25 Schemes will be brought together under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan

Via video conference on Saturday 20th, June 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the massive rural public works scheme- Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan. Aim Under the scheme, the aim will be to reduce the economic impact faced by the ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Saranda Mining Ban

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change constituted a committee to reassess the ban imposed on mining in the Saranda region of Jharkhand. Saranda Forests The Saranda Forest is the largest Sal forest in Asia. It extends across ..

Mica

A state legislative assembly member of Jharkhand recently called for declaration of mica flakes collected from forests as a ‘forest produce’. About Mica Mica is a group of sheet silicate minerals. The term ‘mica’ is derived from Latin words ‘mica’ ..

Jharkhand government presents Budget 2020

The state government of Jharkhand recently presented its budget for the financial year 2020-21. It announced a financial assistance of Rs 5000 to Rs 7000 per annum to unemployed graduate and post-graduate youth. The state government also proposed to provide ..

Ministry of Shipping develops Industrial Cluster-cum-Logistics Park at Sahibganj

Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya recently announced that the Ministry is developing Industrial Cluster-cum-Logistics Park at Sahibganj, a town in Jharkhand. India’s second riverine Multi Modal terminal was also inaugurated at Sahibganj in September 2019. A Freight village ..

Jharia most Polluted city in India: Greenpeace Report

According to the recent report released on Tuesday, 21st January 2020, by the environmental non-governmental organization, Greenpeace’s India branch, Jharia, a city in Jharkhand is the most polluted city in India, which is followed by Dhanbad of the same state. ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Union Minister Elected as President of AAI

In a much-delayed election, the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs and the 2nd Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Arjun Munda was elected as the president of the suspended Archery Association of India (AAI) on Saturday, 18th January 2020. The Union Minister won the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

‘APNA UREA- SonaUgle’ launched by Union Minister

The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, D.V Sadananda Gowda on Friday, 17th January 2020 launched a brand of the Joint venture of the state-owned Maharatna Public Sector Undertakings- NTPC, IOCL, CIL-named Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL), brand named ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Jharkhand’s Mahuamilan station becomes country’s 5500th station to get free wifi facility

Jharkhand’s Mahuamilan station which comes under East Central Railway (ECZ) zone has become 5500th station to get free wifi facility. The RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. (RCIL), the digital arm of Indian Railways, has thus provided free WiFi at 5,500 ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Manipur Record Maximum Cases under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in 2017

The Home Ministry, last week in Rajya Sabha provided the National Crime Record Data (NCRB) of cases under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in 2017. According to the data provided Manipur with 352 people arrested in 330 cases, have more than ..