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Itanagar becomes the 2nd state capital amongst the capitals in NE India to be put on Rail Map of India

Itanagar (Capital of Arunachal Pradesh) became the 2nd state capital after the Capital of Assam: Dispur (whose nearest Railway Station is Guwahati, distance: 5-7 km only), amongst the capitals...

April 8, 2014

Sikkim: Best State in implementation of rural tourism projects.

The Union Ministry of Tourism declared Sikkim as the best State in the implementation of rural tourism projects. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr. Shashi Tharoor...

February 26, 2014

Sikkim: India’s first state to achieve 100% sanitation coverage

As per the report released by the Union Ministry of Drinking water and Sanitation, Sikkim became the only state in India to achieve 100% sanitation in rural and...

February 16, 2014

Bezbaruah Committee: To address concerns of Northeastern people

The Union Government set up a Bezbaruah panel to propose remedial measures to address concerns of people from the Northeast following outrage over the death in Delhi of...

February 9, 2014

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

Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) to be continued in 12th Five Year Plan: CCEA

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved continuation of the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) in the 12th five year plan. It also approved new projects...

October 5, 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

Sikkim is India’s greenest state

As per an official data, Sikkim is India’s Greenest State with a forest cover 47.3% of its total geographical area and is more than double the national average...

August 23, 2013

Manipur bags overall team Champion for 22nd time in North East Game 2013

In the 27th edition of North-East Games played at Imphal, the host state Manipur claimed the title of overall team champion for the 22nd time. Overall standing: Manipur...

April 16, 2013

Uttarakhand tops in “Environmental Performance Index (EPI)”

Uttarakhand (scored 0.8123) topped the list of best-performing States and Union territories in terms of environmental performance. As per the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by Planning Commission:...

November 1, 2012

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