Page-14 of Current Affairs - August, 2019

All about PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana

August 11, 2019

Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has rolled out registration for the PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana to provide old age pension cover to farmers. It is new Central Sector Scheme envisioned with an aim to improve life of ..

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Govt. signs Memorandum of Settlement with National Liberation Front of Twipra

August 11, 2019

A peace agreement was signed between Government of India, State government of Tripura and Tripura’s banned insurgency group National Liberation Front of Twipra led by Sabir Kumar Debbarma (NLFT-SD). As per the agreement NLFT-SD has agreed to abjure path of ..

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BCCI agrees to come under NADA

August 10, 2019

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). In this regard, BCCI has given in writing that it will adhere to anti-doping policy of NADA. Till now, Sweden-based ..

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ROTAVAC Vaccine to be expand to entire country

August 10, 2019

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to expand Rotavirus vaccine to the entire country from September 2019. It will provide Rotavirus vaccine to every child across all 36 states/UTs by September, 2019. This decision was taken as ..

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Shillong Declaration on e-Governance adopted at NCeG 2019

August 10, 2019

The 22nd National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) 2019 successfully concluded at Shillong, capital of Meghalaya with the adoption of ‘Shillong Declaration’ on e-Governance. About Conference It was organized by Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DAPRG), Ministry of Personnel ..

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Inter-State portability of ration cards launched in 4 states

August 10, 2019

Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution launched inter-State portability of ration cards i.e. public distribution in four adjoining states in two clusters (i.e. pairing two states) -Andhra Pradesh and Telangana & Gujarat and Maharashtra. It has been ..

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HarmonyOS: Huawei launches its own Operating System

August 10, 2019

Chinese telecom giant Huawei launched its own operating system called HarmonyOS or HongMeng in Chinese. It was revealed by Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s consumer business at a press conference in Dongguan. This unveiling comes at a time when telecom ..

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10 August: World Biofuel Day

August 10, 2019

Every year 10 August is observed as World Biofuel Day with aim to create awareness about importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. It is being observed by Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas since ..

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RE-INVEST 2019: MNRE organises curtain raiser ceremony

August 9, 2019

Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy organised Curtain Raiser ceremony for 3rd Edition of Global Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST 2019). RE-INVEST 2019 is scheduled to be held in 30th October to 2nd November 2019 in India. ..

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ADB to provide $200 Million loan for improving road infrastructure in Maharashtra

August 9, 2019

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US $200 million loan for Road Infrastructure Improving project in Maharashtra’s 34 districts for better connecting rural areas with markets and services.  The proceeds of loan from ADB will be used for upgrading roads ..

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