The Central Government on July 4, 2018 its approval for continuance of the 8 existing schemes of the Ministry of Home Affairs upto March 2020 for relief and rehabilitation of migrants and repatriates under the Umbrella scheme “Relief and Rehabilitation Read More …
Category: Economy
MSP of Common Paddy increased by Rs.200 per quintal
CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) on July 4, 2018 hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by a record 200 rupees per quintal. The government’s price advisory body CACP has calculated production cost of paddy at 1,166 rupees per Read More …
Sunil Mehta committee recommended for project ‘Sashakt’
What: Sunil Mehta committee Why: To tackle Non-Performing Assets Whom: Finance Ministry The Sunil Mehta committee, which was formed with a view to tackle Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and creating credit capacity submitted its report with recommendations to Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Read More …
WAPCOS celebrates 50th foundation day
The 50th Foundation Day celebration of Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) is being organized at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi on July 3, 2018. Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari Read More …
Inter-session meeting of consultative committee on Marine Fisheries-Mariculture in India
The inter-session meeting of the consultative committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on “Marine Fisheries-Mariculture in India” was held in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu on July 2, 2018. As per the Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Sing, the Ministry Read More …
NRL becomes first oil PSU to introduce online legal compliance ‘Legatrix’
Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam became the first oil public sector undertaking (PSU) to adopt an online legal compliance system by introducing ‘Legatrix’. ‘Legatrix’, the cloud-based compliance management system, is a one-stop solution for effectively managing the organisation’s legal Read More …
1st July 2018 to be celebrated as ‘GST day
The Central Government is celebrating the first Anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) coming into force on July 1, 2018 . GST was launched on the 1st July, 2017 in a ceremony held in the Central Hall of Parliament on Read More …
Here is how P C Mahalanobis dabbled with computing in early 20th century
Special on 125th birth anniversary of PCM By Dinesh C Sharma Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma New Delhi, June 29 : We are all familiar with number crunching, data mining and the use of supercomputers today. How did people handle large Read More …
NITI Aayog releases First Delta Ranking of Aspirational Districts
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 …
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 …