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Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG Scheme (DBTL)/PAHAL was launched in 54 districts on 15.11.2014 and was subsequently extended. Currently, the scheme is under implementation in 715 districts. Under the scheme, the LPG cylinders are being sold at non-subsidised price and subsidy, as admissible, is transferred to consumers directly into his/her bank account subject to applicable cap on subsidized refills. (PIB)

Petrol prices were cut by another 22 paise per litre on Sunday. This is the lowest price in the year 2018. After with this cut the price of Petrol in Delhi is Rs69.04 per litre.

Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of "Milling Copra" has been increased to Rs.9521/- per quintal and the MSP of "Ball Copra" has been increased to Rs.9920/- per quintal for 2019 season.

As on date, the bids for setting up of wind power projects of aggregate 8389.90 MW capacity have been finalised. The Government has set a target of installing 60 GW of wind power capacity by 2022, against which 35 GW capacity has already been installed. (PIB)

Two Indian teachers, Arti Qanungo, an English teacher at Govt Girls Sr Secondary School at Shakarpur in Delhi and Swaroop Rawal, a Life Skills teacher at Lavad Primary School in Gujarat, have been shortlisted among the top 50 from around the world for the annual USD 1-million Global Teacher Prize 2019 by UK-based Varkey Foundation.

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi announced annual Sardar Patel Award for National Integration at the DGPs/IGPs conference at Kevadia. This award would be given for outstanding efforts to further national integration.

“Sardar Patel devoted his life towards unifying India. The Sardar Patel Award for National Integration would be a fitting tribute to him and will inspire more people to work towards furthering India's unity and national integration.”, the Prime Minister said.

Physiotherapists at AIIMS are planning to provide robot-assisted physical therapy to patients. The physiotherapy department is soon going to procure this new technology, a first at the medical institute, for early rehabilitation of patients. (IE)

Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar, has said that he National Inter School Band Competition winning amount for the first prize will be increased from present amount of Rs.20, 000 to Rs. 50,000 from next year. Prize money for the second and third rank will also be increased accordingly. (PIB)

To give a boost to tourism in Ladakh, the Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the proposal of state to open up five new routes through the region for tourists.

New feature on Google maps help autorickshaw commuters in Delhi know what will be the estimated fare for their destination and, keeping in mind the traffic situation, what will be the travel time. Read more https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/get-auto-fare-travel-time-estimates-on-google-maps/articleshow/67136141.cms

The Indian Air Force (IAF) flew a military aircraft (AN-32) with blended bio-jet fuel for the first time on Monday. The IAF intends to fly this plane on Republic Day using bio-fuel. Regular use can cut down some costs for IAF. (TOI)

10 Monuments Adopted Under ‘Adopt A Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan’, scheme launched on 27^th September, 2017. Read details on http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1556313