Below Poverty Line (BPL)
She Feeds the World Programme
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Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Kantar India Union Budget Survey 2023
Kantar is a New Zealand company. The company conducts surveys and presents analytical insights. The company recently held a survey in India about the Indian Union Budget to be presented in 2023. And the results of the survey are not ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
National Climate Vulnerability Report
The Department of Science and Technology recently launched the National Climate Vulnerability Report. According to the report, eight Eastern States in the country are highly vulnerable to climate change. They are Mizoram, Bihar, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
K-FON Project of Kerala to be implemented by December
On May 30, 2020, the Kerala Government announced that the ambitious project of the state called the K-FON (Kerala Fibre Optic Network) project is to be implemented by December 2020. Key Features of the Project Under the K-FON project the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
United Nations releases World Economic Situation and Prospects Report, 2020
The United Nations recently released the World Economic Situation and Prospects Report, 2020. According to the report, the world economy is to shrink by 3.2% in 2020. The GDP growth in developed countries will decline to -0.5% in 2020. Highlights: ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: Rs 5,000 crores transferred for free delivery of LPG
The GoI has so far transferred Rs 5,000 crores to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). This has been done to provide free LPG cylinders to PMUY beneficiaries. What is the plan? The GoI under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package had ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
GoI: 2200 Essential Kits created by “Kendriya Bhandar” distributed to the BPL
On April 8, 2020, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances distributed the essential kits to the needy families. The kits were produced by the Kendriya Bhandar. What is the Essential Kit? The Essential Kit consisted of 3 kgs of rice, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Amma Vodi scheme launched in Andhra Pradesh
On January 9, 2020, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy launched Amma Vodi Scheme in Chittoor. It is one of the nine flagship programmes of the Andhra Government. The programmes are called Navratanalu. The scheme is first of its ..