Only 10 of 100 Ganga sewage projects completed
According to a report on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) website, only 10 of the 100 sewage infrastructure projects commissioned after 2015 under the Namami Gange mission have …
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Commercial flights yet to take off at Hindon
Commercial flights under the UDAN scheme are yet to take off at the civil terminal at Indian Air Force’s Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. In March 2019, Indian Prime …
Read MoreICAT – A World Class Automotive Testing Centre
The International Centre for Automotive Technology(ICAT),Haryana, is a leading world-class automotive testing,certification and R&D service provider under the aegis of National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project(NATRiP). ICAT is an …
Read MoreCentre draft rules to relieve hens of battery cage misery
Central Government has come out with draft on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Egg Laying Hens) Rules,2019. The Delhi High Court (HC) had asked the government to come out with …
Read MoreMax complaints against NRI hubbies in FY19
According to data from National Commission of Women, complaints against absconding NRI husbands has been the highest in 2018-19. The maximum number of cases has been recorded in North Indian …
Read More10% quota: Cabinet nod for funds
The Union Cabinet has approved a budget of Rs.4315.15 crore to create the additional seats in 158 central educational institutions to implement 10% EWS quota. In January 2019, the government …
Read MoreMamata Banerjee’s welfare schemes win UN award
Two schemes of the West Bengal government viz. “Utkarsh Bangla” and “Sabooj Sathi” have won World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prizes of the United Nations. Launched in 2016, …
Read MoreCentre conspiring to stop Odisha scheme: Naveen
Odisha Chief Minister has accused the central government of conspiring to stop disbursement of funds to farmers in Odisha under the Kalia scheme. “Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation” …
Read MoreAbout 85% of Ujjwala beneficiaries in 4 States still use earthen stoves
A recent survey by the Research Institute for Compassionate Economics has found that 85% of the beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme in rural Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan …
Read MoreNIT kick-starts programme under GIAN
The National Institute of Technology(NIT),Tiruchi has launched a five-day programme under the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Education. Global Initiative Of Academic Networks (GIAN) has been launched …
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