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Himachal High court bans on food in plastic packs

The Himachal Pradesh High Court banned on the sale of potato chips, wafers and all junk food items packaged in plastic and non-biodegradable material from January 26, 2014....

December 31, 2013

South India's 1st high altitude cricket stadium inaugurated in Wayanad district, Kerala

South India’s first high altitude cricket stadium built in Krishnagiri in the hilly Wayanad district by Kerala Cricket Association, inaugurated by state Governor Nikhil Kumar. The stadium spreads...

December 19, 2013

Himachal is second state to introduce NVQF Scheme

Himachal Pradesh has become the second state after Haryana to introduce Centre’s National Vocational Education Qualitative Framework ( NVQF) Scheme. What is National Vocational Qualitative Framework ( NVQF)...

October 29, 2013

CCEA approves Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for reforming the state higher education system. Key features...

October 5, 2013

Global Infant Mortality Rate came down to 37: UNICEF report

As per United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report on the global Infant Mortality rate (IMR) declined from 61 deaths in 1990 to 37 deaths in 2011. Annual infant...

October 3, 2013

Rajan Committee’s new methodology to replace ‘special category’ status for devolution of funds to States

The panel set up by the government under the chairmanship of the then Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan (now RBI governor) has suggested ending the ‘special category’ criteria...

September 29, 2013

Bihar, UP to be key contributor to workforce of the future: Census

As per the Census data, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with their highest under-14 child population will be the major contributor to the workforce, with developed States like Kerala...

September 11, 2013

Current Affairs: Top Headlines for September 3, 2013

Moortidevi award to Haraprasad Das Noted poet, Haraprasad Das has been honored with the Moortidevi Award for 2012 for ‘Vamsha’, a poetic recreation of the Mahabharata in contemporary dialect,...

September 3, 2013

DBT scheme for LPG to be extended to 35 more districts

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has decided to extend LPG Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme to 35 more districts from September 1, 2013 after observing a good...

August 19, 2013

Himachal Pradesh becomes country’s first ‘smoke-free’ State

Himachal Pradesh has been declared the first “smoke-free” State in the country in compliance with Section 4 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. The...

July 6, 2013

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