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MoJS chairs meeting of State Ministers for Jal Jeevan Mission

Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, chaired a Conference of State Ministers on Jal Jeevan Mission in New Delhi. State Ministers in-charge of Drinking Water from 17 States; and Principal Secretaries/Secretaries attended the conference. The objective of the Conference was to discuss the implementation of the newly announced Jal Jeevan Mission,to provide […]

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Over 3.7 crore people have joined the nationwide Jal Shakti Abhiyan

The Cabinet Secretary, Shri Pradeep Kumar Sinha, reviewed the work done so far under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA),and in particular the second field visit of the 1100 central government officers to the 256 most water stressed districts of India. He lauded the efforts and commitment of the officers in helping makethe Jal Shakti Abhiyan

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Dhotre Discusses Bilateral issues on Education with the Deputy Minister of South Africa

A delegation led by the South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Higher Education Mr Buti Kgwaridi Manamela called upon the Minister of State (MoS) for Human Resource Development, Shri Sanjay Dhotre, in New Delhi. During the meeting, the discussion between the two Ministers was focussed mainly on recent Government of India (GoI) initiatives and agreements under

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Left Wing Extremism has no place in PM Modi’s Vision of New India

Addressing the review meeting on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) at New Delhi, Union Minister of Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah said that LWE is one of the major internal security challenges faced by the Nation for the last several decades. Left Wing Extremism has no place in Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Vision of ‘New

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MoH signs MoU with MoSJE for enhanced outreach on HIV/AIDS prevention

“As health is the responsibility of all Government departments, there is a need for a ‘sub-department of health’ in all the Ministries for health impact assessment of the policies/initiatives of these Ministries right from the conceptual stages.” This was stated by Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare as he presided over

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All villages will be linked with Wi-Fi through GramNet

The Government reiterated its commitment in providing Wi-Fi in all the villages through GramNet with connectivity between 10mbps to 100 mbps speed. Delivering a keynote address at the 36th Foundation Day celebrations of C-DOT here, Minister of State for Communications Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre said that BharatNet also plans to provide 1 GBPS connectivity, which

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India slips 5 spots on Henley Passport Index

The latest Henley Passport Index ranks India at 86, down five places from 81 in 2018. The index ranks passports based on their power and mobility. Last year, an Indian passport holder had visa-free access to 60 countries; this year, she has access to 58. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Prepared by Henley and Partners,

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Akshay Kumar Gets 4th Spot In Highest Paid Actors List

National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar has made it to the fourth position on the “Forbes” magazine’s Worlds Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019 list, beating Hollywood stars like Bradley Cooper, Adam Sandler and Will Smith. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 According to the list on “forbes.com”, which covers the timeline from June 2018 to June 2019, Akshay

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NITI Aayog VC discusses Rice Fortification Pilot Scheme

The Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Shri Rajiv Kumar met the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi. The Vice Chairman discussed the ongoing Rice Fortification Pilot Scheme and the various implementation issues with the Union Minister Shri Paswan and senior officials of the

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Odisha CM announces Rs 500 crore package to develop Puri

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik announced a package of Rs 500 crore for the development of Puri as a World Heritage city. This is the second such big announcement by the Chief Minister for Puri which was battered by the very severe cyclonic storm Fani on May 3 this year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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