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Supreme Court orders transfer of some Asiatic Lions from Gujarat’s Gir to MP’s Kuno

The Supreme Court directed concerned organizations to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Gir forest to in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno wildlife sanctuary. The Supreme Court rejected Gujarat government’s plea...

April 17, 2013

Andhra Pradesh: ‘Amma Hastham’ scheme for white cardholders

The Andhra Pradesh State Government launched a scheme “Amma Hastham” (mother’s hand) in order to supply 9 essential food items to poor at subsidized rates. The 9 essential item mentioned in...

April 16, 2013

Odisha Legislative Assembly adopted a Resolution for Special Category Status

A resolution was adopted by the Odisha Legislative Assembly requesting the centre to grant special category status to the state and also requested the Centre to furnish additional...

April 16, 2013

Include Gojjri in Schedule VIII: Jammu & Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir government recommended to the Centre that the Gojjri language be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, giving it the status of an official...

April 1, 2013

Top 12 Current Affairs of March 31, 2013

Here are the top 12 current affairs of April 31, 2013. Former Minister Raghunath Mohanty Odisha Justice and his wife, who face charges related to dowry, sent to...

March 31, 2013

West Bengal Govt to start monthly stipend for Old Writers & Litterateurs

The West Bengal Government has planned to commence from next month a monthly stipend/pension for Old Writers and Litterateurs. In the first phase of this plan: 170 people...

March 29, 2013

Arunachal Pradesh becomes the first state to introduce e-GPF facility

Arunachal Pradesh became the first state to introduce e-GPF. The state Finance department of Arunachal Pradesh will facilitate online access to 34,000 General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts via its redesigned...

March 29, 2013

Govt clears 10.82% stake sale in SAIL

Following the revised disinvestment target of Rs 24,000 crore in the current fiscal, the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Disinvestment chaired by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, cleared...

March 28, 2013

Central assistance of Rs. 41 Crore to protect Pashmina Goats

The Union Government will provide a financial assistance of Rs 41.21 crore to protect Pashmina goat which produces world-famous fine luxury fibre. The government is concerned over the...

March 15, 2013

Four regulators sign MoU to jointly supervise financial conglomerates

The four financial sector regulators in the country- RBI, SEBI, IRDA and PFRDA have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in the field of consolidated supervision...

March 15, 2013

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