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Taking note of the flu outbreak all over, paracetamol medications, including injections, prices have been cut by up to 35% by the drug price regulator.

Niti Aayog has selected nine islands of Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobars to be developed as tourist hubs.Read more http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Nine-islands-chosen-for-Singapore-like-tourism-boost/articleshow/54504021.cms

Min of Youth Affairs & Sports invites suggestions for improving performance in Olympics & other mega sports events.The suggestions can be made on the MyGov portal at https://mygov.in/group-issue/improving-performance-india-olympics-and-other-mega-sports-events-commensurate-its-size/

Engineering students in Madhya Pradesh will now be allowed to write their answers in Hindi. Students of 200 engg colleges affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya will be able to take advantage of this.

राज्यों से मिली रिपोर्टों के मुताबिक, 16 सितम्बर, 2016 के अनुसार खरीफ फसलों का कुल बुवाई रकबा 1059.48 लाख हेक्टेयर तक हो गया है, जबकि पिछले वर्ष इसी समय यह रकबा 1022.61 लाख हेक्टेयर रहा था।

केन्द्र सरकार ने 2016 में उगाई जाने वाली खरीफ फसलों के न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्यों (एमएसपी) की घोषणा की है। ये समर्थन मूल्य 1 सितंबर, 2016 से लागू होंगे। 

Anand Rajaraman and Venki Harinarayan, alumni of IIT-M, now in SIlicon Valley, US, have donated 1 million $ (approx 6.5 cr Rs) to their institute for corpus fund for research.

Government run Kendriya Bhandar and Safal outlets in Delhi will now sell 'arhar dal' @105/- a kg which was till now selling @120/-. News say that this year pulses production is up 40%.

In Haryana, village Gumthala Garhu near Pehowa in Kurukshetra district has became the first Wifi hotspot village in Haryana. Implemented by BSNL, it is expected that as per their plans 238 WiFi hotspots will be created in Haryana, by March 2017.

Now passengers will get insurance cover of upto 10 lakhs on tickets bought online, and the premium would be just 92 paise.

The total sown area for kharif crop as on 26^th August, 2016 as per reports received from States, stands at 1019.10 lakh hectare as compared to 973.40 lakh hectare at this time last year. It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in (all in lakh ha) 363.07, pulses in 139.42, coarse cereals in 182.99, oilseeds in 177.74, sugarcane in 45.55 and cotton in 102.78.

Kerala to be declared "Open Defecation Free" state on 1st November, which is its formation day.