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Government Approves Construction of more than 5 lakh Affordable Houses
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of another 560,695 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The approval was given by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Aribam Syam Sharma decides to return his Padma Shri award in protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill of 2016
Manipur-based filmmaker and music composer Aribam Syam Sharma has decided to return his 2006 Padma Shri award in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that the Centre wants to push through. The 83-year-old filmmaker made the decision after families ..
Manipur filmmaker to return Padma Shri in protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill
Renowned Filmmaker from Manipur Aribam Syam Sharma has decided to return his 2006 Padma Shri award in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Why the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has become controversial? The citizenship amendment bill 2016 aims to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Best Practices in Budget Formulation
The Transparency International conducted a survey to analyse the best practices followed by the states in the Budget Formulation. About the Survey The survey was based on 4 parameters which include public disclosure, budgetary process, post-budget fiscal management and efforts ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya celebrate 47th Statehood Day
The states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya celebrated their 47th Statehood Day on 21st January. The states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya became full-fledged states on January 21, 1972. State Reorganisation of North-East At the time of Independence, India’s North-East ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrate their 47th statehood day
The states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrated their 47th statehood day on 21st January 2019. On this day in 1972, all the three states became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.The erstwhile princely states of ..
GoM on GST revenue shortfall faced by states
The GST Council has decided to set up a seven-member committee to look into revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out, and suggest steps for augmenting collections. The committee would be headed by Deputy Chief Minister ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
PM Modi inaugurated developmental works in Manipur
PM Modi inaugurated a slew of developmental works and laid the foundation stone for four projects during his visit to the North-Eastern state of Manipur. Development Works Inaugurated PM Modi inaugurated eight projects during his visit to the Manipur. They are: ..