States
Karnataka Cabinet Approves Fund Transfer Guidelines
The Karnataka Cabinet has recently approved new guidelines, to facilitate the transfer of surplus funds between government corporations, which aims to improve financial efficiency and reduce reliance on high-interest loans. Surplus Fund Transfers Profit-making corporations can now share excess funds. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: States Current Affairs
Continuation of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship
The continuation of the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) has been approved by the Ministry of Education (MoE) has approved) till 2025-26 with minimum changes in the eligibility criteria like increasing the income ceiling from the present Rs 1.5 lakh ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
GoI releases Rs 6,195 crores of funds to 14 states
On May 11, 2020, the Government of India released Rs 6,195 crores to 14 states. This is the second equated monthly installment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit. Highlights The grant allocated to the states will act as additional source of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Bengal becomes the fourth state to pass resolution against CAA
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act was legislated by the Parliament during this winter session. However, several states are agitating over the non-inclusion of Muslims in the law. Kerala was the first state to pass a resolution against the act. Recently, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Bill to merge UTs Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
The Government of India has planned to merge the Union Territories Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The bill regarding the merging of the territories is to be tabled in Lok Sabha on November 29, 2019. Highlights The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
State Formation Day celebrated by Several States
Eight Indian States namely Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh celebrated their formation day in November 1, 2019. PM Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind and several other leaders wished the states for their ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat Parv
The Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat Parv is to be inaugurated by Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. It is organized by Kendra Vidhyalaya Sangathan under Ministry of HRD. Highlights of the event The event is organized to ..