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World Bank partners with First Resilient Kerala Program

June 29, 2019

The Government of India, Government of Kerala and World Bank recently signed a Loan Agreement of $250 Million for First Resilient Kerala Program which seeks to enhance State’s resilience against impacts of natural disasters and climate change. Background The 2018 ..

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CICMT: MoA signed between Ministry of Shipping and IIT Kharagpur

June 27, 2019

A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between the Union Ministry of Shipping and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur for setting up Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT). The MoA will focus on indigenisation of ship designing, ..

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Government launches DBT Tribal web portal

June 13, 2019

Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched DBT Tribal web portal to streamline and expedite the process of releasing scholarship grants directly into bank accounts of beneficiary students.  DBT Tribal web portal The portal provide single common platform to states to ..

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Bulletin: Cabinet extends PM-KISAN to all farmers

June 9, 2019

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has comprehensively extended ambit of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) to all land holding eligible farmer families who will avail benefits under the scheme (but subject to existing exclusion factor). ..

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Bulletin: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana

June 9, 2019

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana, a new Central Sector Scheme (CSS), to provide pension cover to farmers. This decision was taken at the first Cabinet meeting after formation of ..

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Bulletin: Cabinet approved new initiative to control FMD and Brucellosis

June 9, 2019

Union Cabinet has approved new initiative (scheme) to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support the livestock rearing farmers and improve the health of animals. Key Features of Scheme Objective: This initiative aims to fully control these ..

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