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Centre sets up Bezbaruah committee to review the implementation of clause 6 of Assam Accord
As per the announcement made to set up a high-level committee to review the implementation of clause 6 of the Assam Accord, the government has set up a committee headed by former Union tourism secretary M.P. Bezbaruah. Terms of Reference ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Nafed sell pulses to states under the scheme of Central Government
The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) has sold over 5 lakh tonnes (lt) pulses to 10 States and a Union Territory at discounted rates under the scheme of central government. Why the central government had introduced the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
70-Point Grading Index to Assess Quality of School Education in the States
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched 70-Point Grading Index to assess the quality of school education in the states. About the Grading Index The salient features of the 70-Point Grading Index are: The 70-Point Grading Index will assess areas ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Yarn Bank Scheme
The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India had launched a Yarn Bank Scheme as one of the components of PowerTex India scheme with an aim to avoid fluctuation in yarn price. Objectives of the Scheme The objectives of the Yarn ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
PM Modi lays Foundation Stone for Mandal Dam Project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for the Mandal Dam Project on the North Koel River. The Mandal Dam Project would be boon for the states of Jharkhand and Bihar. Mandal Dam Project The features of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Two years of insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has written a Facebook post titled ‘Two years of insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)”. In the post, he explains how things have been changed after the IBC was passed by the Parliament. Once the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
National Health Agency to be restructured as National Health Authority
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi has approved the restructuring of existing National Health Agency as National Health Authority. The existing society, “National Health Agency” has been dissolved and it is now restructured as an Authority to effectively ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Orange alert sounded for Cyclone Pabuk
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated that cyclone Pabuk will move northwestwards and cross the Andaman Islands late on 6th Jan as a cyclonic storm with wind speed up to 90 kmph. IMD has sounded a orange alert for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Vijay Mallya declared as Fugitive Economic Offender
The Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) court in Mumbai has declared Vijay Mallya as a Fugitive Economic Offender. Vijay Mallya is the first businessman to be charged under the new fugitive economic offender’s act 2018. Declaration of the Fugitive Economic Offender ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Swachh Survekshan Survey launched in New Delhi
The fourth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Survey has been launched in New Delhi. The Swachh Survekshan 2019 will be conducted by an independent third party across 4,237 towns and cities between January 4 and 28. Objectives of the Swachh Survekshan Survey The ..