Page-217 of India Nation & States Current Affairs

India’s First All Women Post Office

March 12, 2013

Union Minister of Communications & IT Sh. Kapil Sibal inaugurated India’s First All Women Employees Post Office at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. All the counters of this Post Office will be staffed by Women employees only. The working hours: 9.30 ..

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Union govt approves Export of Additional 5 Million Tonnes of Wheat

March 10, 2013

The Union Government approved export of extra 5 million tonnes of Wheat in its stocks. The additional quantity of 5 million tonnes of wheat shall be exported by the private traders. It was also decided that the public sector trading ..

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Budget Box: Fiscal deficit for 2012-13 contained at 5.2%

March 2, 2013

As per Finance Minister P Chidambaram, government has contained the fiscal deficit for the current financial year at 5.2% of GDP, lower than 5.3% as was targeted. Revenue Deficit has been contained at 3.9% in the current fiscal. Future Roadmap: ..

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JPC to probe chopper deal

February 28, 2013

The government moved a motion in the Rajya Sabha which was adopted by voice vote – for the formation of a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) to probe the chopper deal. Objective: JPC to enquire into the allegations of payment of ..

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Keeping in mind 2014 Elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav presents a people friendly budget

February 26, 2013

Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav presented a Rs 23,913 crore deficit budget for the state for 2013-14 at Rs 2,21,201.19 crore. The focus of the budget is mainly on poor, farmers, agriculture, rural development, Muslims, backward classes and infrastructure development. ..

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‘One Stop Crisis Centres’: Government announces crisis centre for women

February 26, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee made a mention of setting up of ‘One Stop Crisis Centres’, in his speech to the joint session of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget session of Parliament. Objective:  Specialized facility for providing all necessary ..

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Kerala raises age limit to buy liquor from 18 to 21

February 26, 2013

Kerala Cabinet ratified the Kerala Abkari Act Amendment Ordinance 2013 which ideates increasing the age for buying and selling liquor from 18 to 21 years in the state. Also, the new amendment will now make it compulsory for television and ..

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TRAI releases pre-consultation paper for pan-India mobile number portability

February 26, 2013

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has started processes for the execution of the nation-wide mobile number portability. TRAI has released consultation process to look for views from stakeholders on the pan-India MNP services. Through this pre-consultation paper, TRAI ..

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Kerala increases age limit to buy liquor from 18 to 21

February 24, 2013

The Kerala Abkari Act Amendment Ordinance 2013 has been given approval by the Kerala Cabinet. With this amendment, the age limit for buying and selling liquor has been raised from 18 to 21. Kerala government aims to bring down liquor ..

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Pre-consultation paper by TRAI for pan-India MNP

February 24, 2013

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released pre-consultation paper for the implementation of the pan-India Mobile Number Portability (MNP). Through this pre-consultation paper, the Authority has sought views from stakeholders on various issues like optimum method of implementing ..

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