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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates 'Songs and Dances of the North East' festival
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated first Songs and Dances of the North East, a cultural festival in New Delhi. The day long festival was organized by Government of Meghalaya and sponsored by the North Eastern Council (NEC). The purpose of festival ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Union Government allows pharmaceutical companies to hike rates of 509 essential medicines
Union government has allowed pharmaceutical companies to hike rates of 509 essential medicines by 3.84 per cent. The new prices will be effective from 1 April 2015. In this regard, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued a notification under ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Union Cabinet approves release of additional installment of DA and DR
The Union Cabinet on 7 April 2015 gave its nod to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners. The approved additional installment of DA/DR is at the rate of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
April 7: World Health Day
World health Day was observed all over the world on April 7, 2015. Theme for year 2015 was “food safety” with the slogan from farm to plate, make food safe. The theme highlights Need to make food free from viruses, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Rajasthan passes bill to ban camel slaughter
Rajasthan Government on 27 March 2015 passed the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Bill, 2015. It was passed in state legislative assembly by a voice vote. The bill bans the slaughter, trading and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
National Consumer Day being observed on 24th December
In India, 24th December is observed as National Consumer Day. On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the President. The enactment of this Act was considered as a historic milestone in the consumer movement in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Government re-launches Kisan Vikas Patra
On 18th November 2014, Union Government re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra scheme (KVP) in New Delhi to encourage the habit of small savings among the citizens. The scheme will soon be made available through designated branches of nationalized banks across the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
“National Ayush Mission” gets Government’s nod
Government has permitted the launching of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to attend to the gaps in health services in vulnerable and far-flung parts of the country. The judgment to launch the NAM was taken in a meeting of the Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Finance Ministry planning to double the Banks’ commission for DBT scheme from 1% to 2%
Finance Ministry is in the final stages of the course to double the commission to banks at 2% of the quantum of funds they transmit to individual beneficiaries under the government’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. The current rate of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Govt to provide training to IAS, IPS, IFoS officers in dealing with Naxalism
The government has devised a training programme for IAS, IPS and Forest Service officers on dealing with problem of Naxalism. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to Chief Secretaries of 8 states requesting nomination of at least ..