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Union Finance Minister Jaitley adopts 4 Gujarat villages as part of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has adopted 4 villages in Vadodara district in Gujarat as part of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. He has adopted following 4 villages of Vadodara district: Karnali village Pipaliya village Valida village Baglipura village About ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Government launches subsidised 5 kg LPG Cylinder scheme for BPL families
Central government has launched the sale of subsidised 5-kg LPG cylinders scheme for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and others. It was launched by Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Bhubaneswar, Odhisa. This scheme was launched as part of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
PM launches National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting for energy conservation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting in New Delhi for energy conservation by reducing energy consumption. Along with this programme, PM launched scheme for Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulb distribution under the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Government signs $ 75 million loan deal with Asian Development Bank for KIUWMIP
Government has signed a loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 75 million dollars and 1.8 million dollar grant for Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program (KIUWMIP). This loan fund will be used in the three towns of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Delhi Government launches New Scheme for E-Rickshaws
Delhi government has launched new E-Rickshaw Sewa Scheme. This scheme will pave the way for the battery- operated vehicles in Delhi. Key facts of E-Rickshaw Sewa Scheme E-rickshaws will be registered as transport vehicle under registration series DL-1ER and will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Government meets target of opening 10-crore accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana
Government has met its target of opening 10 crore bank accounts under its flagship scheme of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). This target was met a month before its revised deadline of 26 January 2015. Key facts As of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Tourism Ministry launches e-ticketing facility for Taj Mahal, Humayun’s Tomb
Tourism Ministry has launched e-ticketing facility for the two Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)-maintained monuments Taj Mahal in Agra and Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi. In this regard web portal was launched by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism ..
Government launches Mission Indradhanush to immunise kids against 7 vaccine-preventable diseases
Government has launched Mission Indradhanush to immunise kids against 7 vaccine-preventable diseases. Mission Indradhanush depicts 7 colours of the rainbow which aims to cover all those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated, or are partially vaccinated against 7 vaccine ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Government’s DBTL becomes world's largest direct benefit transfer scheme
Governments ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer on LPG (DBTL) has become the world’s largest direct benefit transfer scheme after 2.5 crore households received about 550 crore rupees since 15th November 2014. It has surpassed number of beneficiaries in direct benefit transfer ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Central Government to launch scheme for conservation of heritage and development of 12 cities
Central government is planning to launch scheme for conservation of heritage and development of 12 cities across the country. It was announced by Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. For this scheme government had allocated Rs. 500 crore in ..