What is the lowdown on MGNREGA funding?
The Centre’s flagship rural job guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) got its highest ever allocation of Rs 60,000 crore in the interim Budget 2019-20 but less than the sum of budgetary and …
Read MoreCentre’s crackdown hits Greenpeace
Greenpeace has been forced to shut two of its regional offices in India owing to financial constraints. Greenpeace is a global non-governmental environmental organization with a presence in many countries …
Read MoreTarget Olympic Podium Scheme
The Target Olympic Podium Scheme is a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It has been formulated under the ambit of National Sports Development Fund (NSDF). …
Read MoreKerala sets up drug price monitor
Kerala has become the first state to set up a Price Monitoring and Research Unit (PMRU). It aims to track violation of prices of essential drugs and medical devices under …
Read MoreState catching up with superfoods
The Kerala State Agriculture Department has planned to expand the Millet Village Scheme to Idukki, Wayanad and other parts of Palakkad. The Millet Village Scheme is a 3 year project …
Read MoreIndia issues démarche to U.S. on detained students, demands their release
India have demanded consular access and urged the US to release Indian students detained in connection with their enrolment in a fraudulent university and not to deport them against their …
Read MoreInterim Budget 2019: Centre’s fiscal deficit target goes for a toss
The Government have budgeted the fiscal deficit for 2019-20 at 3.4% of the Gross Domestic Product which is slightly higher than the target of 3.3% of GDP that the government …
Read MoreGoyal unveils Vision 2030, highlighting 10 dimensions
The Indian government has unveiled its Vision 2030 for India, listing 10 dimensions. The 10 dimensions are a) robust physical and social infrastructure, b) create Digital India, c) make India …
Read MoreNew panel for welfare of nomadic communities
Committee will be setup under NITI Aayog to complete the task of identifying de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities not yet formally classified.The committee will follow up on the work of …
Read MoreUnemployment data based on draft report: NITI Aayog
The government think tank,NITI Aayog dismissed the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report on unemployment as a draft and not a final report. The report showed that unemployment rate across …
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