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Multi-billion dollar World bank plan for poverty alleviation in 7 Indian states.
WB would lend b/w $3 to 5 billion every year to India under a new 4-year plan that focuses on poverty alleviation in 7 low-income Indian states: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. 60% of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Bihar overtakes Gujarat as the fastest growing state in India
As per Planning Commission data, Bihar has left Gujarat behind in terms of growth as it emerged as the fastest growing state in the country with figure of 10.9%. Gujarat was overtaken by 5 states Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Maharashtra and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Chhattisgarh tribals denied sterilisation facilities for three decades
Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) have been denied of sterilization facilities for three decades. It was happening due to misinterpretation of an order issued in 1979 by the then Madhya Pradesh government during the period when targets were set to attain ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
IMR decreased to 44 Per 1000 Live Births during 2011
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) declined by 3 points from 47 to 44 infant deaths per 1000 live births during 2011. As per Sample Registration System (SRS) released by the Registrar General of India (RGI): IMR for rural areas has decreased ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2012
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Fall in the Incidents of Child Marriages in India: Annual Health Survey Report
As per Annual Health Survey (AHS), done by the census authorities, the incidents of child marriage declined considerably over the past few years. The AHS was conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in association with the Registrar ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Current Affairs : January 16, 2012
Pakistan’s Parliament passes a pro-democracy Resolution The Parliament of Pakistan has passed a pro-democracy resolution which gives a moral booster for the beleaguered government that is haunted by the graft issues and the so called memogate controversy. The resolution, introduced ..