June, 2015

• 4 June

  Meekosam portal, Report Grievance based on Aadhar number

  

  News ‘Meekosam’, a portal for people to report grievances, problems and give suggestions, was launched by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. About the Portal The portal, www.meekosam.ap.gov.in will record grievance based on Aadhar number. The person who posted grievance or suggestion could also track the progress of his/her ...

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• 4 June

  India’s fastest train completes its final test run.

  

  News The sixth and final trial for Gatimaan Express, the first semi high-speed train service between Delhi and Agra has been completed. The train covered the 195-km journey in 115 minutes, clocking a maximum speed of 160-plus kmph. Details The running schedule of the train as well as its fare ...

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• 4 June

  India joins the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA).

  

  News H.E. Mr. Mohan Kumar, Ambassador of the Republic of India to France India, joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Paris, France, along with Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia and New Zealand. Ninety-four countries have committed to exchange information on an automatic ...

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• 3 June

  Building Global Partnerships for Job Creation

  

  News As part of creating jobs in various fields in Andhra Pradesh, there is an increase in number of  global players that are showing up their interest in the state. The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh has signed several Government-and-Business (G2B) and Government-to-Government (G2G) MoUs after Chief Minister of the state, ...

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• 3 June

  Agricultural minister ensures that government is prepared to tackle deficient monsoon

  

  Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh exudes confidence over tackling deficient monsoon, minimising production losses and its possible impact on overall economy.He also pointed that the government is working on bringing a new crop insurance policy by end of this year to protect farmers’ income. To control the price rise in ...

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• 3 June

  Government to import pulses to control price rise

  

  Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh announced at a press conference that the government is planning to import pulses through state-owned trading agencies in order to boost domestic supplies and control rising prices. The retail prices of pulses including tur,urad,moong have risen up to 64 per cent,crossing Rs 100/kg mark as against 72-97/kg ...

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• 3 June

  Khoya Paya web portal launched.

  

  The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi and Union Minister of Communication & IT, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad jointly launched the Khoya Paya web portal at a function organised at National Media Centre in New Delhi. The Khoya Paya portal is a citizen based website ...

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• 3 June

  The Union Minister of Women and Child Development launches the IAP HealthPhone programme

  

  The Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched the IAP Health Phone programme in New Delhi . The IAP Health Phone programme is the world’s largest digital mass education programme for addressing the malnutrition in women and children. This programme is launched by the Indian ...

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• 3 June

  Jamia Millia Islamia University to Start first ever Post-Graduate course on Northeast

  

  The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said  that meanwhile, starting from the forthcoming semester beginning August 2015, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi will start an “Option Paper” in ...

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• 3 June

  Inland Waterways Economically Most Viable Sector

  

  The minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Shri Nitin Gadkari said that the Inland Waterways is economically most viable sector, in his inaugural address at the ‘National Conference on Inland Waterways: Issues, Options and Strategies’. He added that development of inland waterways would lower the logistics cost of production and, ...

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