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Jul 20, 2018

AFSPA Revoked in Meghalaya, Parts of Arunachal: What is AFSPA? 

Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) was completely removed from Meghalaya & some areas of Arunachal Pradesh w⟋effect from 1st April 2018.40% of Meghalaya was under AFSPA including 20 km stretch of state՚s 884.9 km border with Assam till September 2017.

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Policies & GovernanceDefense

Jul 14, 2018

🌟 Summary of Projects & Achievements: 48 Months of Narendra Modi Government (Important) (Part - 5) 

#NewIndiaBudget for New Opportunities - Target of lending increased to ₹ 3 Lakh crore under Mudra, Government to contribute 12% of the wages of the new employees in the EPF for all the sectors for next 3 years.

  • National Apprenticeship Scheme with stipend support launched to give t…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Jul 10, 2018

🌟 NIRF India Rankings 2018 for Higher Education Institutions (Important) 

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is released by MHRD. This framework outlines methodology to rank institutions across the country. Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bengaluru became overall best institution in India by HRD Ministry՚s NIRF.

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Education

May 30, 2018

Expected Most Important Topics for UPSC - 2018 (Part - 8) 

UK, India Launch Joint Research Projects on Clean Water & Energy - United Kingdom and India launched joint research projects on Water Quality Research and Energy Demand Reduction in Built Environment.

  • Water Quality Research program has 8 projects and Energy Demand Reduction in Bui…

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International Relations & Organizations

May 16, 2018

NE Venture Fund for Startups 

Union Minister of State (I⟋c) for Development of North Eastern Region has invited young Start-Ups from across the country to avail of the “Venture Fund” facility being provided by the ministry to anybody who wishes to set up an entrepreneurship in the region, particularly in frui…

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Policies & GovernanceGovernment Schemes/Projects

Apr 9, 2018

Assam- India՚s Expressway to ASEAN Advantage Assam - Global Investors Summit 2018 

Advantage Assam - Global Investors Summit 2018 was help to position Assam as India՚s Expressway to ASEAN. Advantage Assam will be the largest ever investment promotion and facilitation initiative by the Government of Assam.

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International Relations & Organizations

Apr 3, 2018

Mukhya Mantri Anila Bhagya Yojane of Karnataka Government 

Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas asked Karnataka Government to implement Mukhya Mantri Anila Bhagya Yojane MMABY as a complementary Scheme of PMUY. The ministry also asked the Karnataka Government to follow the procedure of implementing the Scheme through Oil Marketing C…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Mar 19, 2018

Second Rural Connectivity Investment Programme for India: ADB Commits $ 250 

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $ 250 million loan to finance the construction of 6,254 km all-weather rural roads in 5 different states. The rural roads are being constructed under the Prime Minister՚s Rural Roads Programme (PMGSY) .

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Policies & Governance

Jan 1, 2018

Roll on - Roll off Waterway Projects 

Phase-I of RO Pax Ferry service between Ghogha and Dahej in Gulf of Cambay in Gujarat was launched on 22nd October 2017. This project is implemented by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) .

  • On National Waterway - 2 (river Brahmaputra) , a regular Roll On and Roll Off (R…

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Policies & Governance

Nov 27, 2017

🌟 Energy Independence in India: How First-Ever U. S. Crude Shipment to India Independence? (Important) 

India received first shipment of US crude oil of 1.6 million barrels, purchased by state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at Paradip Port in Odisha imported on MT New Prosperity, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) that left US Gulf Coast on August 19,2017 and arrived at Paradip po…

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Policies & Governance