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Free Wi-Fi services provided to all villages till 2020
On December 25, 2019, Union Minister of Communication and IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated “Digital Village Guruwara”. During the launch, it was announced that the Government has planned to offer free Wi-Fi services to all villages till March 2020. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Government launched Good Governance Index
On December 25, 2019, Government of India launched Good Governance Index. Tamil Nadu topped in Good Governance Index. Highlights of the report The States and Union Territories were divided into 3 groups namely Big states, North East and hill states ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
NITI Aayog to launch SDG India Index & Dashboard 2019–20
NITI Aayog, the policy think tank of Government will launch the second edition of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index and Dashboard 2019–20 on 30 December 2019 at NITI Aayog, New Delhi. The first edition of SDG India Index was ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Cabinet approves transfer of Assam Gas Cracker Project to oil ministry
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the transfer of administrative control of Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) implementing Assam Gas Cracker Project (AGCP) from ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Cabinet approves funds to update National Population Register
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given in principal approval to clear budgetary allocation of Rs.8,754.23 crore for conducting Census of India, 2021, a Decennial Census (recurring every 10 years) exercise along with Rs.3,941.35 crore for updating ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
India-Brazil MoU on Bioenergy Cooperation gets Cabinet approval
Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Republic of India and Federative Republic of Brazil on Bioenergy Cooperation. Background In 2016, during the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Brazil ..