News Shri Narendra Modi has given special attention to the Ministry of Textiles, with special focus on states in the North Eastern Region. The Apparel and Garment Making Centres are being opened in every state in the region, as part of the landmark initiative announced by the PM in Nagaland, on ...
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20 May
Notification for Mass Emission Standards for flex-fuel ethanol E85 and ED95 in vehicles
News The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways today released the Notification for mass emission standards for flex-fuel ethanol E85 and ED95 in vehicles. The Ministry has notified the test requirements for Type Approval and extension for two, three and four-wheeled vehicles. It has also notified the technical specifications of ...
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20 May
‘Kavaratti’ – Fourth Ship of Project – 28 (Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette) Launched at GRSE, Kolkata
News The four ships of Project-28 built by GRSE, Kolkata have been designed indigenously by the Directorate of Naval Design, New Delhi and bear testimony to the acclaimed legacy of Naval Designers. The ships have been constructed using high grade steel (DMR 249A) produced in India. Kavaratti will also be ...
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20 May
NITI Aayog Website Launched
News Website: https://www.niti.gov.in Features The website provides details of the constitution, functions and current activities of the NITI Aayog. The reports prepared by the institution in its initial stages have also been shared on the website. The website has a unique feature of NITI Blogs, which will incorporate articles, field reports, ...
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20 May
Government betters its own Financial Targets During 2014-15
News Fiscal Deficit for the Financial Year 2014-15 stands at 4.0 % as against the Target of 4.1 % Revenue Deficit for FY 2014-15 stands at 2.8% as Against Target of 2.9% Gross Tax Collections During 2014-15 Stand at Rs. 12,45,037 Crore and thus Registering a Growth of 9% during ...
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19 May
Life to Public works under MGNREGA: HUL’s 42-crore initiative
News Job-seekers are finding jobs right in their villages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) through an innovative publicprivate-civil society partnership driven by Hindustan Unilever (HUL). It’s indeed rare for a large corporate entity to directly engage on NREGA although a few like ITC have had brushes ...
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19 May
MP Poonam Mahajan : developing Charoti village
Plan Part of the plan will be a `4 crore project under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme, and 16 other water supply projects totalling `1.4 crore. Among Mahajan’s first priorities was lavatories for those who did not have it. In the last four months, 30 households have built lavatories ...
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19 May
India to assume presidency of World Health Assembly in Geneva after 19 years
News After a gap of 19 years, India will again assume presidency of the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the top decision-making body of the World Health Organisation, beginning May 18th 2015. Union Health Minister J P Nadda will preside over the WHA session and lead a high-level ...
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17 May
Modi in China: 26 deals worth $22 billion inked
News Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China has yielded $22 billion worth of MoUs showing China Inc.’s strong interest in the Indian story. The MoUs which span a wide range of industries including renewable energy, power infrastructure, and steel and small & medium industries will enhance Chinese companies’ commitment ...
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16 May
India for implementation of UN arms embargo to check terrorism
News India has voiced concern over the easy access to arms and weapons provided by some states as a deliberate policy, saying such availability facilitates terrorism across the world. Calling for the strict implementation of the UN Security Council arms embargo to check the menace of global terrorism, India said ...
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