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Rajasthan passes bill to ban camel slaughter
Rajasthan Government on 27 March 2015 passed the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Bill, 2015. It was passed in state legislative assembly by a voice vote. The bill bans the slaughter, trading and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
National Consumer Day being observed on 24th December
In India, 24th December is observed as National Consumer Day. On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the President. The enactment of this Act was considered as a historic milestone in the consumer movement in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Government re-launches Kisan Vikas Patra
On 18th November 2014, Union Government re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra scheme (KVP) in New Delhi to encourage the habit of small savings among the citizens. The scheme will soon be made available through designated branches of nationalized banks across the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
“National Ayush Mission” gets Government’s nod
Government has permitted the launching of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to attend to the gaps in health services in vulnerable and far-flung parts of the country. The judgment to launch the NAM was taken in a meeting of the Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Finance Ministry planning to double the Banks’ commission for DBT scheme from 1% to 2%
Finance Ministry is in the final stages of the course to double the commission to banks at 2% of the quantum of funds they transmit to individual beneficiaries under the government’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. The current rate of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Govt to provide training to IAS, IPS, IFoS officers in dealing with Naxalism
The government has devised a training programme for IAS, IPS and Forest Service officers on dealing with problem of Naxalism. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to Chief Secretaries of 8 states requesting nomination of at least ..