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Fact box: National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination

July 17, 2017

The Union Health Ministry and Family Welfare for first time has unveiled National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Malaria Elimination (2017-22). It has set malaria elimination deadline as 2027, three years ahead of the global deadline. The NSP is based on ..

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Raipur Airport ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index Survey

July 15, 2017

Raipur’s Swami Vivekananda Airport was ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Survey among 49 airports in the country. It has achieved 4.84 score on a five point scale index. It was followed by Udaipur (2nd), Amritsar (3rd) and Dehradun ..

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ADB commits USD 10 billion to support development of States in India

June 30, 2017

The Asian Development Bank has committed USD 10 billion to support infrastructure building and to cater to the immediate development needs of less-developed States in India. This has been stated by ADB President Takehiko Nakao during his 3-day visit to India. Salient ..

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Government announces 30 new Smart Cities

June 23, 2017

Union Minister for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, M. Venkaiah Naidu has announced a new batch of 30 smart cities under Smart City Mission, which was launched on June 25, 2015.  Salient Highlights The newly selected cities include Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala,  Naya ..

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George Kurian Appointed as Vice-Chairman of National Commission for Minorities

May 30, 2017

The Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has appointed a renowned social and educational activist George Kurian as Vice-Chairman of National Commission for Minorities. The other appointed members of the National Minority Commission are social activist Syed Ghayorul ..

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CRPF Command Shifted from Kolkata to Chhattisgarh

May 8, 2017

The strategic anti-Naxal operations command headquarters of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been shifted back from Kolkata to Raipur. In 2010, the central zone command headquarters was shifted from Raipur to Kolkata owing to logistics and connectivity issues. ..

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