Page-12 of Current Affairs - April, 2018
Adopt Heritage project: Government awards LoI to 9 agencies for 22 monuments
The Ministry of Tourism has awarded Letters of Intent to 9 agencies for 22 monuments under Phase-IV of Adopt a Heritage Project: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan Scheme. It was third award ceremony of the scheme conducted by Ministry of Tourism ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
25 April: World Malaria Day
The World Malaria Day (WMD) is being observed every year on 25 April across the world to recognise the global efforts to control preventable vector borne disease malaria. It also seeks to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
PM Narendra Modi launches Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Ramnagar, tribal-dominated district of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day (24 April). The scheme aims to strengthen the country’s Panchayati Raj system and address critical gaps ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Government planning to gift obsolete weaponry to friendly countries
The Union Government is planning to gift obsolete weaponry that can be refurbished at minimal cost to friendly countries in a bid to boost defence cooperation with them. Specific military platforms being looked under this proposal are artillery guns, armoured ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
GI tag for Telangana’s Adilabad dokra, Warangal Dhurries
Chennai based Geographical Indication Registry has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) Tag to two more craft forms from Telangana viz. Adilabad dokra and Warangal Dhurries. Adilabad Dokra is an ancient bell metal craft and Warangal Dhurries is a popular traditional cotton ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Ram Nagar in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of 2018 National Panchayati Raj Day. The purpose of the scheme is to strengthen the country’s Panchayati ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Suresh Prabhu chairs first meeting of think tank on Framework for National Policy on E-commerce
Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, chaired the first meeting of the think tank on the Framework for National Policy on E-commerce in New Delhi on April 24th, 2018. The think tank on the Framework for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
India signs loan agreement with World Bank to improve rural road network in Madhya Pradesh
On April 24, the Government of India (GoI), the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank have signed a $210 million loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project. The project is expected to improve the durability, resilience ..