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Arunachal Pradesh Demands Separate Time Zone to increase Efficiency

June 12, 2017

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has demand for a separate time zone for the northeastern states to improve work efficiency and save electricity in the region. According to him, several daylight hours are getting wasted as government offices opens only at 10am and ..

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NITI Aayog launches SATH Program

June 10, 2017

NITI Aayog has launched SATH-‘Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital’ with the State Governments for furthering the agenda of cooperative federalism.  Salient Highlights NITI Aayog under the SATH initiative plans to identify and build three future ‘role model’ states for health systems. ..

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Law Ministry clears Kambala Bill

June 8, 2017

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has cleared the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2017, and thus legalising kambala. The bill will now be sent to the President for getting his assent. Background In November 2016, the ..

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UP Board to have NCERT Books from Next Academic Year

June 7, 2017

The Uttar Pradesh state government has planned to replace textbooks meant for Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board with the ones published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) with an aim to bring the curriculum of UP Board at par with ..

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Kerala Government implements Green Protocol for making Weddings more Nature Friendly

June 6, 2017

Kerala State government has come out with a green protocol to make the weddings in the state more nature-friendly. Salient Highlights As per the protocol, plastic and other non-biodegradable articles including disposable glasses and plates and thermocol decorations will not be ..

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Country's First Automatic Coastal Warning for Disasters to come up in Odisha

June 1, 2017

From July, Odisha will commission the ambitious Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) to warn the vast population residing along its 480 km-long coast in the event of the occurrence of natural disasters like a tsunami or a cyclone. Andhra Pradesh is also reportedly developing ..

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Darwaza Band Campaign Launched

May 30, 2017

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has launched a nation wide campaign titled ‘Darwaza Band’ to promote toilet use and freedom from open defecation across the villages of the country. The campaign has been launched in Maharashtra in the presence of ..

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Goa Bans Thin Plastic Bags

May 30, 2017

The Goa State government has decided to ban buying and selling of plastic bags below 50 microns. Goa has already banned the use of plastic bags below 40 microns. Salient Highlights The ban will come to effect from July onwards. Initially, violators ..

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India's First Electric Mass Mobility System Launched in Nagpur

May 27, 2017

Maharashtra’s chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated India’s first multi-modal electric vehicle project at the Nagpur Airport Complex. The pilot project will have a fleet of 200 electric vehicles including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autorickshaws. All these electric-powered public transport vehicles will be ..

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Madhya Pradesh Signs MoU with IIT-Kharagpur for Developing Happiness Index

May 23, 2017

IIT Kharagpur’s Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness and Madhya Pradesh government’s ‘Rajya Anandam Sansthan’ (Department of Happiness) has signed an MoU to collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for measuring the well-being of the residents of the state. The ..

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