Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017 passed in Lok Sabha On July 21, 2017, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017, a bill amending the law on free and compulsory education to extend the deadline for teachers to acquire the prescribed minimum qualifications for appointment was passed […]
Arun Jaitley launches Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana pension scheme with 8 pct fixed rate On July 21, 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens (60 years and above) with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings. i. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been
Lok Sabha passes IIIT Public Private Partnership Bill 2017 A bill to grant statutory status to the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode was passed through a voice vote in Lok Sabha on July 19, 2017. The Government has also mentioned that fees for the poor students will not increase and that reservation law
Maharashtra govt approves revised policy of ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme The Maharashtra government has approved a revised policy of the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme who have a yearly income of upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be benefited from this scheme. Key Points: i. According to the earlier provisions, the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme is for those girls who come
Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha ‘Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017’, a bill providing for amendment to the regulations governing compensation amount payable at the time of acquisition of immovable property by the central government was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 18,
Minister of Railways inaugurates Sindhudurg leg of the Science Express The IX Phase of the prestigious Science Express exhibition train which is on a nationwide tour since February 17, 2017 reached Sindhudurg in Maharashtra on July 17, 2017. i. This phase of train is being referred as ‘Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS) – II’ as it conveys message about global
Matunga becomes India’s first railway station run by women In a bid to empower women, Central Railway has appointed all women staff at suburban Matunga railway station, thereby making it India’s first railway station run by women. A formal event to mark all women railway station will be held soon. i. A total of 30 women staffers, including 11 booking clerks, five
Raipur Swami Vivekananda Airport ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index Survey Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, has ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index Survey among 49 airports in India.Raipur Airport has scored highest, 4.84 on a five point scale index in the latest Customer Satisfaction Index Survey conducted by an independent agency for the period of January-June 2017. i. It has topped
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inducts First DEMU Train with Solar powered Coaches into service of the Nation On July 14, 2017, Indian Railways launched its first 1,600 HP solar powered Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train from Safdarjung station, New Delhi i. The first DEMU Train with prototype solar based hotel load system has been manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai &
Shri J P Nadda launches the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination 2017-22 On July 12, 2017, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda, launched the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination (2017-22) at a function in New Delhi. i. The Strategic Plan gives year wise elimination targets in various parts of the country depending upon the endemicity of
Recent Approvals by Central government – July 12, 2017 Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Palestine on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine and cooperation in the field of Information Technology and Electronics (IT&E) i. Cabinet approves Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between India and Germany on cooperation in the field of Health
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