Smart Villages Current Affairs, GK & News
Human Resources Development Ministry presents Vishwakarma Awards
On February 24, 2020, the Union Minster Ramesh Pokhriyal presented the Vishwakarma awards for the year 2019. Around 23 groups were awarded Chatra Vishwakarma Awards and 6 institutes were awarded with Utkrisht Santhan Vishwakarma Award. Highlights This year the theme of competition of the award is as follows Theme: How to Enhance the income of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: AICTE • Digital Village • Ministry of Human Resources Development • Rural Development • Smart Villages
Report on Central and State Water Departments based on Efficiency Targets: Gujarat leads
The Ministry of Jal Shakti recently launched rankings of Central and state governmental water departments based on their efficiency targets. According to the report, Gujarat topped the ranking and Delhi was pushed to the last. Highlights Among the seven central government departments, Survey of India topped the list followed by National Institute of Hydrology and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) • Central Water Commission • competitive federalism • Smart Villages • Water conservation • water management • Water scarcity • Water security
Tata Trusts ink MoU with Andhra Pradesh Government to develop 264 Smart Villages
Tata Trusts has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh Government to develop 264 villages. Under this initiative, all 264 villages in the Vijayawada constituency will be developed in order to transform them into smart villages. The project has been jointly undertaken by local Lok Sabha MP Kesineni Srinivas and the Tata ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • CSR • Current Affairs 2016 • Smart Villages • Tata Group