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93% rural households with access to toilets using them: NARSS 2017-18
According to National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2017-18, over 93% households in villages who have access to toilets are using them and about 77% homes in rural areas have got toilets. The survey was conducted by Independent Verification Agency ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Chhattisgarh wins National Water Digest Award
Chhattisgarh was awarded National Water Digest Award for Water Conservation-Diversion and increasing the irrigation capacity in the state. The award was presented to Chhattisgarh Water Resources Department (CWRD) on the occasion ‘World Forestry Day’ (observed on March 21) in New ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
India inks $120 Million Loan agreement with to improve Rail Infrastructure
Government has inked $120 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for completion of projects to improve Rail Infrastructure along high-density corridors and operational efficiency of Indian railways. The loan has 20-year term, including grace period of 5 years ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Government forms Tribunal to solve Mahanadi Water dispute between Odisha & Chhattisgarh
The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal for adjudication of longstanding disputes between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over sharing of Mahanadi river water. The tribunal was formed under Section 4 of Inter-State ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Death penalty should stay: 12 out of 14 states/UTs
The 12 out of 14 states/UTs have replied to Home Ministry that capital punishment or death penalty should stay, as it serves to act as deterrent in cases of heinous crimes such as murder and rape. The Home Ministry had ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Kunwar Bai, brand ambassador of Swachch Bharat passes away
Kunwar Bai (106), the brand ambassador of Swachch Bharat, has passed away at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on February 23, 2018. A resident of Kotabharri village in Dhamtari district, Kunwar Bai was in the national news as a mascot for Swachch ..
Kunwar Bai: 106-year-old icon for Swachh Bharat campaign passes away
Kunwar Bai, a 106-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh who was chosen as mascot for `Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, passed away after a prolonged illness. She had shot to fame in 2016 when story of her selling goats to build toilet at home ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
First sale of electoral bonds from March 1, 2018: Finance Ministry
The first sale of electoral bonds will start from March 1, 2018 for period of 10 days at four main branches of State Bank of India in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and New Delhi. These bonds will have a life of ..