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Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram

Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) is a flagship maternal and child health initiative launched by the Government of India under the National Health Mission (NHM) in 2011. The...

April 28, 2013

Janani Suraksha Yojana

The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a flagship safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM) of the Government of India. Launched in April 2005, the scheme...

April 28, 2013

Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana

The Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) is a social security and insurance scheme launched by the Government of India to provide life and disability insurance coverage to rural...

April 28, 2013

Central Road Fund

The Central Road Fund (CRF) is a dedicated non-lapsable fund established by the Government of India to finance the development and maintenance of the country’s road infrastructure. It...

April 28, 2013

Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi

The Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) is a Central Government health assistance scheme established to provide financial support to poor patients who are suffering from life-threatening diseases and require...

April 28, 2013

National Clean Energy Fund

National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) was proposed in Union Budget 2010-11 for funding research and innovative projects in clean energy technology. Rationale Behind NCEF In many areas of...

April 28, 2013

President gives away Padma awards

President Pranab Mukherjee gave away 54 Padma awards at a function in the Darbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. President awarded two Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 42...

April 27, 2013

CISPA bill on cyber security passed by the US House of representatives BUT will certainly be shelved by the Senate

As per the the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed by the US House of Representatives recently will almost certainly...

April 27, 2013

5170 Bharat Nirman Rajeev Gandhi Seva Kendras become Operational in Rajasthan

5170 Bharat Nirman Rajeev Gandhi Seva Kendras became operational across 9100 Village Panchayats of Rajasthan at an expense of Rs 1,000 crore. These Seva Kendras will facilitate: MG...

April 27, 2013

First cruise missile 'Nirbhay' test: India achieves partial success as MTCR proves a key hurdle for India

India achieved partial success while test firing its first cruise missile called “Nirbhay” from the Chandipur on Sea test range in Odisha. The missile’s flight had to be terminated halfway as it...

April 27, 2013

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