Key Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 (Part 1)

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs recently presented Union Budget 2019-20 before Parliament. Key Highlights of which are- 10-point Vision for the decade Jan Bhagidari: Minimum Government Maximum Governance for Building Team India. Space: Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite programmes Environment: Achieving green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: 10-point Vision for the decade • 5 Trillion Dollar Economy • Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation • Digital India • Jal Marg Vikas Project • National Common Mobility Card • NRI-Portfolio Investment Scheme Route • One Grid • One Nation • Pradhan Mantri Karam Yogi Maandhan Scheme • Union Budget 2019-20

PM inaugurates country’s first multi-modal terminal constructed on river Ganga in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port on river Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi and received first container cargo belonging to PepsiCo. It is the first of four Multi-Modal Terminals being constructed on National Waterways-I (NW1) on River Ganga as part of World Bank-aided Jal Marg Vikas project of Inland Waterways ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: First Multi-Modal Terminal • Ganga river • india-world bank • Jal Marg Vikas Project • National • Prime Minister Narendra Modu • Uttar Pradesh

CCEA approves implementation of Jal Marg Vikas Project on NW-1

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved implementation of Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of navigation on 1,380-km Haldia-Varanasi stretch of National Waterway-1 (NW1) on Ganga River. The project will be implemented at a cost of over Rs. 5,370 crore rupees with the technical assistance and investment support of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018

Topics: Cabinet Decisions • CCEA • Haldia-Varanasi NW1 • Inland Waterways • Jal Marg Vikas Project • National • National Waterway 1 • River Ganga