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Schemes for the Capacity Building of the Panchayats
Some important points on Schemes for the empowerment of Panchayats:- Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF): Under this scheme the Central Government furnishes funds to the State Governments to even out regional imbalances in growth of 250 backward districts in India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs: January 22-23, 2012
T.R. Ramachandran re-elected Press Club of India president The Press Club of India announced that veteran journalist T.R. Ramachandran of G-Files has been re-elected president and Anil Anand of Greater Kashmir is the new secretary general. Leshka project in Meghalaya ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
HDFC Bank overtakes SBI in Market Capitalization
Recently, the 17-year-old HDFC Bank for the first time became the most valuable lender in the country overtaking the 204-year-old State Bank of India in market capitalization. Up till now, SBI was the number one bank on all parameters of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
India losing Fiscal Deficit Targets
India’s fiscal deficit reached almost 71% of its full-year target in the first half of the year, casting doubts over its ability to meet budget goals as central finances feel the pressure of squeezed revenues and slowing growth. India’s fiscal ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Sam Pitroda: Head of Expert Panel on Modernization of Railways
Government has constituted an expert committee headed by Sam Pitroda to recommend ways and means to modernize Indian Railways. The focus of the panel, which is to submit its interim report in December, will be on modernization of tracks, signalling, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Ratan Tata : Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership
Ratan Tata : Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership Tata Group Chairman, Ratan Tata was awarded with the ‘Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership’. The award recognizes persons who have contributed to the endorsement of Indo-Swiss bilateral relations or have ..