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Union Rural Development Ministry, ISRO ink MoU for geo-tagging MGNREGA assets

June 27, 2016

The Union Rural Development Ministry and ISRO, Department of Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for geo-tagging the assets created under MGNREGA in each gram panchayat. Annually around 30 lakh assets are created under the rural job schemes ..

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PM Narendra Modi launches Smart city Mission Projects in Pune

June 25, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Smart City Mission’ involving 83 projects from 20 different cities in the country. The ambitious mission of Union Government was launched at function held at Pune’s Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex one year after it ..

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Union Cabinet approves establishment of Fund of Funds for Startups under SIDBI

June 23, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) under Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for extending support to Startups. This 10,000 rupees corpus fund will be established in line with the Start ..

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Union Cabinet approves special package for Textile and Apparel sector

June 23, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for a special package for employment generation and promotion of exports in Textile and Apparel sector. Decision in this regard was taken by the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ..

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Union Cabinet extends deadline of UDAY scheme

June 23, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of extending the deadline for implementing the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) by a year to March 31, 2017. With this decision, states shall take over 75% of ailing DISCOM (Power Distribution companies) debt ..

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Punjab Government launches Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund

June 20, 2016

The Punjab government has launched a special fund “Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund” to provide free treatment for patients affected by Hepatitis C. With this initiative, Punjab became the first Indian state to provide free treatment to confirmed ..

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NRIs can now join NPS online through eNPS

June 18, 2016

The Union Finance Ministry has announced that non-resident Indians (NRIs) can now open National Pension Savings (NPS) accounts online i.e. through eNPS if they have Aadhaar Card or Permanent Account Number (PAN) card. Earlier, NRIs could open NPS accounts only ..

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Union Government approve Ramayana & Krishna Circuits under Swadesh Darshan Scheme

June 17, 2016

The Union Government has approved Ramayana and Krishna Circuits under Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Union Ministry of Tourism. These two tourism circuits were approved in the first meeting of National Committee on Ramayan Circuit and National Committee on Krishna ..

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Union Government Launches Scheme for setting up 1000 MW CTU- connected Wind Power Project

June 15, 2016

The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a scheme for setting up of 1000 Mega Watt (MW) Wind Power Project connected to transmission network of Central Transmission Utility (CTU). The objective of the scheme is to ..

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Indian Railways launches Janani Sewa, optional catering Scheme on pilot basis

June 13, 2016

The Union Ministry of Railways launched three passenger service initiatives viz. a Janani Sewa for mothers, optional catering in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains on a pilot basis and a children’s menu on trains. These services were launched by Union Railways ..

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