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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following proposals: Creation of buffer stock of 40 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of sugar for one year and to incur estimated maximum expenditure of Rs.1674 crores for this purpose. However, based on

Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), a total of 5440 dedicated retail outlets selling affordable generic medicines are functional in the country as on 15.07.2019. State-wise breakup is given below: State wise Janaushadhi Kendras as on 15.07.2019 Sl. No. Name of the State

Atal Pension Yojana ((APY) launched on 9th May, 2015, with the objective of creating a universal social security system for all Indians, especially the poor, the under-privileged and the workers in the unorganised sector. APY became operational w.e.f. 1 stJune, 2015, and is open to all citizens of

To address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue, a new Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi’ for the period from

भारत के भूसमकालिक उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण यान (जीएसएलवी) एमकेIII-एम1 ने आज 3840 किलोग्राम भार वाले चन्‍द्रयान-2 अंतरिक्षयान को पृथ्‍वी की एक कक्षा में सफलतापूर्वक प्रक्षेपित कर दिया। यह अंतरिक्षयान इस समय धरती के निकटतम बिन्‍दु 169.7 किलोमीटर और धरती से दूरस्‍थ बिन्‍दु 45,475 किलोमीटर पर रहते हुए पृथ्‍वी

Indian Railways passengers may soon be able to watch entertainment and news and current affairs programmes on the screens of their personal devices when waiting at a railway station or travelling on a train. The Railway Board has chosen RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a unit of the national

India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV MkIII-M1, successfully launched the 3840 kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into an earth orbit today. The spacecraft is now revolving round the earth with a perigee (nearest point to Earth) of 169.7 km and an apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 45,475

There is pin-drop silence as Alemla Longchar slowly recites the poem ‘Mother’s Lap’, letting the 40 people in the chapel absorb every word, every emotion. This could have been a classroom anywhere, but in Dimapur this is the district jail and the audience comprises inmates ranging from those in

Residents and officials of Peddapalli district in Telangana had grown accustomed to facing water shortages. Infrequent and diminishing rainfall, as well as a widespread loss of trees resulted in groundwater levels falling drastically, so much so, that even borewells were rendered useless. This was a

• Centre of Excellence for Plumbing to be set up in Greater Noida, Centre of Excellence for Services Sector to be set up Varanasi • India Institute of Skills (Kanpur) to be operational soon • Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (State component) to be scaled up for wider reach of skill development

Giving further fillip to Regional Connectivity in the country, 8 more routes (including 2 DoNER Routes) became functional Under Regional Connectivity Scheme/UdeDeshKaAamNagrik- UDAN scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Departure Airport (State) Arrival Airport (State) OPERATOR Commencement Date

सड़क परिवहन एवं राजमार्ग मंत्रालय ने इस साल 01 दिसंबर से देशभर के राष्ट्रीय राजमार्गों पर टोल फी प्लाजा पर समस्त लेन्स को “फास्ट टैग्स लेन्स” घोषित करने का फैसला किया है। राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग शुल्क (दर निर्धारण एवं संग्रह) नियम, 2008 के अनुसार टोल प्लाजा में फास्ट टैग लेन केवल फास्ट टैग उपयोगकर्ताओं