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No of beneficiaries under Ujjwala Yojana crosses 2 crore mark: Government
The number of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for providing free of cost LPG (cooking gas) connections to BPL households has crossed 2 crore mark since its launch in May 2016. The success of the scheme shows that how ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
19th commonwealth forestry conference held in Uttarakhand
The 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference was held at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. This is for the second time India hosted the conference after it was hosted for first time in 1968. Scientists and experts from 49 member countries of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
DAC approves proposals to buy Barak missiles for naval warships
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the Union Defence Ministry has approved proposal to procure fresh batch of Barak surface-to-air missiles (SAM) for the Indian Navy’s warships from Israel. The procurement of the missiles will enhance India’s maritime capability in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar passes away
Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar passed away. She was 84. She was recognised as one of the foremost singers in the Hindustani tradition and as an innovative exponent of the Jaipur gharana. She was born on April 10, 1932. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
India, UK to set up Green Growth Equity Fund under NIIF for green energy
India and the United Kingdom have decided to set up a 240 million pound Green Growth Equity Fund to finance clean energy projects in India. Decision in this regard was taken at the 9th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Tripura ink agreements for robust power distribution system
Tripura Government has signed two agreements with the Union Ministry of Power to enhance power supply in distribution network. The agreements will enable state to get the benefits under the Central government scheme. As per the agreements, state has accepted ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Global initiative launched to fight fake news
A global alliance of tech industries and academic organisations have unveiled $14-million The News Integrity Initiative to combat the spread of “fake news”, improve public understanding of journalism, promote news literacy and build trust in journalism. The founding funders of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
IISc ranked India’s top university in 2017 NIRF Survey
The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru was adjudged as the best Indian university in the 2017 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released by Union Human Resource Development Ministry. This year it is second edition NIRF survey and was released ..