27% Reservation to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in the All India Quota of Medical Education (including NEET) has been introduced by the Government very recently i.e. August, 2021. Therefore, such survey has not been conducted. As per the provisions of Article 338B (5) of the Constitution, the NCBC has been empowered to investigate […]
Continue ReadingUnder the umbrella Scheme of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) for the welfare of Senior Citizens, the details of funds released to Bihar during the financial years 2018-19 to 2021-22 is given at Annexure. Further, under the Scheme of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY), the distribution camps to provide physical aids and assisted living devices have […]
Continue ReadingAs a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India, NITI Aayog is organizing a series of events from November 2021 to April 2022. In this connection, a national workshop on Natural Farming wasorganized by Agriculture vertical, NITI Aayog on 30th November 2021 from 10 AM to 1 […]
Continue ReadingThe National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is releasing the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter (July-September) of 2021-22 (Q2 2021-22), both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices, along with the corresponding quarterly estimates of expenditure components of the GDP in this press note. 2. GDP at […]
Continue ReadingPosted On: 30 NOV 2021 by PIB Delhi A. Introduction Considering the importance of availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals, National Statistical Office (NSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017. The objective of PLFS is primarily twofold: to estimate the key employment and unemployment indicators (viz. Worker Population […]
Continue ReadingIn a quest to formalize the unorganised sector and upskill the street food vendors, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today announced to skill the street vendors of East Delhiand make themeligible for e-cart licenses, improving the hygiene conditionsin food preparation andaesthetics of vending. The initiative will be implemented under the Recognition of […]
Continue ReadingUnder Regional Connectivity scheme (RCS)- UDAN( Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), the seaplane service between Sabarmati River Front & Statue of Unity commenced on 31st October , 2020. Later ,the same was stopped by the selected Airline Operator( SAO) from 11th April, 2021 due to operational reasons. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has taken up […]
Continue ReadingGovernment of Andhra Pradesh is developing Bhavanapadu, Machilipatnam and Ramayapatnam as Non-Major Port on land lord basis. Government of Andhra Pradesh had sought financial assistance for development of Ramayapatnam Port in lieu of development of Duggirajupatnam Port mentioned under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act , 2014. However, State Government notified the port limits of Ramayapatnam […]
Continue ReadingThere were 12 Major Ports and 200 Non-Major Ports in the Country till the FY 2013-14. The annual cargo handling capacity of Major Ports was 800.52 MTPA and Non-Major Ports was 599.47 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA). The total capacity of all the Indian Ports during 2013-14 was 1399.99 MTPA. As far as Major Ports […]
Continue ReadingSARS-CoV-2 has affected more than 200 million people causing more than 5 million deaths worldwide as per the WHO statistics. The rise in mutant variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to concerns regarding vaccine effectiveness. Delta (B.1.617.2) variant is the predominant strain in India. The vaccination programme in India is driven largely by the Covishield […]
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