Page-51 of India Current Affairs, GK & News

One Nation, One Ration Card

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has unveiled the government efforts in realizing the idea of One Nation, One Ration Card. The government has launched a pilot project of One nation, one ration card in two clusters of Andhra Pradesh-Telangana and Maharashtra-Gujarat. How the scheme will span out? To ..

Topics: 32661 • Identity documents of India • India • Military logistics • Ministry of Consumer Affairs • Public Distribution System • Ration card • Ration stamp • Rationing

Sarada Kumar Hota appointed as Managing Director of National Housing Bank

Sarada Kumar Hota has been appointed as the new Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB) for a period of three years. Prior to this appointment, Hota was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Can Fin Homes. NHB, which is now 100% owned by the government, is the nodal agency for supervision, refinance and ..

Topics: Economy • Finance • India • National Housing Bank • Personal finance • Refinancing • Reserve Bank of India

West Bengal launches free crop insurance scheme for farmers

For the 2019 kharif season, the West Bengal government has rolled out a free crop insurance scheme in collaboration with the Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC). The scheme called Bangla Shashya Bima (BSB) is applicable for farmers in 15 districts – Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Medinipur, Malda, Hooghly, Nadia, Murshidabad, Cooch ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Bay of Bengal • Bengal • Divisions of West Bengal • Geography of West Bengal • India • Purba Bardhaman district • States and union territories of India • West Bengal

Arvind Kumar appointed as current director of Intelligence Bureau (IB)

Arvind Kumar, a 1984 batch IPS officer from Assam- Meghalaya cadre, has been appointed as the new chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Kumar is considered an expert on Kashmir, with specialisation in counter-terrorism and is said to have been closely involved in tackling Left-wing extremism at the IB. He also holds charge as the ..

Topics: Arvind Kumar • Dineshwar Sharma • Government • Government of India • India • Indian Police Service • Intelligence Bureau • Rajiv Jain

Rajasthan government to set up Vedic education board

The Rajasthan government has decided to set up Vedic education board and culture board in the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at the 25th ‘Bhamashah Sammelan’ at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur. The board will help future generations take inspiration from Vedic culture.

Topics: Ashok Gehlot • Bhamashah • India • Jaipur • Maharana Pratap • Rajasthan • Rajasthani people • States and union territories of India