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India hits out at OIC for ‘incorrect and unwarranted references’ to Jammu and Kashmir

India strongly hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for making factually incorrect and unwarranted references to Jammu and Kashmir in resolutions adopted by the grouping at a meeting in Niger, and asserted that the union territory is an integral and inalienable part of the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The […]

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Mansar Lake project to attract 20 lakh tourists every year

Union Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh inaugurated the Mansar Lake Development Plan in Jammu and Kashmir. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The project is eyed to attract almost 20 lakh tourists every year and create employment for 1.15 crore man-days with an income generation of ₹800 crore per year. Mansar

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Extension of MIS for apple procurement in J&K approved

The Union Cabinet approved the extension of the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for apple procurement in J&K for the current season (2020-21) also on the same terms and condition as was done during the last season (2019-20), according to an official statement. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The procurement of apple will be done

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Cabinet approved Special Package for UT of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Union Cabinet has approved a Special Package worth Rs. 520 crore in the UTs of J&K and Ladakh for a period of five years till FY 2023-24 and ensure funding of DeendayalAntyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) in the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh on a demand driven basis without linking

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Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi added to Jammu and Kashmir official languages list

The Union Cabinet has approved a Bill to include Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi as official languages in the newly-created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Only English and Urdu were official languages in the former State. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Subsequently, Gujjar groups sought PM Modi’s intervention, asking him to include Gojri in

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3rd phase of ‘Back to Village’ programme in J&K

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the government announced the third phase of ambitious Back to Village (B2V) programme from October 2 to 12, this year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Terming the first two phases of Back to Village (B2V) as huge success, government said it is a unique programme which

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Centre to develop three Bamboo Clusters in Jammu, Katra and J&K

Centre to develop three Bamboo Clusters in J&K

Government has set up to develop three Bamboo Clusters in Jammu, Katra and Samba areas for making of Bamboo basketry, Agarbatti and Bamboo Charcol. It will provide direct employment to nearly 25 thousand people. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Apart from this a Mega Bamboo Industrial Park at Ghati near Jammu and Bamboo Technology

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E-auction portal launched to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’

Jammu and Kashmir’s agriculture department has created an e-auction portal to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’. Key-Points The Department, under the aegis of India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre (IIKSTC), has created the portal in collaboration with NSE-IT, with the sole motive to assure buyers to have access to quality ‘Kashmir Saffron’. The Saffron

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84 bridges constructed in Jammu & Kashmir under PMGSY

Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, 3,261 roads of length of 19,277 km and 243 bridges have been sanctioned, out of which 1858 roads of length 11,517 km and 84 bridges have been completed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Similarly, in the UT of Ladakh, 142

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Centre to assist J&K to establish Grievances Portal in each district

Centre has announced to assist the Union Territory Government of Jammu & Kashmir to establish Grievance Portal in each of the 20 districts of the UT. To implement this initiative, it has been decided that Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (ARPG), Government of India will further enhance the ongoing collaboration with the Jammu

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