States and union territories of India Current Affairs, GK & News
Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan identifies 8 crores of migrants as intended target
The Government of India has no data on actual migrants spread all over the country. Therefore, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DoFPD) has taken up a liberal figure of 8 crores of migrant workers. This has been fixed assuming that the migrant population will be 10% of total 80 crore of NFSA (National ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan • Food security • Migrant workers • National Food Security Act • Public Distribution System • States and union territories of India
GoI establishes Khelo India State Centres of Excellence
The Ministry of Sports has launched Khelo India State Centres of Excellence. The centre aims to create robust sporting ecosystem in the country. Highlights The Sports Ministry has identified state owned sports facilities in 8 states of India. The facilities are to be upgraded into Khelo India State Centres of Excellence. The funds for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 2020 Tokyo Olympics • Government Schemes • Khelo India • Khelo India programme • Olympics • States • States and union territories of India • Union Territories
PM-KISAN Scheme: 17,793 crores released to 8.89 farmers
On April 20, 2020, the Government of India released 17,793 crores of rupees to 8.89 crores of farmers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme. Highlights The Government has credited the amount in order to help farmers during the lock down. Also, the GoI is distributing free pulses under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. Under ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: farmer welfare • PM-Kisan • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi • public distribution system (PDS) • Rice production • States and union territories of India • Wheat production
Jammu Kashmir Statehood to be restored soon
On March 15, 2020, at a political delegation Home Minister Amit Shah announced that statehood of Jammu and Kashmir is to be restored. Highlights While resuming statehood of the state, the GoI is to release people from detention, relax curfew and restore internet. Also, an industrial policy is to be created soon for rapid industrial ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Topics: Amit Shah • article 370 • Constitution Amendment • Home Minister Amit Shah • Jammu and Kashmir • Kashmir Issues • States and union territories of India • Union Territories
GOI partners with Infosys to improve GST Filling Portal
To improve the performance of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTIN) filling portal, The Government of India has entered into a partnership with Infosys, which has been managing the Goods and Service Tax regime as the service provider in the country. The technological measures adopted under the partnership will be announced in April 2020. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Goods and services tax • Government of India • Infosys • States and union territories of India
Andaman and Nicobar police station named the best in the country
The Ministry of Home Affairs has named the Aberdeen Police Station in the South Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the best police station in the country. The assessment was made by the Quality Council of India/ QCI which then reported to the MHA at the centre. Some of the parameters of assessment were corruption, crèche ..
Topics: Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Balasinor • Burhanpur • Geography of Asia • Government of India • Quality Council of India • Southeast Asia • States and union territories of India