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India’s Navy Day
December 4th is observed as the Navy Day of India. The Indian Navy is the marine arm of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy. The Navy organises a Beating Retreat ceremony on the eve of the Navy Day at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. The ..
Topics: HMS Cadiz • In India • In Pakistan • Indian Navy • INS Nipat • INS Nirghat • INS Veer • Naval history of India • Navy Day • Operation Trident • Ships • Warships
‘Maternity scheme reaches only one-third of beneficiaries’, says RTI data
As per the recent data obtained under the Right to Information Act (RTI) Act, revealed that, almost 61% of beneficiaries registered under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) between April 2018 and July 2019 received the full amount of Rs. 6,000 promised under the scheme. The RTI survey was conducted to assess the implementation ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Anganwadi • Below Poverty Line • In India • India • Indian missions • Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana • Right to Information Act
CJI office under RTI ambit, says SC
On 13 Nov, the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogai said that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a ‘public authority ‘under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005. The court decision dismissed the earlier three appeals filed by ..
Topics: Chief Justice of India • Freedom of information laws by country • Government of India • In India • Judiciary of India • K. G. Balakrishnan • Law in India • Right to Information Act • Right to Privacy • Subhash Chandra Agrawal • Supreme Court of India
Satellite-based advisory service ‘Gemini’ launched for deep sea fishermen
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) has launched a new satellite-based GEMINI system that will alert deep-sea fishermen of upcoming disasters. The acronym ‘GEMINI’ stands for “GAGAN Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information”& is works on GAGAN (GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) satellite system of ISRO ..
Topics: Aids to navigation • Geography • Global Positioning System • GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation • In India • Indian Space Research Organisation • Navigation • Project Gemini • Spacecraft
Over 14 lakh join Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
The government had launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana to provide social security through pensions for small and marginal farmers. How did the enrolment go? The scheme was rolled out in the month of August and in a month about over 14 lakh farmers have registered under the scheme. Analysis of initial data ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Economy of India • Government of India • In India • India • Insurance In India • Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi • Rythu Bandhu scheme