Page-6 of Current Affairs - May, 2016

Union HRD Ministry to launch ASMITA, student tracking system

May 25, 2016

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD)  has decided to launch ASMITA, a student tracking system programme. ASMITA is acronym for All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis and shall be launched under Shala Asmita Yojana (SAY). Key facts SAY ..

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India, World Bank ink US$ 100 million loan agreement for Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization

May 25, 2016

India and World Bank have signed the Loan and Project Agreements for World Bank (IBRD) assistance of US 100 million dollars for Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization project. Objective of the project: (i) Provide city-wide access to a continuous piped ..

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NGT bans light and heavy diesel vehicles over 10 years in six major cities of Kerala

May 25, 2016

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Circuit Bench of Kochi has banned light and heavy diesel vehicles which are more than 10 years old in six major cities of Kerala. These six major cities are: Thiruvananthapuram (state capital), Kochi (commercial capital), ..

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World Bank launches Pandemic Emergency Finance Facility

May 25, 2016

The World Bank has launched Pandemic Emergency Finance Facility (FEP) to help countries and health agencies fight deadly disease outbreaks. FEP is a financing mechanism designed to quickly mobilize funds to tackle global disease outbreaks and create a new insurance ..

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Union Government shortlist 13 Cities for Smart Cities Mission in 2nd batch

May 24, 2016

The Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted 13 cities from 13 States/UTs in the list of second batch of Smart Cities Mission. These cities were shortlisted based on scores obtained in Fast Track competition conducted for 23 cities from ..

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Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as Assam Chief Minister

May 24, 2016

BJP leader and former Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (54) was sworn-in as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam after winning 2016 state assembly election with absolute majority. State Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to ..

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Delhi-based NGO Routes 2 Roots awarded Inter-cultural Innovation Award 2016

May 24, 2016

Routes 2 Roots, a Delhi-based Non-profit organization (NGO), has been awarded prestigious Inter-cultural Innovation Award 2016. The award was bestowed upon the NGO for their unique Student Exchange Program, which allowed children in schools from India and Pakistan to connect ..

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Odisha Governor promulgates ordinance for official use of Odia

May 24, 2016

Odisha Governor Dr SC Jamir has promulgated Odisha Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 to ensure use of Odia in all government systems. The ordinance was promulgated as per provisions of the Article 213 of the Constitution. It empowers the state ..

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