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The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS), on December Read More …
-The country’s first air-conditioned (AC) suburban (local) train made its maiden journey on December 25 from Borivili to Churchgate in Mumbai. It was inaugurated by state education minister Vinod Tawde. -Initially, the Mumbai AC local will run between Borivali and Read More …
The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) will set up 100 gurukulas across the country. -Each gurukulas will be headed by the gurus which will be selected from retired professors or historians, and be assisted by scholars or research officers. Their Read More …
The parliamentary panel on empowerment of women submitted its report ‘Women in Detention & Access to Justice’ in Lok Sabha on December 23. As per the report, over 90% of custodial rapes in the country have been reported in Uttar Read More …
According to the government data, about 239 million people across 153 districts in 21 states drink high levels of arsenic water. – 65% of Assam’s population, or about 21 million people, is drinking arsenic-contaminated water, while it’s 60% in Bihar Read More …
In partnership with State Governments, Department of Rural Development has completed the ranking of 50,000 Gram Panchayats on parameters of physical infrastructure, human development and economic activities. –Mission Antyodaya (Under Union Ministry of Rural Development) is a convergence framework for measurable Read More …
Project name: Ganga Gram Launched by: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Launched Date: 23 December, 2017 -The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) on 23 December, 2017 launched ‘Ganga Gram’ – a project for sanitation based integrated development of Read More …
What is the issue: Recently BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab had raised the issue of the contamination of the Brahmaputra river water. According to him, the contamination may have been caused due to the construction of a dam by China on a Read More …