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Bharatcraft portal: Government to launch e-commerce marketing platform
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is planning to launch Bharatcraft portal, a desi version e-commerce marketing platform. It will be based on the lines of e-commerce behemoths such as ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Government notifies Sabka Vishwas-Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019
Union Finance Ministry has notified Sabka Vishwas-Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019, a dispute resolution and amnesty scheme to reduce legacy service tax and central excise cases. It will become operational from September 1, 2019 four months till December 31, 2019. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
SAMARTH Scheme: 16 states ink MoU with Textiles Ministry
16 states out of 18 selected states have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Ministry of Textiles for skilling about 4 lakh workers as part of Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH). 16 states that have signed ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
All about PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has rolled out registration for the PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana to provide old age pension cover to farmers. It is new Central Sector Scheme envisioned with an aim to improve life of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
World Bank partners with First Resilient Kerala Program
The Government of India, Government of Kerala and World Bank recently signed a Loan Agreement of $250 Million for First Resilient Kerala Program which seeks to enhance State’s resilience against impacts of natural disasters and climate change. Background The 2018 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
CICMT: MoA signed between Ministry of Shipping and IIT Kharagpur
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between the Union Ministry of Shipping and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur for setting up Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT). The MoA will focus on indigenisation of ship designing, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Government launches DBT Tribal web portal
Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched DBT Tribal web portal to streamline and expedite the process of releasing scholarship grants directly into bank accounts of beneficiary students. DBT Tribal web portal The portal provide single common platform to states to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Bulletin: Cabinet extends PM-KISAN to all farmers
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has comprehensively extended ambit of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) to all land holding eligible farmer families who will avail benefits under the scheme (but subject to existing exclusion factor). ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019