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40 Participants attend 46th Know India Programme
40 participants of Indian Origin from 9 countries attended 46th edition of Know India Programme (KIP). Madhya Pradesh was partner state of this edition. As part of the initiative participants visited Madhya Pradesh, Parliament House, President’s House and attended orientation ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Street Lighting National Programme: 49 lakh LED street lights installed
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has installed 49 lakh LED street lights in 28 states/UTs under the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP). This information was given by Minister of State (IC) Power R K Singh in a written reply to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Odisha Government launches Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas programme
Odisha Government has launched ‘Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas’ (Our Village, our development) programme to reach out to people in rural areas and involve themselves in developmental activities. As part of it, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off mobile video vans ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Government approves Rs 2,919 crore projects under Nirbhaya fund to create 8 safe cities
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has approved projects worth Rs 2,919 crore under Nirbhaya Fund for creating eight safe cities. They are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Lucknow. Key Facts The projects for safe ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Maharashtra’s first Mega Food Park inaugurated at Satara
The Maharashtra’s first Mega Food Park named as Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. was inaugurated at Degaon Village in Satara district by Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal. This is overall 12th Mega Food Park operationalized in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
CCEA approves continuation of Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved continuation of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) beyond 12th Plan for 3 years from 2017-18 to 2019-20 The scheme has been extended with total outlay of Rs. 5,500 crore to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government launches 2nd Swajal Yojana project in Rajasthan
The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has launched second project of Swajal Yojana at village Bhikampura, Karauli, Rajasthan. It was launched by Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti. Under this project, four reservoirs will be constructed ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government to launch GOBAR-Dhan Yojana
The Union Government is going to roll out Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN) scheme. It was first announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his 2018-19 budget speech. The scheme focuses on managing and converting cattle dung and solid ..