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Shakshar Bharat Mission Making Big Headway in Khamdong Block of Sikkim – Suman Gazmer
- February 3, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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The Adult Education under Shakshar Bharat Mission, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is progressing smoothly in Khamdong Block under Khamdong-Singtam constituency in East Sikkim. The classes are being attended by members of the indigenous Lepcha tribal community, Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Classes.The Shakshar Bharat Mission was started by the Union Government in 2009 with an objective to further promote and [...]

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Use of Natural Rubber Modified Bitumen in Road Construction
- February 2, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government
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The Union Government has formulated a strategy for use of natural rubber in roads as recommended by experts. The use of natural rubber modified bitumen has been specified by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for binder courses and wearing courses laid on National Highways. The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) has tested the technology for use of modified [...]

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Draft National Water Policy (2012)
- February 2, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Environment / Wildlife, Government
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In pursuance of the strategies identified in National Water Mission Document as well as deliberations in National Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources had initiated the process of reviewing the National Water Policy, 2002. Accordingly, the Drafting Committee on National Water Policy has evolved the draft policy after taking into consideration recommendations of various stake holders. The Salient Features of [...]

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Dharmadhikari Committee Submits its Repot to Civil Aviation Minister
- February 2, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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The Dharmadhikari Committee submitted its repot to the Civil Aviation Minister, Shri Ajit Singh . The Committee was assigned the task of examining the principle of integration across various cadre and determination of level and seniority of post-merged Air India. The Committee was also entrusted to examine the principle of pay and wage rationalization and restructuring between all the employees [...]

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Shri Kapil Sibal Launches Teacher Education Website and Journal “Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators”
- February 2, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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Shri Kapil Sibal, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development launched a Web Journal – “Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators”, here today. Also present were Secretary School Education and Literacy, Smt. Anshu Vaish and other senior officers. The Department of School Education and Literacy (MHRD) has initiated a new project for revamping Teacher education. The Teacher Education Bureau of the MHRD, had two meetings at Calcutta and [...]

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PM fast tracks move on private sector investment in Inland Waterway Transport
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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The Prime Minister has initiated a move to fast track the development and use of Inland Waterways Transport involving the private sector and Public Sector Undertakings. The initiative will harness huge potential of inland waterways in transporting bulk cargo like coal, food grains, fertilizers, project cargo, fly ash, Over Dimensional Cargo and containers at competitive cost for the public and [...]

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Grants for Tribal Research Institutes
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government
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The grant is given by the Government to the Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) set up by various State Governments on 50:50 sharing basis and 100 per cent grant to Union Territory Administration, under the scheme Grants-in-aid to Tribal Research Institutes. At present, TRIs are functioning in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya [...]

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Road Map for KVIC in XII Plan
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government
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One of the most significant aspects of Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) in Indian economy is that it provides sustainable employment to rural artisans. The Working Group on Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Growth for 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) has recommended a road map for projecting Khadi as well as Village Industries as pure, ethnic and environment friendly products in the global [...]

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Social Security Schemes for Landless Agricultural Labourers
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government, Social Issues/ Human Interest
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With a view to providing social security to unorganised workers, including landless agricultural labourers, the Government has enacted the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008. The Act provides for constitution of National Social Security Board to recommend social security schemes viz. life and disability cover, health maternity benefits, old age protection and any other benefit as may be determined by [...]

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under the RTE Act Thirty States and UTs have so Far Notified the State Rules or adopted the Central Rules
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government
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The following States and UTs have so far notified the State Rules or adopted the central rules under the RTE Act. Sl. No. State/UTs 1. Andaman & N Island (Central rules) 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Assam 5. Bihar 6. Chandigarh (Central Rules) 7. Chhattisgarh 8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli (Central Rules) 9. Daman & Diu (Central Rules) 10. Haryana 11. Himachal Pradesh 12. Jharkhand 13. Lakshadweep (Central [...]

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Aadhaar enrolments beyond 20 crore
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues (CC-UIDA1) today, after detailed deliberations and taking note that the purposes of UIDAI and NPR are different, agreed that the NPR and UIDAI enrolments should proceed simultaneously, with suitable provisions to eliminate avoidable overlap. The Committee approved the following modalities for the roll out of Aadhaar and NPR: a. [...]

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Approval for funding Phase-Ill of the UIDAI
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues (CC-UIDAI) today approved commencement of Phase-Ill of the UID scheme at an estimated cost of Rs.8,814.75 crore which subsumes the earlier approval of Rs.3,023.01 crore, and comprises costs for issue of 20 crore Aadhaar numbers through Multiple Registrars upto March 2012, printing and delivery of 20 crore Aadhaar letters, [...]

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Padma Awards – 2012
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. These comprise 5 Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards. There are 19 ladies among the awardees. Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three [...]

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National Urban Livelihoods Mission to Focus on Skill up-Gradation, Entrepreneurship Development and Credit availability to Urban Poor: Kumari Selja
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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The Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja has said that the proposed National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) would have specific focus on the primary issues pertaining to urban poverty such as skill up-gradation, entrepreneurship development and credit availability. In her keynote address at the National Consultation on “Mission Mode Approach to Urban Livelihoods” here today Kumari Selja said, [...]

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Draft Concept Note on National Urban Livelihoods Mission
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
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Following is the Draft Concept Note on National Urban Livelihoods Mission: I Introduction 1.1. Economic development and urbanisation are closely linked. Cities in India are emerging as the country’s engines of economic growth, with a contribution of more than 60 per cent to GDP. India’s urban population is now 377 million (Census of India, 2011). This represents a 31 per cent increase from 2001 when [...]

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Resident Identity (Smart) Cards for People of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government
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The Union Home Minister Shri P. Chidambaram, launched the first batch of Resident Identity Cards under the coastal National Population Register (NPR) project at Porthrapur village in South Andaman district of Andaman & Nicobar Islands . The RIC, is a smart card having 64 KB micro processor chip. The National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, has finalized the visual layout [...]

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Planning commission Approves Rudrasagar Development Scheme
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government
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Planning commission has given investment clearance for the scheme – “Rudrasagar Drainage Development Scheme, Tripura”. The scheme is an estimated to cost of Rs. 14.8978 Crore (Rs Fourteen crore, Eighty Nine Lakhs and Seventy Eight Thousand Only). The project is to be completed by the financial year 2012-13 and Plan account would be closed by 31st March 2013. The implementation [...]

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Central Team Submits Report on Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Mumbai Cases
- January 29, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government, Health
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Centre Assures full Supply of DR-TB Drugs and Technical help RNTCP Maharashtra to Adopt Identified Cases and Offer free Treatment The Central Team that visited Mumbai to examine the reported Drug resistant cases has submitted its report to the Union Minister of Health and Family WelfareShri Ghulam Nabi Azad. The following points emerged unanimously from the consultations held at Mumbai: – The reported cases by Hinduja hospital [...]

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Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region
- January 26, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government
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BACKGROUNDER Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East region (SARDP-NE) scheme has been envisaged to be taken up under three parts as under - Phase ‘A’ of SARDP-NE approved by the Union Government envisages improvement of about 4,099 km length of roads (2041 km of National Highways and 2058 km of State roads) and is expected to be completed by March, 2017. · Length sanctioned & [...]

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Empowering the Workers
- January 26, 2012
- By India Current Affairs
- Government
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Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) The ‘Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana’ providing for smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs.30000/- per annum on a family floater basis to BPL families (a unit of five) in the unorganized sector, was formally launched on October, 1, 2007 and became operational from April 1, 2008. As per the salient features of the scheme the Government contributes [...]

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