Page-4 of Current Affairs - April, 2013

Ahmedabad becomes first city in South Asia to launch a heat wave preparation and warning system

April 27, 2013

Ahmedabad became the First city in South Asia to create a comprehensive early warning system and plan to prepare for extreme heat events fuelled by climate change. Ahmedabad’s Heat Action Plan: The plan describesboth immediate and long-term actions to reduce ..

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Fact Box: National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP)

April 26, 2013

Govt. launched a 6-year aspirational agricultural research programme, the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP). To fulfill the Govt of India’s objectives as expressed in India’s National Policy on Agriculture (NPA), the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has started National ..

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Narasimhan Ravi elected as new President of the 'Editors Guild of India'

April 26, 2013

Narasimhan Ravi has been unanimously elected as the president of Editors Guild of India. Mr. Ravi is the director of Kasturi and Sons Limited , publisher of “The Hindu” newspaper. Narasimhan Ravi will succeed T N Ninan, Chairman and Editorial ..

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Govt stressing on diversification of agriculture to include crops/varieties needing less water

April 26, 2013

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and State Agricultural Universities have formulated various early maturing varieties of crops which perform well under moisture stress/drought conditions. Rice: Several techniques are being standardized which require less water than normal transplanted rice: System ..

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Expert committee: "exact co-relation between radiation of communication towers and health of wildlife is so far not established"

April 26, 2013

In August 2010 an expert committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Asad Rahmani (Director Bombay Natural Society) was constituted by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to study the probable effects of communication towers on wildlife including Birds and Bees. ..

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Revised schemes of RAY, ISHUP (revamped as RRY) and AHP being figured out

April 26, 2013

Mr. Ajay Maken, Union Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) held the following updates on RAY and RRY Schemes in Rajya Sabha: ‘Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)’ scheme:  The on-going housing scheme of Govt of India in the urban ..

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NULM Scheme to be launched in 12th Five Year Plan

April 26, 2013

A “National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)” has been proposed to be launched by The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation  in 12th Five Year Plan. The NULM will replace the existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). Objective: Focus on the primary ..

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Ajay Devgn, Runa Laila SAARC ambassadors for HIV/AIDS

April 26, 2013

Ajay Devgn (Bollywood actor), Runa Laila (Bangladeshi singer) and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ( Oscar-winning Pakistani filmmaker) have been named as SAARC Goodwill Ambassadors for HIV/AIDS ‘ for advocacy and awareness on HIV/AIDS in SAARC member states. January 2009: The SAARC goodwill ambassador ..

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