG 2-wheelers in New Delhi on Sunday. The running cost of these will be 60 paise per km and will help reducing the emission level.

Niti Aayog has proposed that incentives should be given to boost cash less transactions, including 1 cr prize. Details to be worked out.