Page-6 of Current Affairs - September, 2018

21st Central Zonal Council meeting held in Lucknow

September 25, 2018

The 21st Central Zonal Council meeting was held in Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh. It was chaired by Union Home Minister r Rajnath Singh. It was attended by Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand while representative ministers of Madhya Pradesh ..

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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting joins SDG Media Compact aimed at advancing awareness of SDGs

September 25, 2018

Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has joined SDG Media Compact aimed at advancing awareness of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is among more than 30 organisations from across the world that have come together to form global media compact. ..

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WWF Tx2 programme: Nepal becomes first country to double its tiger population

September 25, 2018

Nepal become first country in the world to double its tiger population in a decade as part of  World Wildlife Foundation’s (WWF) ‘Tx2’ programme which aims to double number of tigers in the world all over the world by 2022. ..

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National e-Vidhan Application: National Orientation workshop held in New Delhi

September 25, 2018

Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs had held two-day National Orientation workshop on National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal. On this occasion, new website of NeVA ..

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Pakyong airport: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sikkim’s first airport

September 25, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sikkim’s first-ever airport at Pakyong. Prior to this airport, Sikkim was only state in India remaining without functional airport. Pakyong airport is India’s 100th functional airport and one of the country’s five highest airports. Pakyong ..

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Indian Culinary Institute inaugurated in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

September 25, 2018

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. It is promoted by Union Ministry of Tourism. The ICI building was designed by National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC). Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) The main objective of ..

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Swadesh Darshan Scheme: Two coastal tourism circuit projects inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh

September 25, 2018

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated two coastal tourism circuit projects in Andhra Pradesh taken up under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. These projects are aimed at boosting beach and coastal tourism by leveraging bountiful coastlines along the state. Two coastal tourism projects are ..

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Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana: PM launches world’s largest healthcare scheme

September 24, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ambitious Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), under Ayushman Bharat umbrella at Ranchi, Jharkhand. The scheme aims to provide annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh to 10.74 crore beneficiary families i.e. over 50 ..

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