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The Cabinet has approved the “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana – A scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India” with highest ever investment of Rs. 20050 crores in fisheries sector comprising of Central share of Rs. 9407 crore, State share of Rs 4880 crore and Beneficiaries […]
Union Cabinet has given its approval to the following for the welfare of and to enable old age income security for Senior Citizens: As per the approval, the scheme is extended up to 31 March 2023 for a further period of three years beyond 31 March 2020. It also allowed initially an assured rate of
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World Bee day is observed on 20 May every year to strengthen measures to protect bees and other pollinators. The day aims to spread awareness about the significance of pollinators like bees, butterflies, bats, and sparrows. The theme for 2020 World Bee Day is “Save the Bees”. The theme aims to stress the protection of
Centre has decided to implement three important recommendations of the Shekatkar Committee of Experts (CoE) headed by the Chairmanship of Lt General D B Shekatkar (Retd). The recommendations are related to border Infrastructure like speeding up road construction, leading to socio-economic development in the border areas. GoI has implemented the recommendation of CoE to outsource
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India participated in the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) on 18 May. WHA addressed Global Vaccine Plan, polio eradication, and neglected tropical diseases other than COVID-19. On this platform, the health leaders committed to fighting COVID-19 pandemic together, in unity, in solidarity. Australia initiated the COVID-19 investigation during the conference. China showed its opposition to
Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces hosted a webinar on “Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces” on 18 May to celebrate the International Museum Day and kick start conversations around creating sustainable cultural organizations in post-pandemic India. The objective aims to identify the possible policy actions that will help alleviate the short and long term effects
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Madhya Pradesh has launched the Charan Paduka initiative for the migrant labourers passing through the State. Under the Charan Paduka campaign, the migrant labourers who are heading back to their native land will be provided shoes and slippers to reduce their pain. The campaign is being conducted by the police in most places. It aims
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Cyclone “AMPHAN” has developed into a super cyclone in the Bay of Bengal on 19 May. The intensification of the storm from category I cyclone to category V in less than 18 hours. Cyclone AMPHAN is linked with climate change. The reasons including high Sea Surface Temperature, low Vertical Shear Winds, and enough Moisture in
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Government of India announced results of the Star rating of garbage-free cities for the assessment year 2019-2020. A total of six cities have been certified as 5-Star, 65 cities as 3-Star, and 70 cities as 1-Star. The results were announced by Hardeep S, Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs. The revised
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) reported that the export from India is expected to fall by 20 per cent in the current fiscal in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. FIEO directed the exporters to improve their competitiveness in the global markets. It also requested the GoI to provide 2% additional Merchandise Exports
India showed 20 percent fall in export during FY21 Read More »
