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Health Ministry raises eligible income limit for HMDG to 1 lakh

January 18, 2013

Extending more help to people who do not fall under the Below the Poverty Line (BPL) category, the Health Ministry has raised the criterion of annual income from Rs. 75,000 to 1,00,000, to be eligible for the Health Minister’s Discretionary ..

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Tamil Nadu best to implement NRHM

January 16, 2013

As per an Evaluation Study of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) done by the Institute of Economic Growth of the University of Delhi, Tamil Nadu stands at top for implementation outcomes of the NRHM and can be a benchmark for ..

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No new Polio case in India for second consecutive year

January 15, 2013

India reported no new case of Polio for the second year in row. If India manages to repeat this success for one more year it will yield the country the status of polio free nation, in 2014.   India introduced a ..

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Government clears 14 FDI proposals worth over Rs 1,300 cr

January 14, 2013

Agreeing to the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), the government gave nod to 14 FDI proposals worth about Rs 1,311 crore. Among companies which are approved for receiving FDI are Hindustan Port Ltd, Pharma firm Aanhaneya Lifecare, Bangalore-based ..

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Aadhaar number will be an acceptable proof of Identity in passport making

January 12, 2013

In order to make passport documentation less onerous, the Ministry of External Affairs has advised all Passport Issuing Authorities to accept Aadhaar letter as Proof of Address and Photo identity in conjunction with any other prescribed documents for proof of ..

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Uttarakhand enforces Gutka ban

January 3, 2013

From January 1, 2013, Uttarakhand government enforced the ban on sale, purchase and storage of gutka and tobacco-based pan masala. The decision was taken by the Cabinet nearly two-and-a-half-month back. Traders were given time to exhaust the stock by December ..

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Government cuts down launch of cash transfer scheme

January 3, 2013

The Centre has scaled down the launch of its ambitious Direct Cash Transfer scheme to cover 20 districts, instead of 43 as planned. It has also kept LPG also out of its ambit for now. Why this scaling down? The ..

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Planning Commission cuts growth target to 8% in 12th Plan

January 1, 2013

The Planning Commission has opined to cut the growth rate target for the 12th Five Year Plan to 8%, from 8.2% at the meeting of the National Development Council (NDC). It is for the second time that the Plan panel ..

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Bihar overtakes Gujarat as the fastest growing state in India

January 1, 2013

As per Planning Commission data, Bihar has left Gujarat behind in terms of growth as it emerged as the fastest growing state in the country with figure of 10.9%. Gujarat was overtaken by 5 states Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Maharashtra and ..

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Current Affairs of January 2013

December 31, 2012

The New Year 2013 begins with Tuesday. The following current affairs events are expected to be observed in January 2013. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas India will host the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013 from January 7-9, 2013 at Hotel Le Meridien, Kochi, ..

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