What: Aspirational Districts Delta Ranking Who: NITI Aayog Who: Dahod Ranks First The NITI Aayog launched the first Delta ranking (incremental progress) for the Aspirational Districts on June 29, 2018. Ranking is based on self-reported data of districts between March 31, 2018 Read More …
Category: Economy
Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme- Revision of ethanol price
The Central Government on June 27, 2018 approved the Mechanism for procurement of ethanol by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to carry out the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme- Revision of ethanol price for supply to Public Sector OMCs. Read More …
Statistics Day 2018 theme
What: Statistics Day When: June 29 Why: In recognition of the contributions made by P.C. Mahalanobis Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) are having a joint event on 29 June, 2018 at Kolkata to celebrate the Statistics Read More …
NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurs Platform
NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurs Platform (WEP) on June 27, 2018 signed five separate Statement of Intent (SoIs) with Shri Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank Limited, Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited, SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited, Sreemanta Sankar Mission and the Self Employed Women’s Association Read More …
President Inaugurates Udyam Sangam-2018 to mark UN SME Day
What: Udyam Sangam-2018 Where: June 27, 2018 Why: To celebrate UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind on June 27, 2018 inaugurated the Udyam Sangam-2018, organised by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Read More …
Govt. approved additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) facilities at Chandikhol and Padur
What: Strategic Petroleum Reserves Where: Chandikhol and Padur Why: To ensure energy security The Central Government on June 27, 2018 approved establishment of additional 6.5 Million Metric Tonne (MMT) Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) facilities at two locations, i.e. Chandikhol in Odisha and Read More …
Chief Ministers Subgroup Constituted to Coordinate Policy Approaches for Agriculture and MGNREGS
What: Subgroup for Agriculture and MGNREGS Who: Chief Minister of MP conveneer Why: Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022 The Central Government has set up a Chief Ministers Subgroup to Coordinate Policy Approaches for Agriculture and MGNREGS. The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh has been Read More …
India declared off-shore wind power capacity target of 30 GW by 2030
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has declared medium and long term target for off-shore wind power capacity additions, which are 5 GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030. As per the ministry, while this may look moderate Read More …
Indian National Strategy for Standardization (INSS)
The 5th National Standards Conclave – Implementing the Indian National Strategy for Standardization is being held in New Delhi on 19-20 June 2018. It was organized by Department of Commerce and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). During the conclave two reports Read More …
Solar Charkha Mission to link five crore women and self help groups
What: Solar Charkha Mission When: June 27, 2018 Why: Linking five crore women and self help groups President Shri Ram Nath Kovind will launch Solar Charkha Mission on June 27, 2018. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’s this Mission will Read More …
Rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 ‘Parvati’ dedicated to nation
The Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh dedicated the rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 ‘Parvati’ of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to the Nation on June 11, 2018. Parvati is the first Blast Furnace of SAIL that was dedicated to the nation Read More …
Sunil Mehta committee constituted for faster resolution of stressed accounts of PSBs
What: Sunil Mehta committee Why: On the formation of an Asset Reconstruction Company Who: Finance Minister Union Finance Minister (Acting) Piyush Goyal has announced setting up of a committee under the chairmanship of Sunil Mehta to to give recommendations in two weeks Read More …
World Bank approves Rs. 6,000 crore Atal Bhujal Yojana
What: Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) Why: To improve ground water management in priority areas Who: World Bank A Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, “Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY)” has been approved by the Read More …
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
What: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 Why: Relief to home buyers When: June 6, 2018 The President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to promulgate the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 on on June 6, 2018. As Read More …
Baba Kalyani heads group to study SEZ Policy in Inda
What: Baba Kalyani Committee Why: To study SEZ policy When: June 6, 2018 The Central Government has constituted a group of eminent persons under the chairmanship of Baba Kalyani to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India. Baba Read More …