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126th Birth Anniversary of Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar Celebrated

126th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R.Ambedkar was celebrated at the Parliament House complex. The President, Vice President and Prime Minister paid floral tributes to the statue...

April 14, 2017

ASCI issues guidelines for celebrities endorsing products

The advertising industry watchdog Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has come up with a set of guidelines for celebrities endorsing products. As per the guidelines, celebrities are...

April 14, 2017

ATAL and SETU

In February, 2016, the government had given its approval for establishment of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Self Employment and Talent Utilisation (SETU) in NITI Aayog. The objective...

April 14, 2017

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) is a revamped version of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Shashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) and covers various projects to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system in the...

April 14, 2017

Fact Box: Teesta River Issue

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his hopes for the earliest solution to Teesta Water Dispute to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina. But, Mamata Banerjee is the sole...

April 14, 2017

UJALA Scheme

Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme is a part of the Government of India’s efforts to spread the message of energy efficiency in the country....

April 14, 2017

Income Tax Department launches Operation Clean Money-II

The Income Tax department has launched the second phase of the ‘Operation Clean Money’ to investigate over 60,000 individuals with an aim to detect black money generation post...

April 14, 2017

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana crosses loan targets

Loans disbursed under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) have crossed its target of Rs 1.8 lakh crore in the financial year 2016-17. Loans extended currently stands at...

April 14, 2017

National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project

The government is running National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project with World Bank Assistance to minimize the vulnerability in the cyclone hazard prone coastal states. There are several components...

April 14, 2017

National Emergency Response System (NERS)

Under this system, it is proposed to set up Emergency Response Centres in all States/UTs with support in the form of hardware/ software including software solutions and training....

April 14, 2017

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