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Centre extends support to States to setup Grain Testing Laboratories

May 31, 2012

The Accelerated Pulse Production Programme (A3P) commences in the Kutch district in Gujarat Programme is under the National Food Security Scheme In first phase of the scheme, 3000 hectares of land will be cultivated for pulses production Under this scheme, ..

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“One MP – One Idea” Scheme

May 30, 2012

One MP-One Idea” Scheme announced by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Focus of the Scheme: advocating a grass-root bottoms-up approach to innovation and development arriving at solutions for ..

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Poverty Estimation: Expert Group under Rangarajan to review methodology

May 26, 2012

Planning Commission constitutes an expert group headed by noted Economist C. Rangarajan to review the Tendulkar Committee methodology for estimating poverty. Why this group has been constituted? After the controversy triggered by the Tendulkar Committee methodology that people consuming more ..

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National Instructional Media Institute inaugurated at Chennai

May 26, 2012

About National Instructional Media Institute (NIMI): It is an Indo-German project established in 1986 by the Government of India under the Ministry of Labour in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft Fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH acting as the executing agency on ..

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White Paper points to 4-pronged strategy to curb black money

May 25, 2012

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled a White Paper on black money in Lok Sabha, which makes a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace of Black Money. The minister informed that there was no ..

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Government hikes interest rate on SDS, SPF, GPF to 8.8% for 2012-13

May 25, 2012

Interest rates have been increased on the following Schemes for the year 2012-13 to 8.8% from 8.6% currently: Special Deposit Scheme (SDS) State Provident Fund (SPF) General Provident Fund (GPF) New rate will be applicable from April, 1, 2012. Rate ..

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Govt sets up committee to review NCERT’s textbooks

May 23, 2012

The Government has set up a committee in the wake of the cartoon row to review NCERT’s political science textbooks for schools. The committee, comprising 5 members from a social science background, will review the textbooks from the point of ..

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‘Sharing a Cup of Tea Mission’

May 17, 2012

A pilot project launched by the department of trade and commerce in the Arunachal Pradesh. Objective: To encourage tea cultivation in the Arunachal Pradesh For small and marginal tea growers in the state. Scheme being implemented for the first time ..

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Cabinet approves Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011

May 12, 2012

The Union Cabinet cleared the Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, which will bring the microfinance industry under the regulatory ambit of RBI. As per the Bill all microfinance institution (MFIs) will now have to be registered with ..

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150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore

May 12, 2012

A yearlong Joint Indo-Bangla Celebrations to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore concluded in New Delhi on May 7, 2012. Bangladesh held that it will celebrate the 100th year of Tagore getting the Nobel Prize for Gitanjali in ..

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