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UP Government launches Ganga Hariteema Yojana
Uttar Pradesh Government has launched Ganga Hariteema Yojana (also known as Ganga Greenery scheme) in 27 districts of the state located on the bank of river Ganga. It was launched by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a function organised on ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Tamil Nadu Government launches Uzhavan app for farmers
Tamil Nadu Government launched bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile application in a bid to use technology for benefit of farmers. It was launched by Chief Minister K Palaniswami in state capital Chennai. The app available in Tamil and English language will ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Government to launch Gobardhan Yojana nationally from Haryana
The Union Government will launch GOBARdhan Yojna, a central government scheme nationally from Karnal district of Haryana by end of April 2018. GOBAR is acronym for Galvanising Organic Bio Agro Resources. The scheme was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Adopt a Heritage Project: Monument Mitras to adopt heritage sites and monuments
Ministry of Tourism in close collaboration with Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had launched Adopt a Heritage Project. Under it, selected public sector companies, private sector companies and individuals will develop tourist amenities at heritage sites. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Atal Pension Yojana subscriber base touches over 97 lakh: PFRDA
According to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the subscriber base of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) stood at 97.05 lakh at end of 2017-18 fiscal. It was lower than target of 1 crore set by pension regulator PFRDA. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
West Bengal Launches Rupashree scheme for marriage of poor girls
To ensure safe future for young women, West Bengal government has launched a scheme called “Rupashree”. This scheme was earlier announced by Amit Mitra, the Finance Minister of West Bengal, at the time of budget. Under this scheme government provides ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
PFMS portal processes record transactions on single day
The Public Financial Management System (PFMS) portal has processed record Rs 71,633 crore transactions on a single day. This was a historical record breaking volume of digital transactions achieved by PFMS. Public Financial Management System (PFMS) It is end-to- end ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
CCEA approves continuation of Nutrient Based Subsidy and City Compost Scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved for continuation of Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme and City Compost Scheme beyond 12th Five Year plan till 2019-20. The proposal was forwarded by Department of Fertilizers. Key Facts The total ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
CCEA approves new Integrated Scheme for School Education
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved new Integrated Scheme on School Education for period 2018 to 2020 to be formulated by Department of School Education and Literacy. The new scheme will subsume existing schemes related to education ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Government launches Study in India programme to attract foreign students
The Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) has approved ‘Study in India’ programme to attract foreign students to pursue higher education in India. Government has approved expenditure of Rs. 150 crores for programme for two years 2018-19 and 2019-20 which ..