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Sikkim awarded FAO's Future Policy Gold Award for 100% organic farming
Sikkim was awarded UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award (Gold Prize) for its achievement in becoming the world’s first totally organic agriculture state. Sikkim...
Odisha Government launches Nirman Kusuma programme
Odisha Government has launched ‘Nirman Kusuma’ programme for providing financial assistance to the children of construction workers for their technical education in the state. The scheme was launched... Odisha Government launches food security scheme
Odisha Government has launched State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) to benefit the 25 lakh poor people who were left out of the National Food Security Act (NFSA). It...
Niwari announced as 52nd district of Madya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh Government has announced creation of new district Niwari. It will be 52nd district of the state and came into effect from October 1, 2018. The proposal...
4 Northern states and 2 UTs agree to fix uniform tax rates on petroleum products
Northern states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh have agreed to fix uniform tax rates on petroleum products, amid rising...
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Jharsuguda Airport in Odisha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated new airport in Jharsuguda – also known as the powerhouse of Odisha. PM also flagged off the UDAN flight on Jharsuguda-Raipur sector. It...
Tamil Nadu Government announces scheme for protection of exotic Neela Kurinji plants
Tamil Nadu government has announced Scheme for protection of exotic Neela kurinji (Strobilanthus kunthianus) plants that flower only once in 12 years. This scheme comes following complaints that...
Uttarakhand Assembly adopts resolution to declare cow rashtra mata
Uttarakhand Assembly has unanimously passed resolution seeking status of “rashtra mata — mother of the nation” for cow. The status of rashtra mata to cow will strengthen efforts...
Maharashtra Government to set up new Cyber University
Maharashtra Government is setting up new Cyber University dedicated to mitigating cyber threats. It will train 3,000 professionals to fight online space cyber-attacks, internet crimes and conduct cyber...
Rajasthan’s first lion safari inaugurated at Nahargarh Biological Park
Rajasthan’s first lion safari was inaugurated at Nahargarh Biological Park. The park is located on Delhi-Jaipur National Highway in the Aravalli foothills, nearly 12 kilometers from state capital...
Tamil Nadu Government bans manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes
Tamil Nadu Government has issued order banning manufacture, sale and possession of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) or e-Cigarettes with immediate effect in the state. The ban covers...
