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Goa Govt launched 'Krishi Card' for farmers
Goa Govt launched a ‘Krishi Card’, a digital card which would be gateway for farmers to avail benefits like subsidies and loans given by the state government. An attempt to revive agriculture and allied sectors to make a vital support tool ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2013
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Fact Box: K. Kasturirangan High-Level Working Group
K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) Presented its report on Western Ghats to MoEF (Ministry of Environment and Forests) K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) has prepared a report on Western Ghats which suggests for ban ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
RBI chief rules out a revision in inflation goal
The RBI Governor D. Subbarao has ruled out any revision in its inflation goal while addressing a meeting over the subject “Is there a new normal for inflation?” Mr. Subbarao asserted that: Much of Indian Economy’s inflation is driven by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Uttarakhand tops in “Environmental Performance Index (EPI)”
Uttarakhand (scored 0.8123) topped the list of best-performing States and Union territories in terms of environmental performance. As per the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by Planning Commission: · Uttarakhand is followed by Himachal Pradesh (0.7316), Chandigarh (0.7270), Sikkim (0.7149), ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Shigmotsav to begin in Goa from Mar 7, 2012
‘‘Shigmo’: a festival of colours in Goa corresponding to ‘Holi’ in the rest of India. Shigamo to be celebrated in Goa from March 7 to 11, 2012. People, especially the peasants celebrate this festival with great fervor. The celebrations are ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
First state in India for implementation of Poll Monitoring System: Goa
Election Commission of India decides to to make use of innovative Poll Monitoring System in all the 40 assembly constituencies of Goa for the ensuing assembly polls slated on March 3. This would be the first such occasion in the ..