Centre Sanctions New Project to Control Pollution of River Sal at Navelin, Goa Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has sanctioned a new project to control pollution in River Sal at Navelim town in Goa. Details about Pollution Control Project in River Sal: i. This project has been sanctioned under National River Conservation Plan. ii. it envisages […]
Maharashtra launches four schemes in agriculture and allied sectors On February 2, 2018, Maharashtra State Government launched four schemes aimed at promoting entrepreneurship in agriculture and allied sectors among the economically backward segments of the state. Overview of Four Schemes: i. One of the scheme is about extending loan along with interest subsidy while second scheme is for
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union budget 2018-19 On February 1, 2018, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley presented Union Budget 2018-19 in Parliament. i. Focus Areas of Union Budget 2018: To strengthen agriculture, rural development, health, education, employment, Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and infrastructure sectors. ii. For the year 2018-19, Railways Capital
7th India Energy Congress begins in New Delhi 7th India Energy Congress focusing on the theme ‘Energy 4.0: Energy Transition Towards 2030’ begun in New Delhi on February 1, 2018. Highlights of 7th India Energy Congress: i. India Energy Congress is the flagship event of World Energy Council India (WEC India), which functions under the Union Power Ministry. ii. 7th India Energy Congress has been jointly organised by Union Ministries of Power, Coal,
Bihar cabinet grants Rs 105 crore for Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission On 30th January 2018, the Bihar cabinet allocated funds worth Rs 105 crore for Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission, which formulates and implements schemes for the most backward sections among the Scheduled Castes. Rs 105 crore for Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission: i. This was declared in a Bihar
AAI allocates 3,400 crore for upgradation of airports in North East region On 29th January 2018, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman Guruprasad Mahapatra said that, AAI has allocated Rs 3400 crore for upgradation of airports in the North East region. AAI – 3,400 crore for upgradation of airports in North East region: i. Out of the total allocated amount,
Maharashtra to grade performance of its 7.5 lakh govt employees Maharashtra State Government’s General administration department under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has proposed a Performance-linked marking system for 7.5 lakh state government employees. Overview of Maharashtra Government’s Performance-linked marking system for state government employees: i. The new 100-point performance marking system, will take into account subjective as well as objective evaluation of an employee’s
Government to set up apex cybercrime coordination centre Union Home Ministry is planning to set up Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), an apex centre to deal with cyber crimes such as financial frauds, circulation of pornographic and communal contents. More Information about Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C): i. I4C will be located in Delhi. It
India, Cambodia decide to boost defence ties, ink 4 pacts On January 27, 2018, India and Cambodia inked following four pacts, post comprehensive talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Visiting Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Hun Sen. i. India signed a pact for Cultural Exchange Programme with Cambodia for the year 2018-2022. ii. Export-Import Bank of India will extend $36.92
ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit issues Delhi Declaration ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations was held in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. i. Theme of this Summit was “Shared Values, Common Destiny”.A join statement, titled ‘Delhi Declaration’ was issued outlining the participating countries’ commitment to political, economic and socio-cultural cooperation. ii. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi