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Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram

The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) was launched on 1st June, 2011. This scheme supplements the cash assistance given to a pregnant woman under Janani Suraksha Yojana and...

April 28, 2013

Janani Suraksha Yojana

Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by...

April 28, 2013

Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana

Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana is a Social Security Scheme for rural landless household. It was launched on 2nd October, 2007 . Under this scheme the head of the...

April 28, 2013

Central Road Fund

The Central Road Fund was established by the Parliament by law (Central Road Fund Act 2000)  in order to fund the development and maintenance of National highways, State...

April 28, 2013

Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)

Earlier known as National Illness Assistance Fund, Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (राष्ट्रीय आरोग्य निधि) is a centrally sponsored scheme set up a fund under the Ministry of Health &...

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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