Below are the major schemes implemented by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for the welfare of the children of Indian-origin living abroad: Know India Programmes (KIP) Know India Programmes (KIP) is a three week orientation programme for diaspora youth between the age of 18-26 years and the participants are selected on the [...]
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The Board Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE) today gave away the BRPSE Turnaround Awards 2012 to two Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) – Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) and Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL), for having posted profits continuously for three years after their revival. Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises The Board [...]
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The Government has decided to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Pandit Motilal Nehru this year. A National Committee has been constituted on under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to celebrate the occasion in a befitting manner. Life of Motilal Nehru Motilal Nehru (6 May 1861 – 6 February 1931) was [...]
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Thrust to e-Governance at Gram Panchayats : National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) The Government has decided to set up a National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) to provide broadband connectivity to 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats. The total investment on this is about Rs. 20,000 crores. The NOFN is being rolled out by Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. (BBNL), [...]
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The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) is an international and intergovernmental institution, owned and managed by its Member States, for the generation and application of early warning information. RIMES evolved from the efforts of countries in Africa and Asia, in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, to [...]
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RBI steps to arrest rupee fall Rupee touched its lifetime low of 56.38 to a dollar but recovered to close at 55.65. The budget contained proposals such as retrospective taxation and general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR), which impacted foreign portfolio investment. RBI has taken action through current account flows, encouraged inflows and also (steps) to curb [...]
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Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has announced an improved medical insurance cover under which a family can derive a maximum benefit of Rs 4 lakh for four years. The new scheme would cover 950 types of medical treatment as against the previous government’s scheme of 642 types, Jayalalithaa said, as she hit out at DMK, saying [...]
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Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said the Land Acquisition Bill would be introduced in the coming monsoon session of Parliament. Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh had promised that the Land Acquisition Bill when passed would be in favour of farmers. Lokpal Bill would also be introduced in the coming [...]
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Celebrated Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain, who earned both fame and wrath for his paintings, died in London, He was 95. Popularly known as MF and regarded as "Picasso of India." Born in Pandharpur in Maharashtra on 17th September 1915. Three of Husain paintings recently topped a Bonham’s auction in London, going under the [...]
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An additional 72.32 lakh persons in the age group of 60-64 years and living below the poverty line will get pension benefits with the lowering the age limit to 60. Also decided to increase the rate of pension to persons of 80 years and above from Rs 200 to Rs 500. The revised norms would be [...]
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In an apparent bid to dissuade people from drinking, the Bihar government has decided against issuing fresh liquor licences to vendors. compared to other states, there was less consumption of liquor in Bihar and the number of licenced outlets per lakh population was less that other states.
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Free and compulsory education up to class X and a law to check unfair practices in private schools were recommended by the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE). A committee would be set up on each of these issues to prepare a preliminary draft within three months, following which a report will be placed before [...]
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The National Advisory Council (NAC) has prescribed a seven-point test for a having a humane legistlation on land acquisition and rehabilitation. The NAC also wants the Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Act to make violation of the law by public officials a punishable offence. Penal provisions for violations (by public officials), in the form of [...]
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About 55 lakh beedi workers will soon get medical insurance benefits under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) by 2013-14 under a proposal approved by the Union Cabinet. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to extend the insurance cover to the beedi workers spread across the country, with the government spending an estimated Rs 311.25 crore [...]
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Enforcement Directorate has told the JPC that it was investigating 10 companies, including Tata Teleservices, Idea Cellular, in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case. Enforcement Directorate Arun Mathur, in a presentation to the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the spectrum allocation, the probe agency has been investigating 10 telecom companies for allegations of violation of [...]
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